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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
♥assalamualaikum
Sekarang ni ada macam-macam isu, local dengan luar negara. Aku takde lah up to date sangat dan banyak yang aku tak faham. Aku tak faham isu mesir sangat, aku tak faham isu krisis air kita sangat, isu kalimah Allah, isu free education, isu altantuya..Aku tau sikit-sikit je. So aku tak nak lah cakap macam aku tau banyak. huhu
Aku tak pasti sama ada protes yang dijalankan dekat mesir tu satu tindakan yang wajar atau tak sebab aku tak follow pun isu mesir. Tapi apa yang aku suka, dan sangat suka ialah ucapan Imam Dr Mazhar Shaheen. Sangat deep dan rasa macam mudah nak relate. Tapi biasa lah, manusia tak sempurna. Ada juga pihak yang tak setuju dengan statement beliau.
Takpe, that is not the point.
I love how he portrait the beautiful teachings of Islam. Sangat lembut dan rasanya semua orang, tak kisah apa kepercayaaan pun, semuanya rasa senang dengan ucapan dia. I enjoyed his speech so much, i watch it more than twice. :b
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| beautiful speech |
These were his words
In the name of God, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful First of all, I’m your brother, Mazhar Shaheen, the
imam and speaker of the Omar Makram Mosque. I have conducted my doctoral
studies at the Azhar University in Quranic rhetoric. Since about 2005, we at
the Omar Makram Mosque have been building strong intimate ties with your
church.
Ours is a relationship of love, and of friendship; an all-Egyptian
relationship at its base. In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful. I believe that
the type of relationship that binds me with this church is one that has been
dictated upon me by Islam, because Islam instructs us to be kind to our
neighbors.
It is therefore a relationship that draws from two traditions: the
spirit of our faith, and the spirit of our shared nation. Therefore, Egypt, on
whose land, both Muslims and Christians have spilled of their blood in every
war, could not allow but that all Egyptians remain united under its banner as
one hand without the slightest difference between them.
It is in Egypt that
Makram Ebeid Pasha (a Christian patriot) lived, and that Muhammad Abdu (a
Muslim patriot) lived. It is here that these many greats lived, Muslim and
Christian, and built Egypt together.
This great country, in which the river
Nile flows since the beginning of creation, and from which drink all those who
tred this land, irrespective of creed or sect. Those who think that the pillars
of this land were erected by just one faith, are most certainly wrong! Because
the pillars of this nation were erected by Egyptian sweat. By Egyptian sweat.
And with the hands of all Egyptians, Muslim and Christian. This church, in
particular, has a significant meaning for the revolution. As my dear Christian
brother has said, from day one, it has opened its doors to the January 25th
revolution, just as the Omar Makram mosque opened its doors from day one. And
just as Egyptians used to shelter in Omar Makram Mosque during the revolution,
without anyone inquiring about their name or religion, here too in this church,
the men and youth of Egypt sheltered without anyone inquiring about their name
or religion.
Because Egypt, throughout all the tough times that it has
traversed, has always embraced all its children, and has always risen with the
hands of its children. Because Egypt is a unique and singular example in the
world! With its constituents, its people, its buildings, and its Nile, it is
unique in everything! Even in its geography.
This great land – Egypt – will
remain a safe land, by the will of God All Mighty, safe-guarded by those who
tred her lands, Muslims and Christians. Our march today from the Omar Makram
Mosque to the Qasr El-Dobara Church is a message that I direct to the enemies
of Egypt both foreign, and within. Just as the people of Egypt have stood
together under the singular banner of “Egypt” during the January Revolution of
2011, this nation will remain, by the will of God, strong, defiant and
dignified, with the hands of its people confident that they will lead this
country to the shores of safety, even if our wait for this day prolongs.
This
is a message for the entire world: hands off of Egypt! Egypt is more capable of
solving her own problems. Egypt has no religious problems, no sectarian
problems. Egypt’s problems are in the mindsets only, the problem in Egypt is a
problem of mindset.
We need to understand the spirit of Egypt, the spirit of
Islam, the spirit of Christianity, in a new way. We want to dialogue and converse
with each other. We need to cooperate and collaborate where we agree, and
dialogue among ourselves where we disagree. We want to prevent from entering
into this country, any colonialist/imperialist interests, under any name. we
want Egypt to remain, by its children, a strong and productive country.
You
would not find a single factory in Egypt where the workers are all Muslim, or
are all Christian. Not a single factory. Rather, in an area like Shubra, you
might not be able to distinguish between the Muslims and the Christians. You
might not be able to find a building where Muslims do not live alongside their
Christian brethren. The proprietor of the building might even be Christian,
while all the residents are Muslim. Or the proprietor might be Muslim, while
all the residents Christian. Here in Egypt, there are Egyptians whose fathers
are Muslims, and whose mothers are Christians. (ayat ni aku kompius sikit)
We fought alongside each other
in ‘67, and before that in ‘48, and after that in ’73. And in the January 25th
revolution, each of us stood beside the other, and no one asked the other about
his name, his political orientation, or his religion. In times of crises, it is
the voice of Egypt that always rises above the rest. In times of crises, Egypt
refuses but to have her children all united.
Hundreds of people have come with
me today, or maybe thousands even. They have all come to you, to offer their
well-wishes and greetings. Their sincere well-wishes and greetings. To you in
your holiday. As you see, many Egyptians have taken part with me today, among
them: Dr. Ahmed Darrag from the National Association for Change Also, Judge
Zakarya Abdel Aziz, former President of the Judges Union. And Judge Ahmed El
Khatib from the Judiciary. And Mr. Ahmed Ashour, and Mr. Sherif Seif, and many
others – I don’t want to miss anyone. Also, coming from the mosque with me
today is my friend and my companion along the journey of struggle during the
Egyptian revolution, with whom I have shared a shelter many nights in the Omar
Makram Mosque, My Christian brother, Dr. Hany Hanna Aziz.
Egypt will remain
strong because of you - her discerning children! This is a message that we send
to the whole world: Egypt does not need intervention from anyone. Egypt is a
united front – Muslims and Christians. Egypt, after the January 25th
revolution, is not the same as Egypt before January 25th. Also, please prepare,
as we are preparing in the Omar Makram Mosque, to celebrate the anniversary of
January 25th, this time peacefully, and lets us prevent the vandals that may take
advantage of this sensitive period to destroy our country. Egypt will remain
safe and tranquil because of you! I thank you for giving me the opportunity to
speak and may God bless you all!
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