I would like to call upon all the ulamas, imams. muftis and other Muslim scholars to please come together and issue a fatwa against the use of the Malay language.
After a brief Wikipedia search, I have come to the intellectual and theological conclusion that the Malay language is unIslamic.
This is of utmost importance because today there are 180 million Malay speakers and it is even the national language of several (Islamic, nonetheless!) countries.
It is our responsibility as Muslims to rescue these people and do everything in our power to help steer them to salvation.
Now why do I say that the Malay language is unIslamic? That’s very easy and I base this on the simplistic reasoning that is so common in Malaysia.
The earliest inscriptions in Malay are said to be from the 7th century, and the language itself would have been spoken way before then, to ever develop into writing form.
So I would roughly estimate that the Malay language must have started to be spoken a couple of (or many!) centuries before the 7th century.
This was way before Islam, since Muhammad was born in the 6th century and only started preaching Islam around the Arab peninsula in the 7th century.
And when Islam officially came to the Malay archipelago, it was already the 12th century, so the Malay language had been around more than six centuries before.
I can cite many cases in Malaysia to prove the point that anything and everything that pre-dates Islam is considered unIslamic.
But I don’t think I need to do that since you can find these cases by just reading any local newspaper in the country. Anyway, we want to keep things easy and simplistic.
So it is obvious that I also do not think it is right for the Malay language to be used in mosques and other places of Muslim worship as it would tarnish the religion.
We need to keep in mind that this language was influenced by the ancient Sanskrit language which was originally used by non-believers.
And when the Malay language developed, it was widely used by all the old Malay Hindus and also other indigenous Orang Asli tribes.
So I think it would be best if our religious elites please decree that Muslims should not attend any function or events where Malay is spoken.
It doesn’t matter whether the function is cultural, religious or political, as this may threaten and corrupt the fragile faith of Muslims.
In fact, it would be best if Muslims in Malaysia stop wearing the baju Melayu and baju kurung as well because its origins can be traced back to pre-Islamic times too.
Not only that, I also find women who wear the baju kurung extremely sexy and attractive. Oh, how I can feel my faith being shaken!
That alone should be reason enough!
Come to think of it, wasn’t Arabic spoken way before Islam? Yes! A quick Wikipedia check shows that the earliest surviving Arabic text is from the 8th century BC.
_______________________________________________After a brief Wikipedia search, I have come to the intellectual and theological conclusion that the Malay language is unIslamic.
This is of utmost importance because today there are 180 million Malay speakers and it is even the national language of several (Islamic, nonetheless!) countries.
It is our responsibility as Muslims to rescue these people and do everything in our power to help steer them to salvation.
Now why do I say that the Malay language is unIslamic? That’s very easy and I base this on the simplistic reasoning that is so common in Malaysia.
The earliest inscriptions in Malay are said to be from the 7th century, and the language itself would have been spoken way before then, to ever develop into writing form.
So I would roughly estimate that the Malay language must have started to be spoken a couple of (or many!) centuries before the 7th century.
This was way before Islam, since Muhammad was born in the 6th century and only started preaching Islam around the Arab peninsula in the 7th century.
And when Islam officially came to the Malay archipelago, it was already the 12th century, so the Malay language had been around more than six centuries before.
I can cite many cases in Malaysia to prove the point that anything and everything that pre-dates Islam is considered unIslamic.
But I don’t think I need to do that since you can find these cases by just reading any local newspaper in the country. Anyway, we want to keep things easy and simplistic.
So it is obvious that I also do not think it is right for the Malay language to be used in mosques and other places of Muslim worship as it would tarnish the religion.
We need to keep in mind that this language was influenced by the ancient Sanskrit language which was originally used by non-believers.
And when the Malay language developed, it was widely used by all the old Malay Hindus and also other indigenous Orang Asli tribes.
So I think it would be best if our religious elites please decree that Muslims should not attend any function or events where Malay is spoken.
It doesn’t matter whether the function is cultural, religious or political, as this may threaten and corrupt the fragile faith of Muslims.
In fact, it would be best if Muslims in Malaysia stop wearing the baju Melayu and baju kurung as well because its origins can be traced back to pre-Islamic times too.
Not only that, I also find women who wear the baju kurung extremely sexy and attractive. Oh, how I can feel my faith being shaken!
That alone should be reason enough!
Come to think of it, wasn’t Arabic spoken way before Islam? Yes! A quick Wikipedia check shows that the earliest surviving Arabic text is from the 8th century BC.
- He said that Malay language is unIslamic because it predates Islam ...
- Then he says Arabic spoken way before Islam so it predates Islam as well ...
- Then he suggests dont attend any meeting or function where Malay is spoken ...
- So what language should Islam use ?
- Baju kurung predates Islam as well so he suggest don't wear them anymore ...
- and what does it got to do with being sexy ?
MR Zan Azlee's theory :
Anything or everything predates Islam should not be used or practice by Muslims ...
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