NUZUL QURAN : MERELY A CELEBRATION?

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
May peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad, the final messenger

Salam & hi to all,

In conjunction of the 17th Ramadan Nuzul Quran, i would like to write something about being practical with the day itself. i consider this as a reminder to myself as the person who speaks and brings out the matter, yes i will be put accountable to what i have written, i know. I wont write on the idealism aspect of the revelation of the Quran, where i believe if one wants to know, he can type Nuzul Quran meaning in the search box and definitions, meaning, text etc would appear within seconds. self studies can be easily made on it, insyaAllah. But if you dont understand, please seek advice from any reliable scholars.

today's topic has something to do with what i read this morning that says 'On the 17th of Ramadan, in most Muslim countries, we are celebrating what we called the “Nuzul al-Qur’an”.....'

i also came across an article on the net and it was written as below :-

'In seeking the opinion of the public, The Brunei Times spoke to several students from MTSSR on their understanding of the event who explained that they realise the significance and history of the event but declined to comment on their personal understanding of the event itself.'

why did they decline to comment? it was a good opportunity to let readers see their thoughts moreover it would be published in the newspaper, huh..my valued readers, its in my nature that i dont normally keep anything 'dangling' in my mind if the issue interests me. Actually, the reason why I was called to write today is i want to voice out on the realism behind the 17th Ramadan. For me, it is not just as literally an annually special date to remember or to be celebrated, as if it is to be so, then it would be forgotten once the sun set and the date adds to new number...17th Ramadan carries a message beyond what had happened thousand years ago. A deep message that many of us may not realized that we, fellow muslims have yet to pay perfectly as a duty put by Allah SWT on our shoulders.

To read Al Quran and apply the teachings to whatever cause suiting to one's needs is everybody's liberty. Believe me, i share the happiness to see many of us can recite and memorize the verses in the Quran, and i find them as people who have been enlighted by Allah SWT with light. They see the path, and they know where they are heading to, that is to return to the Almighty. But comparatively, to find the door from a black darkened room and let others gasping to find a way out, is something isnt nice to hear. Why did i say this? Non muslims are left 'alone' and ignored in a way, they havent be given a chance to know Islam in a practical way. Do you agree with me if i call some of us as 'self centered muslims?'. I cant make this as a general statement but ironically, yes, especially in my country, Malaysia.

Malaysia is known as an Islamic country by the constitution, and having almost majority malays who stated Islam by the Registrar as their religion in their identity cards. Yes, undeniably we have also our Chinese, Indians and other races who converted to Islam, but malay race still holds the 'trademark' of an automatic muslim here. In Malaysia, to call for Islam is only and only by the government registered and recognized persons, and to preach legally, one must have the authority to do so. Alhamdulillah we have Abim Outreach, Perkim, Ikram and few islamic organisations to assist non muslim to know about Islam.

Try to listen to this short video clip and i shall continue writing my thoughts.



Sadly but thats the ugly truth.

Ok lets say, we condemn the government for not being pro active. lets put the government aside for a moment. I recalled an occasion where i checked in, in 2 hotels in Ipoh and found Bible in the room's side table drawer. Dont be surprised that you wont find any Quran in the 5 star hotels in KL, but it every rooms' closet, Bible is available for the guests. I remembered applying to get a box of AL Quran copies with english translation from an institution name as Ar Rabitah, a Saudi appointed representative in Kuala Lumpur, where the policy says, supply copies of Al Quran can only be distributed in Malaysia, subjected to an official written request made to them. Well, so what the big hack? just write them a letter to request copies of the Quran. The problem is, how many hotels owners would do that?

I also remembered reading in the local news paper long time ago, that Al Quran books were found lying around the toilet floor after the papers being torned and used as toilet paper !!! and recently i saw a short video clip over Youtube, showing few brown haired men burning Al Quran to express their anger towards something which i care less. What am i getting at actually? Please read through.

Being extra cautious on giving away or distribute Al Quran copies to hotels, schools or any 'nonacademic' institutions is sometimes good, but isnt practical. look at the raving waves of efforts made by the christians authorities now, they have invested millions (i believe) to just supply Bible copies to almost all organizations sheltered in a building, or any building, you name it. What have we done? or at least we can do?

Talking about non muslims, foreigners who come to Malaysia are among people with various categories of visiting intentions. some come to enjoy the exotic places and some come to find peace, away from their hectic lifestyle back in their countries. what is the least we can do? What if in 100 tourists, 10 are looking for the truth in beliefs, and 5 found Al Quran copy back in their hotel room, continuously make studies about it when they return to their home countries and eventually convert? just think about it.

I dont mean to be argumentative over here, but apart from reading for ourselves, we should share what ALlah SWT has given to us (peace at heart) with the other non muslim fellows. They might not like to be preached, fine, but when they themselves happened to voluntary look for a Quran copy, and happened to visit Malaysia, they know where to find it, not just in mosques, but in hotels or anywhere, resort etc.

Reading and appreciating the verses in the Quran for ourselves especially during Ramadan is considered as the best activity to be conducted in this holy month. Its nice if we can follow the footsteps of the late Hassan Al Banna, who went to pubs and discos just to share Al Quran uniqueness in his special way of warmth personality and lectures.

that is from one person as an example putting an effort to 'expand' the truth, just imagine how many Al Quran copies can be produced with one barrel of oil and...each of them shares the beauty of Al Quran like he did. My writing today might seemed to be jumping here and there, but i really appreciate if you can read again, and see the other side of the coin.