In 19th-20th century, large group of Chinese were brought in to Malaysia for rubber and tin sector by British colonial. At the early stage, majority of the Chinese are located at a same area. Chinese community organization like temple, guild, clan association, chamber, and dialect association were established in order to survive, to help each other, to protect their rights and to sustain their cultural.
Chinese community organizations are mainly established to take care of welfare, arbitration, social, education and cultural affair for the benefits of its members. The establishment of temple is aim to provide a platform of Spiritual sustenance for the Chinese who left their country (China mainland), family and came over to Tanah Melayu.
Chinese believed that they can get their direction of life from God through believes. Guild and Clan Association are the main factor in the way to create a successful Chinese Community. For example, Selangor KL Hokkein Association built Chong Hua Confucius in year 1919. Selangor Chha Yong Association built Tong Shin Hospital in year 1881.
Chinese Chamber also plays important part in helping Chinese entrepreneur in business, lots of local level chamber were established around the country to help Chinese entrepreneurs. Dialect association mainly take care of the cultural development of its members who came from the same province in China.
Chinese cemetery association were also play important part in building up the Chinese community in Malaysia. This type of association will take care of the death affairs for those who does not has any relative to take care of their death affairs. Chinese cemetery association has showed the loyalty of Chinese and they are trying to leave over this good morality practice to next generations.
As conclusion, Chinese organisation and association play very important part in creating the stability of today’s Chinese community. As what we see today, Malaysian Chinese has passed through a long historical journey to have such achievement today. Therefore, we must continue to leave over the morality taught by the forefather who set up all these Chinese organisations and associations which benefited the Chinese community.
The “Negarakuku” incidence happened as an example of the youngster’s frank feeling towards the politics nowadays.
Recently the younger generation especially Chinese have been disappointed with the existing political parties because they have no avenues in expressing their feeling through this platform. Hence, most of the youngsters choose to take part in NGOs and commercial line rather than participate in politics. They felt that they are not being appreciated by their own country even if they have good achievement in education.
Differences between Chinese youngsters and Malays youngsters:
Chinese
Many of them preferred to express their political feeling through internet – BLOG! They write their diary in blogs so that the information can be shared around the world.
Malays
They are very committed to the country because they treat the country as their homeland. If they find that they are unsatisfied with the government, they will choose to join the political party to express their feeling and solve their problems.
UMNO responded fiercely towards this incident especially in Utusan Malaysia because it is under the control of UMNO. The main issue of this incident is that the writer for this song is a Non-Malay.
Some commentator agree that Namawee is very creative but disagree with the contents and words he used in the song. It seems like Namawee do not understand the Malays and he has limited exposure to the Malay culture.
Some opined that this incident is a very good indicator to the Chinese based political party such as MCA and non racial party dominated by Chinese such as Gerakan. It has proved that the rights and position of Chinese in this country has been shaken by UMNO while the Chinese based political parties cannot defense the Chinese’s residual rights.
The concept of Reality stated by the Quran and Hadis is true, it is for one to step forward and surrender one’s will to the will of God.
It is this submission which is called “Islam”, and those who do so i.e. those who of their own free will accept God as their sovereign and surrender to his divine will and undertake to regulate their lives in accordance with his commandments are called “Muslim”.
All those who surrender to the will of God are welded into a community and that how the Muslims society comes into being. This society is the result of a deliberate choice and effort; it is the outcome of a contract which takes place between human beings and their Creator. Those who enter into this contract undertake to recognize God as their sovereign. His guidance is supreme and his injunctions are of absolute law.
Philosophical concepts of Islamic Law
i) [Surah al-Baqarah] – Any Islamic laws can only be executed after the promulgation
ii) [Surah al-Maidah] – Islam believed that whoever does anything sinful, they will be punished by God.
iii) [Surah al-Zukhruf] – Islam believed meritorious will be rewarded to posterity; criminal will be punished to posterity.
iv) Islamic law to maintain the close relationship between legislative, religious and ethics.
Punishments of Islamic Law
i) HUDUD – for adultery, accusation, theft, robbery, apostasy, drinking alcohol and rebellion cases, offences and punishments are following the “al-Quran”, can not amend and demolish any articles of “al-Quran”.
ii) QISAS – for murder, deliberate murder, manslaughter, and wounding cases, victims can make revenge on criminals; the punishments are making by the victims’ family.
iii) DIYA – for murder, deliberate murder and manslaughter cases, victims’ families are allowed to kill murderers.
iv) TAZIR – punishments are making by the civil court and Judiciary.
Objectives of punishments in Islamic Law
i) Deterrent – to prevent repetition crime.
ii) Retributive – Victims is allowed to revenge on criminals.
iii) Reformative – to feel regret to the crime.
iv) Expiatory – reparation for a wrong or injury.
