1. Every sunni Muslim knows that fasting is required during the month of Ramadan - it is one of the five pillars of his faith. He knows how to fast, when to break fast and what to do during the fasting month so that his fast fulfills the requirements of the fast.
2. I know that it has been customary (not sure if it is the law) that restaurants owned by Muslims are usually shut from morning and only start operations sometime in the evening. I really do not know whether it is because of some religious reason or because it is not economical to open for breakfast and lunch. I really can never understand why a person who is fasting cannot open his food business. I have been overseas where the operators observe thier fast while serving food. Their faith is unshaken and so is thier business.
3. If it is true that PAS in Kedah wants to close certain entertainment outlets during Ramadan, I also cannot understand thier rationale. Is it to prevent Malays from patronising these places duirng Ramadan?
4. Does that mean that during other months it is okey for the Malays to patronise these places?
5. If the entertainment is intrinsically bad in some way, why not just ban it forever under the law? If it is not intrinsically bad, then what is this double standard all about? Something that is good or bad according to the month is something that I cannot understand.
6. I know that it is a criminal offence under the syariah laws in most, if not all States for Malays to eat in public restaurants during the day in the month of Ramadan. I do not think it will help if the person who is not fasting for whatever reason hides at the back of the restaurant and eats away from the public eye.
7. I personally have never understood the need to compel people to fast or to deny the non-faster from eating if he wants to. I hold that faith is a personal matter.
8. Nevertheless, the law is the law and it is reflective of the society that upholds it.
9. Anyway, for those who are going to fast because they want to fast, I wish them all happy fasting and may God bless you all.
Salam.
5 comments:
Salam tuan,
I cannot stop thinking about point no.4!
Anyway Selamat bersyiam eh! Bersaum!
"4. Does that mean that during other months it is okey for the Malays to patronise these places?"
On the dot.
Assalamualaikum..
Is not it to be nicer you put :
4. Does that mean that during other months it is okey for the Muslims to patronise these places?
instead of:
4. Does that mean that during other months it is okey for the Malays to patronise these places?
Just a thought...
~ OnDaStreet
Salam tuan,
I better excuse myself from them all. Normally they talk a lot of cock when they are hungry... hehe
Ondastreet,
It would have been nicer...slipped !
Salam
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