The trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges is a great trial. It is trying to unwind the speculation that has gone on for quite a while. Many people are still in doubt whether Datuk Seri Anwar is really committing the offence or it is a mere political ploy of Datuk Seri Anwar political enemies. Since the trial on sodomy that Datuk Seri has faced in 1998 many still, believe that it is a political maneuver of Datuk Seri political enemies in order to tarnish the political career of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Datuk Seri Anwar is a politicians but he is also a human being. As a leader of Parti Pakatan Rakyat, he has been look upon by his followers to be a human being that is perfectly clean and devoid of making any mistakes. As a human being Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will certainly make offences and in order to ensure whether he really commits the offence or not the judge will finally has to make the decision. There is no one who really knows the truth except Allah even after the judges has passed his verdict on Datuk Seri Anwar. Only Allah knows who is a liar and who tell the truth. Mr Saiful Bahari has claimed that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had sodomised him and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that the claim made by Saiful is not true and it is pure lies made by his political enemies. In case Datuk Seri Anwar admitted that, he indeed had done what Saiful had claimed than the case will be simple and straightforward. We do not have to spend one month to decide who is telling the truth and we do not have to spend so much money in order to decide on the case.

When people have iman, they always tell the truth. Truth and people with iman is synonymous. At the times of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w, a woman went to the Prophet s.a.w and said that she had done adultery. She said to the Prophet s.a.w that she is repenting and wants the punishment in this world and not in akhirat. She is committed and willing to have the punishment in this world even though she had several opportunities to escape from the punishment. Since she is pregnant, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w asked her to go home and only to come back to the Prophet after she had delivered the baby. She is sincere, she has iman, and she wants the punishment in this world rather than the punishment in akhirat. When people have iman, there will be no problems. We would not need a long trial like the one that we are having now. There are so many lawyers needed and so many witnesses required and we even need to change judge while the trial is going on. Although the delay on the trial has gone nearly two years but Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his lawyers are still trying hard so that the charges against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be dropped. In my opinion in order to get justice on both sides the trial must continue and in no circumstances should stopped.

Who knows the truth other than Allah? Allah knows whatever we do and none other than Allah knows the truth. None of us is very sure whether Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim or Saiful Bahari is telling the truth. As a Muslims who fear Allah we must make doa so that Allah will shows the truth. Allah knows whatever action we do and every action that we do will have effect on us in this world and hereafter. Good actions will turn to become blessing in this world and in the hereafter it will becomes a means of our entrance into paradise. Bad actions will turn to become sorrow and anxiety in this world and in the hereafter, it will turns to be a means of our entrance into hellfire. Allah judges everyone according to his or her action. Allah gives honor or disgrace according to our action. Allah looks at our action and not at our talks. We may talks very well or we may come from a very good family or holding a very good position in a party but Allah looks at our action. Allah’s promise is on action and not on our talks. When we do good actions then Allah will honors us in this world and hereafter. When we do bad actions, Allah will dishonor us in this world and the hereafter.

All human beings including the judges or the lawyers have no power to honor or dishonor us. There is no one who is capable of honoring or disgracing us except Allah. When Muslims in Malaysia have, the iman likes the companions of Prophets Muhammad s.a.w then the time taken for each case in our court will be very short and every case is a straightforward case. There will be very little time needed to settle any case in the court. When anyone commits mistakes then, he or she will admit because they know that they are not telling to the judge but to Allah. We may say that we are not committing any offence but to those who have iman knows that Allah knows everything that we do. When we have iman, we know that telling lies are great sins and we will not be able to escape the punishment of Allah in this world and in the hereafter. Since all of us have weak or no iman all court case takes many months before the judge can make final verdict. The Altantuya murdered case has takes many months before the Judge can finally make the verdict. In the end of the long trial that take many months, the two poor police officers are found guilty of murdering Altantuya and they have been sentence to death. In Malaysia, our police officers have become murderer. Our police officers instead of protecting the peoples from being murdered have turn to become murderer themselves. Malaysia should be ashamed to the world for having police officers who has turn murderer. What are the reasons for the murder? How the police officer can become murderer remains a mystery. We cannot find justice when judges also have weak iman since judges with weak or no iman will make decision, not based on the fear of Allah but based on the fear of others than Allah.

Malaysian problem and the problem of the entire humankinds will only be solved when all humankind have iman and have obedience to the orders of Allah. When we do not have iman, we will not have the obedience to the orders of Allah. There is a difference between those who have entered Islam and those that iman has entered their heart. When iman have entered our heart then we becomes believers, we will tell the truth at all times, and we will obey all the orders of Allah. When iman have not entered our heart, we only have entered Islam and we will still tell lies and disobey the commandments of Allah. Most of us have entered Islam but the Great Kalimah has not entered our heart. Most of us has not becomes a believer but just a mere Muslims by names.InsyaAllah in my next articles I will try to explained the work that all Muslim must do in order to becomes a believer.

Prof Dr Nasoha Saabin
February 2010
Integrative Holistic Wellness Centre