Pas is a name of a political party in Malaysia. It carries the name Islam. Pas stand for Parti Islam SeMalaysia. Pas is only a political party and it should work like any other political parties. Since it carries the word Islam, it’s political action should be synonymous with Islam. The word Islam carries great responsibilities on the bearer of the name. We like to put the name of Islam everywhere and on everything. We think that when we have the name Islam place on something then it will become Islam. When we used the name Islam, we have to live up to that name. We should not simply use the name Islam when we really cannot live up to the name. When we used the name Islam, we should make sure we could behave according to the orders of Allah and not according to our own political thinking. Similarly, when we wear Islamic attires or garments, we have to be sure that we are able to live up to the image of Islam at all times. The attires require us to behave according to the orders of Allah at all times. When we wear Islamic attires and we behave like non-Muslims then we are making a mockery of Islam. When Pas bear the name of Islam and behave like non-Muslims then it becomes a mockery to Islam.
If Pas want to be with the non-Muslims and share, the powers of ruling the country with the non-Muslims then Pas should not used the name Islam on the party. They should change the name Islam that it carries all this while to something else that is not synonymous with Islam.Umno is a political party like Pas but Umno does not carry the name Islam. As a political party, Umno can acts politically even not in accordance with the orders of Allah and by doing so Umno is not making a mockery of Islam. Although Umno is a Malay party like Pas and all Malays are Muslims but the Malays who initially formed Umno realized that the Malays cannot live up to the name Islam and to protect from making a mockery of Islam they gave the name of their party Umno which stands as United Malay National Organization. When Umno form alliance with other non-Muslims parties and form Barisan National it is not a mockery to Islam since Umno does not carry the image of Islam. When Pas form alliance with other non-Muslim parties to form Pakatan Rakyat then Pas is making a mockery of Islam. As Pas bears the name of Islam, it should acts strictly in accordance with the orders of Allah.

Allah orders us to uphold the orders of Allah. When Allah gives us power to rule we must used it to uphold and to establish the orders of Allah. When we share power with the non-Muslim, will they allow us to uphold and established the orders of Allah? The non-Muslims who shares the power with us will certainly not allowed us to established and uphold the orders of Allah. Allah prohibits us to share the power to rule the country with the non-Muslims because the non-Muslims that shared power with us will never allow us to establish the orders of Allah in the country. When we do not rule with the orders of Allah and we do not used the power to establish the orders of Allah then Allah is not pleased with us. We should only involve in politics because it is an order of Allah and to please Allah .When Allah gives us power to rule we must rule with the orders of Allah and we must used the power to call people to Allah and to established the orders of Allah. Our intention to join politics is only to please Allah. When we join politics only to gain power and wealth then Allah is greatly displeased with us.

Many Muslims join Pas because they believed that to involve in politics is also an order of Allah .Many Muslims believe that in order to established the orders of Allah in Malaysia they must have power to rule Malaysia. In order to rule with the orders of Allah and to established the orders of Allah in Malaysia the only party many Muslims think they should join is Pas.When Pas decide to join and share the power with the non-Muslims then Pas is just the same as Umno. Pas with Pakatan Rakyat will never ever rules with the order of Allah and will never ever able to establish the orders of Allah in Malaysia as Pas dreamed to do since its formation. Pas in Pakatan Rakyat will become worse than Umno in Barisan National. Although Umno cannot established the orders of Allah as Pas always claimed but Umno is at least the dominant party in Barisan National and the interest of the Malay is uphold. When Pakatan Rakyat rules Malaysia, Pas will not be able to establish the orders of Allah like Umno and worse than Umno Pas is not the dominant party in Pakatan Rakyat and the interest of the Malay will also be jeopardized. Both the interests of Islam and the Malay will be in jeopardy when Pas form alliance with the non-Muslims to form Pakatan Rakyat and rule Malaysia. When Pas make alliance with the non-Muslim, Pas has disobeyed Allah and Pas should not portray itself as an Islamic party.

If Pas genuinely want Malaysia to be a truly Islamic country then Pas should be willing to work for the unity of Muslims and the Malays in Malaysia. Malaysian’s problems will be solved when the Muslims are willing to do what Allah pleased. When we do what Allah is pleased then Allah will solve all our problems. Allah ordered the Muslims to unite and the verses of the Quran regarding this order is vividly clear. Are we very sincere to uphold the orders of Allah or are we only like to talks about establishing the orders of Allah but we ourselves are not ready to abide with the orders of Allah. If Pas is an Islamic party and the purpose of forming Pas is to established the orders of Allah in Malaysia then let start with ourselves, the Pas and Umno members. Both Umno and Pas members are Malay and Muslims and the order of Allah is that we should unite and the reasons they should unite are only to obey Allah and to please Allah. Only Umno and Pas should unite and no other non-Muslim party and non-Muslims should be in the alliance. All Muslims of all races can join the alliance. Allah is not pleased with those who are against the idea of uniting the Muslims. No acts more noble than the acts of uniting the Muslims and no acts more displeased to Allah than the acts to disunite the Muslims. All Muslims should unite because it is an order of Allah and to please Allah and the Muslims should unite only because they want to establish the orders of Allah in Malaysia and the whole world.

Prof Dr Nasoha Saabin
January 2010
Integrative Holistic Wellness Centre