“Oh, orang Syria pun suka lesung pipit ke?” getus hati saya.
**********
“Ya banaat, ya banaat!” panggil seorang pakcik.
“Ya, kenapa?” tanya kami kepadanya.
“Mari ambil barang dalam kedai pakcik. Ambillah banyak mana yang kamu
perlu. Hari ini hari saya bersedekah.” Kata-katanya yang mengejutkan saya.
************
Masih terbayang-bayang kenangan berkelana selama 1 bulan di bumi D-masq,
Syam penuh barakah itu. Lorong-lorongnya yang agak sempit, rumah-rumahnya yang
bertingkat-tingkat dan agak berserakan, masjid-masjidnya yang sangat
berdekatan, orang-orangnya yang pemurah dan peramah serta suasana ilmunya yang
indah.
Subhanallah. Kenangan itu kini menjadi sangat mahal.
Kerana selepas ini, mereka yang ke
bumi itu mungkin tidak lagi bertemu mereka yang saya temui. Lantaran tidak
pasti, bagaimana keadaan mereka saat ini? Apakah mereka yang menyantuni saya
dahulu masih hidup, atau telah syahid dibunuh oleh Rejim Assad yang kejam. Sungguh,
mengenangkan itu hati menjadi haru-biru. Semoga Allah melindungi mereka
daripada kekejaman Toghut di bumi itu.
Bumi itu kembali berdarah
Sebelum saya pergi ke bumi Syam, saya mencari sedikit sebanyak maklumat
tentang bumi itu. Ketika itu, baru saya tahu, tanah itu sering disirami darah
umat Islam. Bermula daripada zaman bani Umaiyah dan Abasiyah, sehinggalah zaman
penjajahan Perancis. Dan, hari ini, bumi anbiya’ itu kembali berdarah lagi.
Kali ini bukan kerana kuasa luar, tetapi dek kerana kekejaman mereka pihak
pemerintah dan tentera Syria sendiri. Mereka yang berwajah manusia arab suria,
tetapi berhati lebih zalim daripada binatang. Mereka yang mengaku ‘Muslim’
tetapi lebih kejam daripada orang-orang yang mengisytihar diri Kaafir.
ZALIM tak kira kepada yang tua, yang muda, wanita, kanak-kanak
- semua dibunuh degan KEJAM
Anak berusia 6 bulan ini dipenggal kepalanya oleh tentera rejim Assad.
"AKU ADALAH ANAK YATIM..HAFEZ (AL-ASAD) TELAH BUNUH DATUK AKU,BASYAR TELAH BUNUH AYAH AKU"
Sungguh ZALIM.
KeZALIMan mereka sungguh-sungguh Luar Biasa.
Seperti lebih ZALIM daripada kisah-kisah derita palestina yang saya dengar
dan ikuti.
‘Pak Long’ mereka
“Maryam tengok tempat tu.” Kata kak Ida sambil menunjukkan pada beberapa
tentera yang sedang berkawal.
“Kenapa kak?”
“Bawah mereka tu, ada penjara bawah tanah bertingkat-tingkat. Tempat
mereka siksa orang-orang yang menentang Pak Long.”
“Pak Long?”
“Oh, sini panggil pak long kepada pemimpin tertinggi mereka…”
“Kenapa?”
“Sebab mereka ni macam disuruh mempertuhankan pemimpin mereka. Tak boleh
kritik lansung. Apa sahaja yang Pak Long mereka buat, semua mesti kata BAIK dan
BETUL. Kalau kritik, terus masuk penjara. Kalau dah masuk penjara tu.. jangan
harap la nak boleh keluar dah.. bertahun-tahun dok merengkok bawah tanah tu.
Kalau tak pun, innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raaajiuuun.”
“Masya-allah. Zalimnya. Kalah kezaliman di Negara barat.”
“Akak berani kata, sebab akak pernah teman seorang akhowat Malaysia pergi
ambil suaminya yang disumbat dalam penjara bawah tanah tadi tu tanpa diusul
periksa.”
“Ha? Orang Malaysia? Apa kesalahannya?”
“Ntah… ada salah faham tentang jual beli apa tah.. tapi, tak de
perbicaraan apa, terus polis tangkap masuk dalam penjara tu. Alhamdulillah la
orang tu warganegara Malaysia, mereka tak berani nak buat apa sangat. Itu pun,
setelah 3 bulan baru boleh lepas.”
“Kesian tau suami akhowat tu. Jadi kurus kering sangat… badanpun bongkok
sikit.. and dia tak boleh tengok cahaya... sebabnya terlalu lama duduk dalam
penjara bawah tanah… Hish.. bayangkan orang yang bertahun-tahun duduk dalam tu.
Ngeri.”
“Subhanallah…. Kesiannya….”
“Kalau nak diceritakan..banyak lagi kezaliman Pak Long mereka dan
kuncu-kuncunya… balik nanti, maryam cuba cari tentang tragedi berdarah di Hama.
Sebak sangat kalau tahu…”
Itulah antara dialog saya dengan kakanda yang banyak membantu saya
sepanjang saya merantau di bumi Damsyik itu. Sungguh, hari ini, terbukti secara nyata akan kezaliman pemerintah Syria itu, Bashar Assad, mewaris kezaliman ayahnya Hafez Assad.
Kezaliman mereka
Tak terungkap saya akan apa yang sedang berlaku di bumi Syam kini. Lantas, saya sertakan video 14 minit ini untuk menjadi 'Summary' kepada situasi berdarah itu.
Selain itu, saya sertakan Khutbah Jumaat oleh Sheikh Muhammad Al-Arifi, seorang professor di King Saud University setelah beliau pulang daripada melawat kem pelarian rakyat Syria di sempadan.
Tak mampu untuk menulis dengan lebih detail, saya petik juga sedikit maklumat
tentang situasi di bumi Syam yang diringkaskan di blog http://qaniahmawaddah.blogspot.com
Apa yang perlu kita tahu berkenaan isu
yang berlaku di Syria, antaranya ialah :
1) Siapakah Bashar Asad yang sebenarnya?
Basyar Assad merupakan anak kepada Hafez Assad yang sangat dikenali dengan
kejam sejak rejim ini memerintah Syria. Sejak kecil Basyar Assad diajar oleh
ayahnya membunuh bayi. Pada tahun 1982, peristiwa yang berlaku di HAMA hampir
40,000 rakyat Syria mati dibunuh oleh regim Assad. Selepas itu mereka
berterusan melakukan kekejaman terhadap rakyat Syria.
2) Apa hubungan Rejim Syria dengan Iran?
Rejim Syria dan Syiah Iran menjadi sekutu yang kuat sejak sekian lamanya. Hal
ini kerana bagi menjamin Syiah terus berkembang. Ia juga diketahui umum setelah
Khamainie Iran membuat kenyataan terbuka menyokong Assad. Beberapa insiden
ketika rakyat Syria melarikan diri ke Lubnan, Hizbullah menghalang dan menembak
mereka. Tentera Iran pula ditempatkan di bumbung-bumbung rumah sebagai penembak
tepat.
3) Apa hubungan Rusia dan China dengan Assad sehingga mereka menggunakanVETOmenghalang usul bagi memberi
tekanan kepada rejim?
Sebenarnya mereka merupakan sekutu lama yang saling memberi sokongan
terutamanya dalam kebijakan faham sosialis dan komunis mereka (tidak sama tapi
hampir serupa terutama dalam menzalimi rakyat). Di samping itu juga, Rusia
adalah pembekal senjata paling banyak ke Syria.
4. Apa pula hubunganRejim Syria dengan Israel?
Secara zahirnya kita akan melihat mereka bertindak sebagai anti israel, US,
Barat dan memberi ruang dan kesempatan kepada Hamas menentang Israel. Dakwaan
ini meleset ketika ditemukan fakta yang menyatakan bahawa Assad telah melakukan
kesepakatan sulit dengan Israel dalam isu yang berkaitan dengan Bukit Golan dan
lain-lain.
Assad mendapat imbalan yang besar dari pakatan sulit ini dan dibantu oleh US.
Apakah logik bagi sebuah kerajaan yang punya kekuatan tentera dan berada
bersempadanan dengan Israel termasuk Iran duduk diam terhadap kekejaman Israel
tehadap saudara mereka di Gaza. Manakala menyerahkan Bukit Golan kepada Israel
tanpa ada sebab yang munasabah.
(Nota : Maklumat ini diambil daripada penceritaan sendiri oleh rakyat Syria
yang diperolehi oleh seorang rakyat Malaysia yang ke Syria baru-baru ini)
Penutup
Sabda Rasulullah SAW mafhumnya bermaksud, "Barangsiapa yang berpagi tanpa mengambil tahu tentang umatku, dia bukan di kalanganku."
Sekian, semoga perkongsian sedikit ini membuka mata dan hati kita untuk terus mendoakan saudara-saudara Islam kita di bumi Syam sana.
Semoga Allah mengampuni kejahilan dan kelemahan kita.
Wallahua'lam. Wassalam wbt.
Sincere Servant
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Sumber;
Facebook Rakyat Malaysia bersama Revolusi Syria Facebook Like for Syria Facebook Save Children of Syria Ikram.org.my
Yesterday, I was planning to share other things in here actually. But, I couldn’t. The only things that had come into my eyes and minds were Palestine issues. Last week, with all the academic assignments matter, I could not do my favourite hobby; which is ‘browsing the internet to discover the truth’. You know that the main stream media is not often correct, right? [and, I don’t have TV at all to watch it!] So, yesterday, I seemed to get myself immersing into finding out the bits that I missed on Palestine issues especially on the Freedom Flotilla latest news.
However, suddenly, I remember the people who are still ignorant about this issue; and there are a lot of them including some of my friends. I am not blaming you for not knowing about this issue; since this is not one of the famous issues displayed in the main stream media in many countries; including Malaysia.
Generally, we are more towards something that I should say as ‘FUN’, ‘RELAXING’ and ‘POLITICALS’ rather than something serious, THOUGHTFUL and non-profitable. So, basically I am just doing my part to share with you what I knew and what I concern most and why. So, I guess to start my writing with, I shall explain by trying to answer these questions;
1)What is freedom flotilla?
2)What is happening in Ghazza?
3)Why this thing is so bothering me?
4)What actually happened in 31st May 2010?
5)What can we do then?
What is freedom flotilla?
In order to answer the first question, I would ask you to watch this clip as a start to have a general view on Freedom flotilla;
[That public speaker is from Malaysia! ^_^ I am proud of him and his team!]
Basically, Freedom Flotilla were the boarding and seizure of six ships carrying the tonnes of humanitarian aid ships and were heading to Gaza@ Ghazza on 31st of May 2010. These ships were Turkish ships but hundreds of humanitarian activities from various countries [Turkey, US, UK, Ireland, Greece, Kuwait, Malaysian, Algeria and etc] were involved directly and indirectly in this matter. As we can see what the lady in the clip has said; ‘we are doing things that our government are not’. So, basically they are not from one organisation that can be labelled as ‘terrorist group’; yet they are international humanitarian activists, including Muslim and non-Muslims who are concern with what is happening in Ghazza.
What is happening in Ghazza?
Okay, then; before that, what is happening in Ghazza? Why those people are so concern on that place? Indeed, it took hours or sessions to answer this question those who are totally ignorant with this issue. But, I would love to share these three clips swith you. The first two are quite short; and the third is quite long; but really informative and worthwhile to be watched!
[Why Palestine is not in the map?]
[Look at how they (israel) describe Palestine issue]
So, basically, as what have you seen both videos; Palestine issue especially Ghazza is the most serious humanitarian issue in the humanity history. It is not because others are not as violent as this; but this issue is ‘weird’ since the criminals seem untouchable by any international authorities or world organisations; including the UN (United Nations). What worse is when many of them are trying to put the fault and the terror onto the victims’ faces; instead dealing with the CULPRITS and the CRIMINALS! Indeed, this is the most ashamed actions ever! I am saying this especially to the US since I have discovered that many Palestine videos; including the above two are made by the BRAVE and Should-be-salute American citizens who wanted to find the truth lying beyond this ‘weird’ issue.
Why this thing bothers me so much?
So, why this issue bothers me so much? Oh, God! Come on...
I think this issue should be bothering all human beings who have ‘hearts’ and ‘minds’ in this world. Should I say why?
Well, just imagine that those portrayed in the videos are happening to you and your family? While you are living happily in a comfortable and well-decorated house with your beloved family; some mad armies with guns and bulldozers come to your house and ask you to evacuate from your house in 10 minutes; because they are going to build their residents in that area. What would you think you might do? Okay, I know, logically, some people said they will call out for the national and international justice. But, what if none of them come to support you? And, worse to worst is they accuse you for being ‘rude’ and should be punished for you rudeness? There are cases also where they are just crushing all of family members down together with the houses if they are not moving out; which in other words, they KILL you because you do not give your beautiful house to them! I bet you will this is absolutely CRAZY! Yea, these are CRAZY and that what are happening in PALESTINE for decades!
And, still asking me why this issue is bothering me very much? If you do; watch this song clip by Outlandish; a group of well-known young rappers; and hopefully you understand why you could not understand my feeling and concerns!
[We hardly understand them if we had not put ourselves into their shoes @_@]
What actually happened in 31st May 2010?
So, then what does these brutal humanitarian issues have to do with Freedom Flotilla? As I told you in the beginning they are a very huge gathering of humanitarian activists who posses high level of concern towards the Palestinian issue; particularly the Ghazaa blockade. The issue was their ships were seized by the IDF (Israel defence Force) while they were sailing in the international water; which made 9 activists from the largest flotilla which is Mavi Marmara were killed.
This happened on 31st May 2010; which is really recent. And, what makes this incident special was the whole world had been able to see this massacre lively because we have the technology now! Everything comes freshly; live from the ship itself. And, as we can see from their lunatic actions; they seem to not prepare to this situation where their COMMON crimes are opened to the whole world. Alhamdulillah I was one of the people who watched this seizing incident lively form al-Jazeera English since I was in my sister’s (in Islam) house while that tragedy happened.
For me, after my personal research on this killing matter, it seemed to be more an intentional murder rather than accidental by the Israel’s army. I know there are a lot of arguments in this matter; but I have no shakeable belief towards those who claim that the IDF intentional killing actions since killing is normal for them (as you have watched in all the previous videos above). Just to help yourself understand more; please watch these few clips which were the videos that successfully smuggled out from the ships and the testimonies of the British and Malaysian activists who were in the ships while the killing incident happened.
[the US lady who was able to smuggle the video from the freedom flotilla incident]
[the real man brain was in his body? OMG!]
Besides, another lunatic action that I totally cannot accept is (and I knew many of us) is when these humanitarian activists are then being accused as the terrorists! Oh my god; that was unbelievable! They are just doing the same thing towards the international humanitarian activists as they are doing to the Palestinians people! It seemed to be the most BRAINLESSNESS actions ever since they are actually revealing their HIDDEN CRULEST CRIMES to the whole WORLD! I am not sure whether you are agreeing with me or not; but you can watch these videos to make your own judgements.
[compare these two videos]
[NOTE: Slings vs Guns = which one are more terrifying weapons to you?]
[look on how they defined terrorists!]
What can we do then?
So, basically; these are the issues that hunting me all the times. But, of course; as you said; what can we do to contribute in this matter? Should all of us be joining the humanitarian or Palestinian solidarity organisations that are available in our place? Well, I would like to comment here any further since I wish to touch this thing in my next post. Anyway; if you ask me; I will say, ‘WHY NOT?’ these organisations will not be able to do anything without people who willingly volunteer themselves to help running them.
But, you know; if you are not ready yet; I am suggesting you to at least do two things. First is you find out more on this issue, make yourself really aware of it and spread the news to all your friends and relatives; this is really important as I said before; many people still being ignorant in this matter. The worse thing is they are not just ignorant but they are also being spooned in the false news especially from the fascist mainstream media. I would love to share this guy’s thought on this matter; his name is Lowkey; an excellent British rapper.
['Who dictate things that you should or shouldn't care about?']
[An excellent song from Lowkey!]
Second, you might also start involve in boycotting ISRAEL products. You know why? Cause that one of the source where these lunatic people (IDF) get their money to keep enhancing their weapons for their TERRORISM acts. I love to share with you this creative boycotting campaign happened in somewhere around Europe (I have no idea where) and it is excellent one! I love it and I support it! Also, here is a creative and sarcastic short article on boycotting; which also I like it very much!
I know you might say; there are lots of things from Israel; so then HOW can we boycott them? I think, just do your BEST! It is absolutely better than you doing none! ^^
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So, that’s it. Hopefully, this articles, videos and suggestions might be useful to at least enhance your perceptions towards Palestine issues; and hopefully you are not going to be curious why this issue really bothering many of us; including me!
That’s all for now.. insya-allah (God’s willing) I will be trying to share more things on this issue in my next posts. But, I think I will be more focussing on Palestine issue from the History and Muslim perspectives. Insya-allah.
HUhu.. Busy with the acedamic assignments make me a bit unaware bout the latest Muslims issue all around the world.. but, as i browsed my FB this morning, I was awakened by one my FB friend's status, sis Yvonne Ridley, the journalist who is a former Taliban captive and now is a Muslimah.. moreoever, when i met this note from a brother in Islam...
"We need more media coverage; everyone is still talking about obama's speech like a new holy revelation. Everyone please start advertising this on their facebook status feeds. Can someone copy/paste everything sis Yvonne just wrote and put it in a concise note and share it??"
i decided to post this matter in this blog...
Hopefully, it'll help us to be awake and aware on what's happening around the world.. especially onto our Muslim sisters and brothers..
Here is a fresh word from Sis Yvonne who is currently in Pakistan, May Allah Bless sis Yvonne, and whoever who work for the betterment of the world...
It is now 4am in Pakistan and I can not sleep. Every time I close my eyes I recount what I saw and heard today - the young and old, men women and children are in desperate need of our help in the camps, some of which are less than 4 kilometres from the fighting. I met one man who has 12 members of his family and he was given less than an hour to gather them all together and flee on foot.
In all the chaos his 70-year-old mother went missing and he is now beside himself with worry about what has happened to her. Another told me how his elderly father had a massive heart attack and died as they fled from Swat. And one old lady tried talking to me but she has lost her voice, her hearing and she kept hitting her forehead with the palm of her hand....I've seen this before in Afghanistan - she is clearly suffering from shell shock caused by being bombed. She was shaking and I just wrapped my arms around her to give her some comfort but she could not stop shaking.More than 150 babies have been born in the camps and there are thousands of women in various stages of pregnancy.Everyone had tales of woe, whether it was about the so-called Taliban or the aerial bombing and shelling.
The weather changed from being unbearably hot to a tropical storm with high winds, heavy rains followed by flooding. It is hard to imagine how miserable life is for these people. Many of them had comfortable lives, nice large homes and a good standard of living. This war has turned them from being homeowners into beggars overnight. Most of the people I spoke to don't even know if they have homes to return to. One family were attending a wedding party when the war began and they couldn't return home. The area was sealed off. The media is being kept out....
Military action should have been a last resort and sadly it wasn't. Perhaps if the politicians had their homes in the swat Valley they might have thought twice before creating an exodus of three million people.Not one person said to me they were glad the military had taken action - especially the young boy whose leg was amputated and his sister lost her arm in the bombing.
Tomorrow evening I am going on PTV for a live appeal for funds to help one camp in particular that I visited. But if anyone reading this is a psychiatrist or counselor; please offer your services - people are suffering horrendous mental health problems. They are traumatised and providing a safe haven, food and water is not going to fix their state of minds. We need mental health experts out here as soon as possible. You can't put a sticking plaster on someone who is shell-shocked.
And the international community has been rubbish, as usual. Only one fifth of the aid promised from countries around the world has come in. This happened during the Pakistan Earthquake - lots of promises but no delivery. It looks like ordinary people around the world are going to have to come together yet again, because governments and politicians are useless.