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PM SAYS M`SIAN MUSLIMS FORTUNATE TO CELEBRATE AIDILFITRI IN PEACE
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Thursday
extended Aidilfitri greetings to all Muslims in Malaysia, saying they had much
to be thankful for to be able to celebrate the festival in peace and prosperity.
"We are free from the wars, conflicts, oppression and natural disasters
which some of our brethren elsewhere in this world suffer from," he said in his
Aidilfitri message to the nation.
Najib said the people had to be thankful to the past leadership of the
country which had laid a strong foundation for Malaysia’s success today.
"Our thanks must also go to the members of the security forces who have
sacrificed their lives in the defence of the nation’s independence and
sovereignty. Not to be forgotten are the civil servants, teachers, workers,
farmers, entrepreneurs and fishermen," he said.
He said all the efforts and sacrifices of everyone were the basis of what
the people were enjoying together.
Najib said Malaysia was a democratic, cosmopolitan, multi-religious and
multiracial country with Muslims making up the majority of the population.
He said that for over five decades, Malaysians had successfully faced every
challenge with excellence despite the ups and downs in racial relations,
including the 13 May 1969 tragedy.
The formula which enabled the people to face all these national challenges
well was that Muslims in the country, since the advent of the religion in this
region, had adopted the moderate approach in life, in accordance with the
command of "Allah" (God), he said.
Najib said it was also this moderate approach that had enabled Malaysia to
emerge as one of the most developed among the Islamic nations in the world, and
had also placed the people and country on the right track towards becoming a
developed and high-income Islamic nation by 2020.
The prime minister advised Muslims to check themselves from getting dragged
into extremist activities and ignorance.
"If we allow these to take root, it will only mean that we are sowing the
seeds of destruction to destroy everything we have built thus far," he said.
Najib said Muslims, as the majority in the population, had the moral
responsibility to uphold the trust of the national leadership, a calling which
he said they could not run away from.
"It demands firmness, magnanimity and composure. In fact, since
independence, we have fulfilled this trust as well as we could and every
generation should continue to better uphold this moral demand," he said.
Najib lamented that as a result of succumbing to desires, Islam had today
become a misinterpreted religion, with assumptions which were false having
become the norm, such as Islam being the religion of extremists,
backward-looking and not progressive.
"Actually, the true Islamic teachings are far from these. Islam is in fact a
most progressive and tolerant religion. It is universal. In fact, the Islamic
way of life is most suitable for the constitution of man and it is apt for all
times and situations," he said.
The prime minister said that from the time of independence, the country’s
leadership had realised that national unity and stability were the main
prerequisites for national survival and well-being.
In this context, he said, national unity would not be sustainable unless it
was founded on solid Islamic solidarity.
"When Muslims are incapable of achieving consensus in matters pertaining to
religion, engage in unending polemics, and become destructive, the ambition to
maintain national stability will not be possible.
"Therefore, let us fulfill our responsibility to contribute to the
strengthening of national unity," he said.
Encouraging Muslims to carry on the tradition of holding "open house", he
said it was the most unique Malaysian tradition, practised nowhere else in the
world, where friends from various races and religions could call on Muslims
without any hindrance or apprehension.
"Tear down the walls of suspicion and discard prejudices, and open wide the
doors to our houses and our hearts for our friends from various races and
religions on this auspicious day," he said.
Najib sought forgiveness "on behalf of myself, my wife and family for any
wrongs".
"I pray to God for all Muslims to be able to celebrate this festival with
joy and thankfulness together with their loved ones," he said.
-- BERNAMA
extended Aidilfitri greetings to all Muslims in Malaysia, saying they had much
to be thankful for to be able to celebrate the festival in peace and prosperity.
"We are free from the wars, conflicts, oppression and natural disasters
which some of our brethren elsewhere in this world suffer from," he said in his
Aidilfitri message to the nation.
Najib said the people had to be thankful to the past leadership of the
country which had laid a strong foundation for Malaysia’s success today.
"Our thanks must also go to the members of the security forces who have
sacrificed their lives in the defence of the nation’s independence and
sovereignty. Not to be forgotten are the civil servants, teachers, workers,
farmers, entrepreneurs and fishermen," he said.
He said all the efforts and sacrifices of everyone were the basis of what
the people were enjoying together.
Najib said Malaysia was a democratic, cosmopolitan, multi-religious and
multiracial country with Muslims making up the majority of the population.
He said that for over five decades, Malaysians had successfully faced every
challenge with excellence despite the ups and downs in racial relations,
including the 13 May 1969 tragedy.
The formula which enabled the people to face all these national challenges
well was that Muslims in the country, since the advent of the religion in this
region, had adopted the moderate approach in life, in accordance with the
command of "Allah" (God), he said.
Najib said it was also this moderate approach that had enabled Malaysia to
emerge as one of the most developed among the Islamic nations in the world, and
had also placed the people and country on the right track towards becoming a
developed and high-income Islamic nation by 2020.
The prime minister advised Muslims to check themselves from getting dragged
into extremist activities and ignorance.
"If we allow these to take root, it will only mean that we are sowing the
seeds of destruction to destroy everything we have built thus far," he said.
Najib said Muslims, as the majority in the population, had the moral
responsibility to uphold the trust of the national leadership, a calling which
he said they could not run away from.
"It demands firmness, magnanimity and composure. In fact, since
independence, we have fulfilled this trust as well as we could and every
generation should continue to better uphold this moral demand," he said.
Najib lamented that as a result of succumbing to desires, Islam had today
become a misinterpreted religion, with assumptions which were false having
become the norm, such as Islam being the religion of extremists,
backward-looking and not progressive.
"Actually, the true Islamic teachings are far from these. Islam is in fact a
most progressive and tolerant religion. It is universal. In fact, the Islamic
way of life is most suitable for the constitution of man and it is apt for all
times and situations," he said.
The prime minister said that from the time of independence, the country’s
leadership had realised that national unity and stability were the main
prerequisites for national survival and well-being.
In this context, he said, national unity would not be sustainable unless it
was founded on solid Islamic solidarity.
"When Muslims are incapable of achieving consensus in matters pertaining to
religion, engage in unending polemics, and become destructive, the ambition to
maintain national stability will not be possible.
"Therefore, let us fulfill our responsibility to contribute to the
strengthening of national unity," he said.
Encouraging Muslims to carry on the tradition of holding "open house", he
said it was the most unique Malaysian tradition, practised nowhere else in the
world, where friends from various races and religions could call on Muslims
without any hindrance or apprehension.
"Tear down the walls of suspicion and discard prejudices, and open wide the
doors to our houses and our hearts for our friends from various races and
religions on this auspicious day," he said.
Najib sought forgiveness "on behalf of myself, my wife and family for any
wrongs".
"I pray to God for all Muslims to be able to celebrate this festival with
joy and thankfulness together with their loved ones," he said.
-- BERNAMA
