Lina, Zina, Liwat, Jerawat..... Hina la...

Okay, so the killer move by Anwar in refering the whole ass-stabbing case to the Syariah courts has now been scuppered by an even more authoritative and expert move by Syariah experts.

Wow, just browsing the news on our news portals gives one the impression that our academics and scholars, religious or otherwise, have got plenty of time on their hands to look into issues such as these. I mean, what's up with the specific technical details of whether zina is equal to qazaf or whether reporting liwat requires four witnesses? Yes, I know, the law is the law and it must be followed. Especially the Syariah law, as Islam is a way of life and the Quran gives guidelines for every area and aspect of our life.

But aren't we splitting hairs here trying to figure out if someone's ass got split? I'd prefer Islamic scholars to better spend their time looking for teachings in the Quran which enhance the quality of life for believers and non-believers. Look for answers to other more pertinent and pressing issues.

One such is the decree in Kelantan that only card carrying, 5-times-a-day praying Muslims will be considered for promotions in the civil service. How will this affect non-Muslims in the civil service? Go through your books and come up with solutions to this. Read Islamic history and see what the Prophet did in his time in situations like this. See if those are applicable to present day Malaysia.

Spend some time and money in doing statistical research on the correlation between praying 5 times a day and corrupt practices. Spread the deeper truths of the peaceful message of Islam to people like Dr Idris who spread hatred and corrupt the young under the guise of Islam. Look at the teachings of the Quran in respect to suicide and advice local authorities that it is better for the body of a suicide victim to be returned to his non-Muslim family than for it to be buried in the Islamic way because in Islam the soul of a suicide victim cannot go to heaven anyway.

There are so many real issues to be dealt with and your expert and scholastic advice can benefit many among the rakyat, Muslim and non-Muslim. Why ignore all this and look instead at silly and trivial things like how many people need to witness zina compared to how many people need to witness liwat?

Updated - 3.55 pm
For example, please advice me on this.

Our DPM apparently swore something to the extent of ‘Wallahi Wabilahi Watallahi’ in front of his party colleagues. Apparently this is in response to all the pressure mounting on him with regards to the poor old dead Mongolian girl. He doesn't know her he says, he knows her half the country says. He had affair with her some people say. His wife oversaw the blowing up of her others say. So instead of coming out in public and refuting all these allegations (making statements through half past six papers with half past six reporters whose balls you are squeezing doesn't qualify), he swears his oath in front of his party colleagues.

Now does he, just by swearing, become innocent of all the accusations hurled towards him? I'm confused. Really. What do you learned experts in Islamic law have to say regarding this? Shouldn't that swearing take place in a Syariah court? Or at least in front of some religious authority figures? Four would be preferred of course...

Please look into this while you've got your noses poked into all your law books looking for whatever it is you look for.