1st Commentary
This commentary is on the article entitled " Debate rages over KL burial controversy", from the Straits Times on the 1st of January.
The article speaks about the tussle between the Islamic authorities of Malaysia and the wife of the deceased about the religion of the man and how he should be buried.
It is my belief that if a person wished to convert from one religion to another, like in this case from Hinduism to Islam, one should inform everyone who has a close relationship with the person, especially the wife, once the decision is confirmed. Such decisions are very important, and should never be kept a secret from your closest relatives. But as the man in the article apparently did, controversy arose, and tensions between religions appear. This is definitely not something good, especially in current times, where extremists would use the weakest of claims to justify a terror attack. Now is the time for people of all religions to stand united, and not quarrel over such cases.
I believe that neither parties in the center of the controversy did anything wrong, just that the situation could have been dealt in a better way. Racial harmony is important, so the two parties should discuss the problem quietly. It is probably just too unfortunate that the man had not informed anyone about his decision to convert.
It is my hope that the issue would be solved amiably, and keep the ties of racial harmony strong.
The article speaks about the tussle between the Islamic authorities of Malaysia and the wife of the deceased about the religion of the man and how he should be buried.
It is my belief that if a person wished to convert from one religion to another, like in this case from Hinduism to Islam, one should inform everyone who has a close relationship with the person, especially the wife, once the decision is confirmed. Such decisions are very important, and should never be kept a secret from your closest relatives. But as the man in the article apparently did, controversy arose, and tensions between religions appear. This is definitely not something good, especially in current times, where extremists would use the weakest of claims to justify a terror attack. Now is the time for people of all religions to stand united, and not quarrel over such cases.
I believe that neither parties in the center of the controversy did anything wrong, just that the situation could have been dealt in a better way. Racial harmony is important, so the two parties should discuss the problem quietly. It is probably just too unfortunate that the man had not informed anyone about his decision to convert.
It is my hope that the issue would be solved amiably, and keep the ties of racial harmony strong.
posted by Raylen at 9:55 PM
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