Its a myth. Cannot be corroborated by historical facts.Up north the legend of Hang Tuah has disappeared.
Unless it's the law, what's written u have to follow? Can't the person have his own choice, preference n his own thoughts?Its written in the constitution that by definition, a malay is someone who pratice malay custom snd is a muslim.
You go tell that to the MP's. They can retract the clause if they wish.Unless it's the law, what's written u have to follow? Can't the person have his own choice, preference n his own thoughts?
So pathetic this group of people...
Tell parliament to change the constitution so malay is no longer the indigenous and bahasa melayu is not the national language and scrap article 152.You go tell that to the MP's. They can retract the clause if they wish.
This syed - as usual - is propagating falsehood. I have not cared to verify if it is written in the constitution of Singapore that a "legal" Malay must be a Muslim. Our constitution is crafted by LKY and he is not that dumb to allow religion and race - any race - to be tied together in a country's constitution.Its written in the constitution that by definition, a malay is someone who pratice malay custom snd is a muslim.
The constitution was tied to awarding citizenship to immigrant communities.This syed - as usual - is propagating falsehood. I have not cared to verify if it is written in the constitution of Singapore that a "legal" Malay must be a Muslim. Our constitution is crafted by LKY and he is not that dumb to allow religion and race - any race - to be tied together in a country's constitution.
"Einstein's E=mc² Is Invalid"
Chan Rasjid Kah Chew,
Singapore,
http://www.emc2fails.com
You have to put in more effort!The constitution was tied to awarding citizenship to immigrant communities.
Malays had to be defined as they were given special privileges in exchange for citizenship to the so called pioneers.
Why I’m Out and Loud - ExMuslim perspective on Islamism in Singapore
It’s no longer a secret now that I’m an official Murtad (apostate), with papers but what perplexes many people is why I’m so loud about my apostasy and dedication about smashing the taboo of apostasy in Singapore. The short answer is, Islamism is on the rise here, it might not be as extreme as the cases we’ve seen in Europe but there is a visible push for a more Islamic Malay community here whereby the Malay identity is interchangeable with the word Muslim. Soon enough, people like myself will be without an ethnicity due to the constitution and it’s vague description on what a “Malay” is. We are seeing the death of the Malay culture in favour of a more Islamic one.
To give a recent example on why this is a concern to me, I recently sent my mother off the airport for her holiday trip, of all her friends that came to see her off, only 1 and my auntie reciprocated my offer to Salam (shake hands), this is odd to me because being raised Malay I was taught that salam is a sign of respect but apparently now because everyone wants to be so Islamic, shaking hands with unrelated male individuals is not permissible. Sure all of them wore the tudung but I never saw this as a problem as older Malay women tend to pick up this habit, mainly because of hair issues.
But then during Hari Raya celebrations, most of my female cousins around 20 - 35, were wearing their tudungs as well, again a trend that I found odd. The Baju Raya for Malay women has always been something that is modest looking and growing up the tudung was not a big part of this costume with the younger generation until now.
There are so many other examples of how the Malay culture and traditions are being replaced by Islamic ones, another one is in the language. I’m sure by now you’ve noticed me using Tudung instead of Hijab and Hari Raya instead of Eid, other Malay words being replaced by their Arabic counterpart, Sembayang (Pray) - Soalat and Buka Puasa (break fast) - Iftar.
I’ve also been told many times that the word “Murtad” and “Ex-Muslim” is uncomfortable for Muslims and many a times told to keep this fact to myself and not let it out to preserve family honour. Which to be honest, actually makes me want to be more in your face about my apostasy. My existence (and the existence of other ex-Muslims) supersedes your feelings, why? Because it’s not healthy for us to continue living in the closet and leading a double life. This is the kind of thing that slowly but surely destroys a person psychologically especially when they cannot be honest with those they love.
For example, I lost my father before I could come out in the open with my apostasy and to this day it still tears me up inside because I will never know if he can accept me for who I am.
Back to the original question, why am I so loud about my advocacy for Ex-Muslim apostates in Singapore and so vehement against the Islamisation of the Malay community? To summarize, it’s because I want those of us who have left the faith to be able to still remain with and have good relations with our families, this is simply not possible if the Malay community continues to turn it’s back on it’s cultures and traditions to adopt an idealized arabized version of Islam which treats apostates like we’re outcasts and dangerous people to the Ummah who will lead your faithful children away from the path of Islam, and even if we do talk about the difficult topic that makes your children question the path you’ve laid out for them, is it no their choice to make for themselves?
This is why at Council of Ex-Muslims of Singapore, our primary goal is to preserve the family unit by smashing the taboo of apostasy, so apostates no longer have to lead double lives worried that their families will find out and disown them and Muslims here need to stop fetishizing this whimsical arabic gold standard of Islam and put their families first and show support to their family members who have chosen to leave the faith from the negative attitudes that is sure to follow from this revelation.
Riz Rashid
CEMSG - Representative/Contributor
lianbeng knows some Malay Christians in Singapore lah!
Terence Kenneth John Nunis
, 2 Decades of learning: theology, spirituality & jurisprudence.
Updated Oct 4, 2021
Can a Singaporean Malay Muslim convert to Christianity?
Converting to Christianity is easy. Depending on the church or denomination, this might include some formal classes on the basics of the faith, informal study sessions, and a baptism. For example, the Roman Catholic Church has a programme, Roman Catholic Initiation of Adults, and a formal ceremony, the Sacrament of Baptism.
The complication here is the formal process to leave Islam. Muslims are covered under an act of legislation known as the Administration of Muslim Law Act, Cap 3. A Muslim needs to formally renounce Islam so that the strictures and protections of the act no longer apply to him. Formal renunciation is a chore because this information is not advertised, and many Muslims who do know the process are not going to simply tell people how to leave Islam. I think this is a mistake. God is neither enhanced if all Creation believes in Him, nor is He diminished if all Creation disbelieves. If people want to be Muslims, we should make it easy, and if they want to leave, we should respect their decision and make it easy as well.
The first step to renunciation is to get a statutory declaration done, stating that he is renouncing Islam, and no longer considers himself a Muslim. A lawyer is not even required to file a statutory declaration. One simple goes to court, obtain a statutory declaration form, fill in the form, proceed to a Commissioner for Oaths and swear.
The second step is to proceed to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore and go to the customer service counter. There, request for the form to apostatise. They will send the client to a nice room and an ustadz will come over with a questionnaire. A convert deciding to renounce might be referred to the Muslim Converts’ Association of Singapore for counselling. If the one renouncing is certain, simply decline the offer for counselling, and proceed to fill up the form. That counselling is not compulsory. With these two steps, whoever has decided to renounce, has legally left Islam.
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-non-Muslim-Malays-in-Malaysia