Perbincangan mengenai Islam di Malaysia Today banyak dicorakkan oleh tulisan Raja Petra dan penulis tamu seperti Farouk A Peru. Raja Petra yang pernah menggelarkan dirinya sebagai seorang “born-again Muslim”[25] mempunyai pandangan yang tersendiri mengenai Islam. Sebagai seorang yang tidak berlatarbelakangkan pendidikan Islam formal, beliau menunjukkan sikap yang agak sinikal terhadap “form” Islam, terutamanya aspek-aspek ritual agama. Dalam tulisan terbarunya mengenai Islam, “What is Islam?”, Raja Petra menulis:
"Rituals, however, are just that, rituals. These are what Muslims would call fardu ain. You acknowledge in your heart and on your lips that there is no God but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God, you pray five times a day, you pay your tithes (zakat and fitrah), you fast 29-30 days in a year during the month of Ramadhan, and you go Mekah at least once in your lifetime to perform your pilgrimage or Haj if you are able to (health-wise, finance-wise, and if it poses no danger to your safety and security and you are not barred from leaving your home) ... Doing these five things would make you a Muslim but only as far as performing the rituals are concerned. Whether you are truly a Muslim at heart or just a ‘show’ Muslim would be subject to whether you really have faith or akidah. And akidah can never be in the rituals you perform. It has to be something that rests in your head and lies in your heart. Which means you have no control over akidah. Either you have it or you don’t. You can’t ‘perform’ akidah like you can your prayers, fasting, Haj, and so on.[26]"
JADI PERCAYAKAH SDR DGN RAJA PENIPU NI ?
JADI PERCAYAKAH SDR DGN RAJA PENIPU NI ?
