Future Islam at http://www.futureislam.com/20070501/insight/hali/Secular_Dimensions_of_Islam.asp :

It says among other things: “One major hurdle in the way of peaceful co-existence is the false notion of racial superiority. It has already caused a great deal of bloodshed among different human races. But the Holy Qur’an demolished the age-old structure of racial superiority by asserting the common origin of all human beings. It recognizes piety and righteousness as the sole basis of nobility and superiority.”

“That the Qur’anic concept of the universal brotherhood of Mankind is not an unattainable ideal, is established by the historical fact that Islam, during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammed, had already seen that brotherhood which welded the high and the low, the rich and the poor, the white and the black, into one fraternity, members of which forgot their racial differences and worked together as good as Muslims ought to in the service of humanity…. It was the exemplary realization of this objective of Islam that prompted the noted historian Arnold Tynobee to write in his Civilization on Trial, “The extinction of race consciousness between Muslim is one of the outstanding moral achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world, there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue…”

Unless the Qu’ran is wrong, Ketuanan Melayu is unislamic, period. Is UMNO really practising Islam? Only they themselves should answer this question because it is between them and Allah.

That Sri Gading MP, whatever his name, says Ketuanan Melayu bukan nak menghina atau menghambakan bangsa lain? He says it is a symbol. Symbol of what? It’s like saying that black is not black…. a new Malay or Islamic logic? Ketua bangsa lain? Don’t forget that UMNO President is also the Prime Minister of Malaysia whose duty is to take care of all its citizens… unless of course the UMNO President cannot become Prime Minister, then he can do what he likes.

Sheriff Singh asks: ‘Why is this “Ketuanan” thing becoming so “hot” in recent times? Barely a day passes without one seeing, reading and hearing of it.’

Well, it seems to me like the end is near for UMNO. They have lost their senses and even forgot what Islam preaches that prompted the noted historian Arnold Tynobee to write in his Civilization on Trial, “The extinction of race consciousness between Muslim is one of the outstanding moral achievements of Islam, and in the contemporary world, there is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic virtue…”

UMNO will be out by the next election, if the R-A-H-M-A-N prophesy is to go by. Najib, the last letter in the series, takes over as Prime Minister in March 2009 until the next election when he gives way to the Opposition.

Sheriff Singh asks: ‘Why is this “Ketuanan” thing becoming so “hot” in recent times?

It is hot simply because the NEP target has been achieved and yet the majority of Malays are still poor. How come? Because only a handful of Malays are holding the bulk of the so-called 30% share of the economic pie.

What then is this Ketuanan thing? It is Ketuanan Melayu in name but in reality, it is actually Ketuanan UMNOputra.

kenghuei says: “I think we should know how to differentiate special “rights” as a Malay and “dominance” over others as a Malay.”

Right on! The physically handicapped in society are given privileges like not having to queue up and stuff like that, but can we call that dominance?

But it’s like you are waylaid in a back alley and a robber comes up to you and says, “Hey, the watch you are wearing looks like the one I lost yesterday.” What then do you do?

UMNO is getting more and more unreasonable by the day, and they can no longer differentiate what is right and what is wrong. No point wasting time on them. Let the non-Malay bumiputera throw them up with their Ketuanan Melayu!

I agree with the Rojak Seller that: “Anybody who desires a better, more equal Malaysia should be doing exactly what LKS is doing and pushing for what your Highnesses wanted 50 years ago: equality for all Malaysians.”

The crutches were supposed to be temporary to address what was then deemed to be an inequality. Now that they are more than equal, they want to twist the historical basis for it to become their birthrights so that they can continue to cling to them, LOL. No, not cling to them… once Ketuanan Melayu succeed, they will trade in their crutches for wheelchairs and ask the non-Malays to push for them. Greed knows no bound.

And I thought Islam Hadhari is a more moderate form of Islam. By the way, does anyone remember when was the last time Abdullah talked about Islam Hadhari after his landslide victory in 2004? Or did he even implement it? Looks like even an ordinary news reporter is arrested under ISA under Islam Hadhari and tolerance is at its lowest ebb.

Whatever happened to Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang? We have been cheated by Abdullah log stock, and barrel. LKS was right, Abdullah forgot the fourth one: Temberang! But to me, C-G-T is just Keetualang!