Against The Gluttony Of The Rulers

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The longer the regime of SBY are in power, threats of poverty, moral decadence, criminality and of course corruptions, are whipping the life of the Indonesian citizens harder and harder. All the rhetorics of apology offered by the government, after facing the criticism of the people, were instead responded with disgusts and curses by the public. In fact, a number of religious figures proclaimed the year 2011 as the year of 'resistance against the lies of the government'.

After the government has been proven of being ineffective in eradicating corruption and prospering the welfare of their people, and on the contrary, the condition of this country is getting more backward, Indonesia throughout the period of Refomasi (reformation), seemed to be fated to be lowly and doomed. In this regard, SBY has become the ruler of the evil regime illustrated in Al-Qur'an:

"And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped. And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised." (Qs. Al-Qasas, 28:41-42).

The people who voted are responsible for the birth of the incompetent leaders in running this country, the greedy and immoral state officials, the insensitive and deadened hearts and the dumping of their subjects into the abyss of lowliness and abuse. The biggest sin is precisely borne by the people because such wicked leaders were born out of the direct choice by the people in the name of democracy.

If today, the rulers of their choice apparently do not care about the fate of their voters, then what is to be done? Imagine, what are in the minds of SBY and the arrays of executives and legislatives. When their subjects are in miserable conditions, suffering from malnutrition, struck by disasters, living in emergency tents, scarcity of clean water. The fishermen stop going to the sea because of the storm, the farmers stopped farming because of the earthquake, tsunami or hot lava from the volcano. Eh! Suddenly SBY vented, it had seven years that his salary was not raised. Previously, the chairman of the DPR RI (Indonesian Legistilative Assembly / House of Representatives), Marzuki Ali, insisted on the construction of a luxury building. Alas! How despotic they are, the proposal for the procurement of luxury cars for the VIP guests of the DPRD DKI (City Council), was also approved for the 2011 budget.

Masha Allah, what's in the brains of the members of representatives and what dwells in the hearts of President SBY? No feeling of shame, nor there was any feeling of sadness witnessing the suffering of their people. The words of Prophet SAW, seems appropriate for them. "Idza lam tastahi' fashna' ma syi'ta (When you feel no shame, then do as you please)."

The hedonistic behaviours, carousing in luxuries and being merry in the suffering of the people, are the characteristics of the state officials of the Republic of Indonesia, to the extent they do not hesitate to become corrupturs. They are entrusted with the amanah to take care of the welfare of the people, but are instead plundering the people's wealth. So true is the mahfudzat (words of wisdom) which states: "Hamiha haramiha (they are the guardians and they are also the thieves)" .

Threats of destruction are anticipating Indonesia up ahead, more ferocious than what is befalling us today. If there is no improvement and objective awareness on the part of the Indonesian people, then the fate of the Indonesian nation will be as depicted in the divine revelation:

"And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction." (Qs. Al-'Isrā', 17:16).

Today, SBY asks for a pay raise, the building for the DPR is being constructed at a cost of 300 trillions Rp and the DPRD DKI are determined to buy a luxury cars. While the religious circles and the intellectuals and the people of the majority are correcting and advising the authorities, so as to live wisely, simply, not to let the common people live continuously in misery... it turned out that these too are being ignored. So, what will happen next?

By: Ustadz Irfan S. Awwas

Note: Indonesia is again and again ‘crowned’ as the most corrupt nation in Asia-Pacific region.

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