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FRIDAY NOTES (17/07/26) FROM THE QURAN - "EVERYTHING ON EARTH SHALL PERISH"

Among the Shias the doctrine of the Twelve Imams (Ithna 'Ashariyyah) is the central belief of Twelver Shi'aism,  the largest branch of Shi'iasm. 

The Twelfth Imam -  According to Twelver Shi'a tradition  the twelfth Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan was born around 869 AD in Samarra. His father, Hasan al-Askari, died in 874 AD.   At that time, the Twelfth Imam is believed to have been about five years old.

Twelver Shias believe the five year old Imam entered occultation (ghaybah).   There is a shrine in Samarra known as the Sardab (cellar) beneath the house where the eleventh Imam lived. I have been to Samarra in Iraq and climbed up that famous spiral minaret at the Great Mosque of Samarra but I did not visit the  Shia shrine.  Twelver Shi'a generally revere the site because it is associated with the Imam. Here is a picture of the cellar. 

The Two Occultations - or period of ghaybah.

1. Minor Occultation (874–941 AD)

This lasted about 69 years.  During this period, the Hidden Imam communicated through four successive deputies (sufara').   The fourth deputy received a final letter stating there would be no further deputies.

2. Major Occultation (941 AD until today).   Since 941 AD, the Twelfth Imam has had no official representative.  Shi'a believe he remains alive until his return in the future.  This period has now lasted approximately 1,085 years.

Twelver Shi'a believe that near the end of time the Imam will reappear publicly,

Here are some verses from the Quran that may be of interest:

1.  Qur'an 2:96  (partial)   ۚ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ۖ   
Each one of them wishes that he could be granted a life of a thousand years..

(OSTB: Meaning no one can live forever, or for a thousand years). 

2.   Qur'an 55:26–27    كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ ۝ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Everyone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain only the Face of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty and Honor.

(OSTB: Meaning no one can last forever. We will all perish). 

3.   Qur'an 3:185  (partial)   كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْت
Every self shall taste death. 

4.  Qur'an 21:34   وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِي۟ن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ
We did not grant everlasting life to any human being before you. If you will die, will they live forever?

5.  Qur'an 21:35 (partial)   كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ  
Every self shall taste death. 

6.  Qur'an 29:57    كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ
Every self shall taste death. Then to Us you will be returned.

7.  Qur'an 39:30  إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُم مَّيِّتُونَ
Indeed, you will die, and indeed, they too will die.

8.  Surah Al-Ahzab 33:62 (partial)   وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا
" And you will never find any change in the SUNNAH (way) of Allah."    

9. Surah Ar-Rum 30:30 (partial):     لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ ۚ
There is no changing the creation of Allah. 

(OSTB: Humans live a normal lifespan. No one lives forever). 

August 16th - New Destiny or Disaster For The DAP?

The DAP has postponed that 12 JULY party meeting to Aug 16th. The July 12th meeting was supposed to discuss if they should remain in PH or leave, go to the market and buy fish etc,

1. Government posts
   • This was the officially announced purpose of the special congress/national conference.
   • Delegates were expected to debate whether DAP leaders holding ministerial, deputy ministerial and other executive positions should relinquish those posts while remaining a component of the Unity Government.
2. Leaving Pakatan Harapan
   • There has been speculation and pressure from some grassroots members and commentators that DAP should leave PH or even withdraw from the Unity Government because of dissatisfaction with the pace of reforms.

Anthony Loke has now publicly sought to shut down that speculation. He said DAP will not leave Pakatan Harapan, arguing that the party cannot achieve meaningful reforms on its own.

Well for a DAP leader Anthony Loke does not have too strong a backbone. 

Well the Johor polls are almost a week old now. DAP got their butts kicked again - after losing 8-0 in Sabah. Next up are the Negeri Sembilan polls on Aug 1st.  The DAP will get their butts kicked again. Then party time on August 16th. May I advise the DAP - dont forget to nail the chairs to the floor. Otherwise they might go flying into the air. Things may get explosive. 

MCA won EIGHT seats in Johor, knocking out DAP in four  seats with majorities up to 2000 votes. Under YB Wee Ka Siong, the MCA is now on a warpath. Penang people say that the MCA is ready to takeover Penang as well. The party has plenty of  highly educated and young faces who are quite driven.  

The weak link that is pulling the DAP down is PKR. 
They won one seat in Sabah. 
Now they won only one seat in Johor.
This is the Party of Doom.
And they are pulling the DAP down with them.

It is totally careless and not clever at all for Anthony Loke to say:  DAP will not leave Pakatan Harapan, arguing that the party cannot achieve meaningful reforms on its own.

What reforms are you talking about? Your partner PKR got their butts kicked in SIX State elections, they got kicked out in Sabah and now in Johor. They will likely get kicked out in Negeri as well. The DAP will also get kicked out. Obviously you have not  achieved meaningful reforms - otherwise you will not be getting your backsides kicked around. So DAP better wake up.

Here is something about Negeri.  The Malay Rulers cancelled their last Ruler's Conference. The Singapore Straits Times reported (click here) 'that Malaysia’s Malay Rulers postponed their 272nd Conference of Rulers meeting, which was scheduled for June 23 to 25, 2026. The last-minute postponement was triggered by a brewing dispute over the throne of Negeri Sembilan'.

Ok the Negeri polls are scheduled for Aug 1st. Someone will win and a new Menteri Besar will be sworn in. The new Menteri Besar will have to be sworn in by the rightful Ruler of Negeri Sembilan.  

'the Ruler of Negeri Sembilan—who holds the title Yang di-Pertuan Besar—is elected rather than inheriting the throne directly. This election is carried out by a council of four territorial chiefs known as the Undang Yang Empat (the Four Undangs). These chiefs represent the state's largest territories - Wikipedia.

Of course.

JOHOR POLLS WIPEOUT (DWI BAHASA, ENGLISH AND MALAY)

Mula sekali terima kasih dan tahniah kepada pengundi Johor yang telah tendang keluar penipu dan otak lembu Pakatan Harapan. 

Lets analyse the results. Lets do the easy ones first. In 2022 the PH won only 11 seats in Johor. DAP won 10 and PKR won 1 seat. Yesterday the PH was wiped out - the DAP won only 6 seats and PKR kept its single seat. (Did Amanah win 1 seat?).

I see a split in the vote. UMNO won big - they won 36 out of the 37 State seats they contested or 97% because of local Johor sentiment.  I dont think UMNO can repeat this outside Johor.  Lets see what happens in Negeri Sembilan. 

The PH on the other hand got wiped out because of national sentiment.  People do not like them for all their rubbish and bullshit in Putrajaya. The same sentiment that got them kicked out in Sabah.

PKR - PKR contested 20 seats but only won 1 seat. Or 5% of the grade. Total failure. This party is now officially dead. All the good people including Wan Azizah Wan Ismail have left the scene. Only the idiots remain.

DAP - DAP got kicked out 8-0 in Sabah. Complete shutout. Before that the PH got their asses kicked in the SIX state elections. Now they got kicked out again in Johor. They contested 16 seats and won only 6 seats or 35% of the marks. That is a FAIL grade - below 50%. This is the THIRD TIME they got kicked out. Believe me the PH are going to get kicked out in the General Elections. 

This is the SECOND TIME the DAP has screwed up. They made it into the Federal gomen in 2018. But they screwed up big time. Then they got their second chance in 2022. Tell me, how many political parties get a second chance in under FOUR years to form the Federal gomen? But they have screwed up again. I must say the Chinese politicians and their supporters are only good at talking big. And of course helping the property developers. Developers Action Party or DAP. As a political movement to move an entire society forward they fail. To put it mildly these folks are quite stupid.  There is no need to say much else about this bunch of idiots. 

PARTY              WON VS CONTESTED             %

UMNO                       36 of 37                            97%

MCA                            8 of 15                            53%

MIC                              4 of 4                             100%

PKR                             1 of 20                            5%

DAP                             6 of 17                            35%

PAS                              0 of 11

BERSATU                    0 of 16

BERSAMA                   0 of 15

MUDA                          0 of 4

Notes:   BN fielded 37 UMNO, 15 MCA and 4 MIC candidates, covering all 56 seats.
PH allocated its seats as 20 PKR, 19 Amanah and 17 DAP.
PN's allocation was 22 Bersatu and 12 PAS.
PAS, Bersatu and Bersama failed to win any seats.

Bersatu got totally wiped out. They contested 16 seats and lost all. This is the result of Bersatu splitting and throwing out Hamzah Zainuddin from the party. Hamzah has substantial support and ability. It was a mistake for Bersatu to have thrown him out. Tan Sri Muhyiddin should just quit from leading the party but its too late now. There is no one capable to take over the party. Plus in Malaysia party leaders simply do not quit their party posts even when they get kicked out by the voters. (Except for Najib in 2018).

Bersama - Rafizi Ramli's first outing in Johor was a disaster. They contested 15 seats and won 0. Rafizi does not fully understand the right 'formuler'.  Rafizi's economic ideas (that nasi lemak machine, his retail business program) are nightmares. The guy does not quite understand business or economics. In Johor they fielded candidates who 'applied for the job'  online. This was a first - and disastrous. 

Here is the formuler : the party must develop a solid national agenda. That shall be its national identity. All Malaysians should be made aware of the party's national agenda. Even in State elections. But down at the State level, you always pick candidates from the State level. They must know the local terrain and the local people must know them. You cannot pick candidates from Online applications. 

But what is Bersama's national agenda? Well even if they have one - they got kicked out 15 - 0. And please stop talking big. Tak ada apa pun cakap besar pasal apa? Friday podcasts for three hours?? Even the unemployed jobless guys do not have three hours to listen to you lah. Formuler tak betul. Where is your agenda for the people?  Abolish the tolls, abolish the Sedition Act, abolish the APs, get rid of the gila babi import duties and taxes on motor vehicles. Liberalise the banking industry fully. 100%. Abolish that rice import monopoly. Abolish all monopolies and oligopolies. Can or cannot? Please answer yes or no.

Muda - They won one seat. Youth does not sell well. In the United States of America the most liberal and perhaps most egalitarian society in the world it is rare for youth to get elected. Even in super liberal California, even the youngest voters respect experience, achievement and solid platforms. This means older candidates. Generally a 50 or even 60 year old with a good track record, experience and knowledge stands a better chance than a novice 25 year old. There are exceptions but maturity and experience are extremely important. In Malaysia the age factor in candidates is even more important. The voters want to see experienced and generally older candidates. If they are well educated all the better. It is difficult to go against this trend.

PAS : PAS bertanding 11 kerusi dan kalah semua. Kepada sahabat di PAS,  sila ambil maklum. Semua orang sudah tahu cara nak sembahyang lima waktu, cara nak ambil air sembahyang, cara naik haji. Pada zaman sekarang anak-anak kita berumur 17 tahun boleh tahu hukum-hakam naik haji secara detail. Ramai pula pernah berkursus mengurus jenazah sekali. 

PAS mula ditubuhkan pada 1951 dulu (apabila keluar dari UMNO). 

23 August 1951 – Persatuan Ulama Se-Malaya 

24 November 1951 – Persatuan Islam Se-Malaya (PAS). 

1972 - Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS).

Zaman itu masjid sikit saja, sekolah agama, kolej dan universiti Islam tak ada atau paling sikit. TV Hijrah tak ada. Di sekolah kebangsaan pun tak ada kelas agama. Jadi bila PAS mula perjuangkan agama pada tahun 1950an maka ada juga orang kampong tertarik. PAS jadi parti orang kampong. Ini bukan sindiran tapi realiti yang mempunyai kesan yang sangat besar yang PAS harus faham.  

Sekarang keadaan sudah berubah. Hari ini pula setiap anak Melayu pelajari pendidikan agama mula dari tadika sampai ke universiti. Pengajian agama di peringkat sekolah menengah saja (SPM) sudah hampiri diploma di negara lain.  Sekarang agama sudah menjadi industri skala besar. Agama sudah jadi bisnes.  Artis jual agama (lagu dan musik). Perbankan Islam jual agama. Sijil halal, makanan halal semua adalah bisnes yang lumayan. Ustaz glamour kaya melalui podcast, YouTube, ceramah agama dsbnya. Ustaz kepala umrah, rombongan haji semuanya kaya. Lepas tu gerombolan Salafi (dulu Wahabi) bertembung dengan golongan Asam Jawa. Hari-hari makin gaduh.  

Maksudnya agama sudah tidak lagi exclusive kepada perjuangan PAS. Dari stesen bas sampai ke stesen angkasa lepas (angkasawan Malaysia) orang Melayu boleh jumpa agama.  And then kampong pula makin kurang penghuninya.  Ramai generasi muda sudah berhijrah ke kawasan bandar.  Lebih 70% penduduk negara kita sekarang dianggap urban population. Orang bandar. Orang bandar menghadapi masalah yang berbeza daripada orang kampong. Peluang pekerjaan, sekolah yang elok, perumahan yang mampu dibeli atau di sewa, kos sara hidup yang tinggi, harga minyak, kualiti hospital (dibiayai dengan dana awam), sistem pengangkutan, harga kereta mahal, bayaran tol dan pelbagai lagi cabaran hidup di bandar. 

Jadi dalam realiti seperti ini di mana pula peranan PAS untuk membantu masyarakat kita? Hudud dah tak ada dah. Itu bagus. RUU355 pun entah ke mana. Bagus juga.  Lepas itu pengundi Islam di seluruh negara kurang daripada 60%. Baki penduduk negara adalah bukan Islam. Cina, India, Dayak, Dusun itu berbelas juta orang. Takkan PAS tidak mahu berurusan dengan bukan Islam? Atau tidak tahu? Ahli Parlimen itu wakil rakyat. Bukan wakil agama. 

Jadi apa pula perjuangan PAS pada abad ke 21 ini? Ini adalah tahun 2026. Bukan 1951. Semua orang sudah tahu sembahyang. Bebudak umur 17 tahun pun boleh belajar urus jenazah. Orang Melayu dah tak heran dengan perjuangan PAS. PAS perlu overhaul dengan serius.

MUST READ. ORANG MELAYU MESTI BACA. OIL INDUSTRY WILL CRASH PERMANENTLY IN 10 YEARS MAX. HERE IS WHY.

 

Here is the oil price chart (West Texas) for the past 30 days.

Despite all the ongoing Hormuz bullshit, in the past 30 days West Texas crude has gone from US$90 per barrel down to US$68 per barrel to yesterday's US$71 per barrel. These prices are relatively low.  Oil is not likely to hit US$100 - maybe never.

In 2024 Saudi Arabia cancelled capacity expansion to 13 million barrels per day.
1 million bpd of future capacity was cancelled.   Saudi's present capacity ≈ 12 million bpd.  But actual production ≈ 9 million bpd.  Shortfall ≈ 3 million bpd

• World oil supply is now about 105 million bpd. 
• World oil demand is just below 104 million bpd.  
• Despite the ayatollah monkeys, world oil supply exceeds demand. 
• China consumes 16 million bpd of oil (about 15%). This is disappearing.
• Please take note.

But here is the real threat on the horizon. It is called Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR) and it is Made in China.  It does not need cooling water, no danger of Fukushima or Chernobyl accidents, it can be built small and modular (possibly in 12-18 months by the Chinese)  and it runs on super abundant thorium - which is a waste product from many mining operations. China has enough Thorium to last them 20,000 years or more.

Here are two videos you must watch. Maximum 15 minutes. You can double the speed on YouTube.

The Chinese are planning to build ultra large container ships powered by thorium molten salt reactors.

• Thorium molten salt reactor (TMSR) powered container ships
• Producing roughly 50 MW electrical power
• Extraordinary endurance - decades without conventional refuelling
• Ship size:   about 230,000–250,000 tonnes carrying 24,000 containers  

It will be the end of bunker fuel for Chinese container ships. And 250,000 tonne giants will lower transport costs from the Port of Shanghai to Los Angeles. Pinduoduo will give 50% discounts.

The Chinese already have a prototype TMSR up and running since 2023. It is rated at 2MW thermal and is located in Gansu in the Gobi Desert. See picture.

 No ventilation chimneys, no cooling towers, no cooling ponds. No need for water.

They are already planning a 10 MW or larger TMSR plant by 2030 - only FOUR years away.  I estimate that in another six years after that (2036) the Chinese will have these TMSR plants popping up all over China.  

Now here comes the scary part.  Below here is the projection for Chinese consumption of fossil fuels over the next FIVE years. I have shown this chart not too long ago. Even without TMSR reactors, Chinese oil consumption is already slowing down. The chart shows that from 2027 - 28 onwards Chinese consumption of fossil fuels will start decreasing. China has invested heavily in solar energy, wind energy, hydro and other renewables. Plus their entire motor vehicle industry is switching to EV - which is more energy efficient.

So guess what is going to happen when the Chinese begin building TMSR reactors on a larger scale throughout China - after 2030.

This picture should give you an idea.

FRIDAY NOTES (12/06/26) FROM THE QURAN - SURAH YASIN

Non Muslims can read this. Some general knowledge. Out of the 114 surahs or chapters in the Quran, chapter 36 is called Surah Yasin. This chapter has much significance because it is often recited during special occasions especially at funerals and when people visit the graves of their dearly departed. It is often recited as a prayer at the graves of the dead people.

However with the appearance of Salafism there is debate because the Salafis do not practise the reciting of the Surah Yasin at funerals or at the graves of dead people.

Of course the vast majority of non-Arab Muslims do not understand Arabic and so they do not understand what they are reciting in Arabic.

Here are a few verses from Surah Yasin (36:60-64) with English translation.

Surah Yasin (36:60-64) 

60  وَأَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِيٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ  

61 وَأَنِ ٱعْبُدُونِى ۚ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ  

62 وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّۭا كَثِيرًا ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْقِلُونَ 

63  هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ  

64 ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ 

Here is the English translation (36:60-64)

60 Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan—indeed, he is to you a clear enemy?

61 And that you worship only Me? This is a straight path.

52 And he had already led astray from among you much of creation, so did you not use reason?

63 This is the Hellfire which you were promised.

64  Enter it today because you disbelieved.

This is part of the recitation at funerals and at the graves of the dearly departed.