THREE SULTANS IN NUSANTARA WILL COLLECT ZAKAT IN SHARIAH CURRENCY
DBY ABDALGHANY AOUESKHANOV
In the
last 100 years the progress of Islam has been presented by "islamizing"
Capitalism - on one hand, and obsession with personal morality - on the
other. In the process the most usurious practices and institutions of
Capitalism such as banking, stock exchange and paper money have been
blissfully endorsed as islamic while issues like halal sausage and woman
scarf were scrutinized with great seriousness. The relationship
between the two seemingly separate events was nevertheless remarkably
related: the more foods with halal logo and hijab-clad women were out
there, the more Riba intruded the muslim lands.
Malaysia in particular
has become a model of such islamic development whose symbolic picture
could be - "woman covered from top to toe, driving hire-purchased car,
living in mortgaged house and shopping in supermarket with three credit
cards in her bag".
Men on both sides of the
political spectrum in the country were proud and happy: "you see, we
managed to have both, Islam and Capitalism, Malaysia boleh!"
But one
day a man from a far land came, walked right into the center and cried
out: "Riba corrupted every aspect of your life! This is not Islam, this
is another religion!" When the stunned public asked if there were a
solution, the man answered: "Of course there is. What is Halal is surely
possible. We have our model, Islamic model. Our money is Gold Dinar and
Silver Dirham. Our leaders are Sultans who collect Zakat in it and
protect the poor". Many didn't understand but a few firlmy trusted the
man, Umar Ibrahim Vadillo.
That was
20 years ago. Seeds sown then by Shaykh Umar didn't die. Day after day
mukminun of Nusantara were watering them with love and patience. And
today there are hundreds of thousands across the region who declare:
"Banks and paper money have to go from our lives!" Muslims in
Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines use shariah
currency in their daily lives taking the side of Allah and His Messenger
in the war against Riba.
And this
year, 2012, the Dinar Revolution is taking on a new dimension as three
islamic rulers in Nusantara have come forward to state: "WE WILL SERVE OUR PEOPLE NOT THE BANKERS".
On the 4th January Sultan Bantilan Muhammad Muizzuddin II of the
Sultanate of Sulu in southern Phillipines announced the Dinar and Dirham
would be the official currency of his nation. Soon after that historic
event on the 28th January Sultan Sepuh XIV of the Sultanate of Cirebon
in West Java, proclaimed in his palace that he would mint dinar and
dirham under his name and collect Zakat in it. And on the 21st April
Sultan Mudaffar Sjah II of the Sultanate of Ternate in eastern
Indonesia, publicly declared the introduction of Halal money in the
kingdom. "Sultan of Ternate perhaps is the last sultan in the region
who has preserved significant political power, and recognition of his authority by the
people is so natural that I haven't seen anything like that in Malaysia
or elsewhere. First time I met Sultan of Ternate was 10 years ago when
I presented to him the book "Sultaniyah" by Shaykh Abdalqadir As-Sufi,
the book outlined the role and duties of the Muslim ruler, among the
obligations of sultan minting of the coins and collecting Zakat were
primal. Ten years went by but now the sultan is ready and we are ready
to make it happen" - says Chairman of Muamalah Council, Hj Umar Azmon.
These sultans of Nusantara are the first Islamic monarchs
in the modern history to re-introduce the Shariah currency and restore
the fallen pillar of Islam, Zakat. The three sultans have agreed to
mint their coins under the international standard of the World Islamic
Mint, thus making gold dinar de-facto an international currency.
Inter-exchangeable 1:1 gold dinars and silver dirhams of Cirebon,
Ternate, Sulu and of course Kelantan will not only activate trade and
investment in the region but also integrate the Muslims of Nusantara.
In a month time the three sultans will gather together to launch the
return of the Shariah Currency to the land of Nusantara. On that day
Capitalism will shrink by half in the world of meanings for when the
light comes darkness dissapears.
There will
be public announcement made on the time and venue of this greatest
event as many from all over the world would like to witness the
proclamation of the Deen that has not been made for more than a hundred
years.
May Allah bless the Sultans of Cirebon, Sulu and Ternate. May Allah bless people of Nusantara.
Sultan of Cirebon and Shaykh Umar Vadillo
Sultan of Ternate declares introduction of Gold Dinar
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