{
  "id": 6192379,
  "title": "Berjuang dalam PAS ‘gerenti’ ke syurga?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/berjuang-dalam-pas-gerenti-ke-syurga-6192379",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/09/08/berjuang-dalam-pas-gerenti-ke-syurga"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Takiyuddin Hassan, PAS Secretary-General, recently made remarks about PAS supporters potentially entering heaven. The context appears to be PAS's claim that supporting the party will lead to salvation. It seems Takiyuddin was addressing many critics who argued that PAS was \"playing God\" by promising heaven. So, his statement might have been his own interpretation that \"if one struggles in Islam through PAS, Allah willing, they can enter heaven.\" In other words, it conveys a message of struggling on an Islamic platform rather than an exclusively PAS platform, but the party's slogan is rooted in the concept of religion interwoven with politics and politics within religion. For PAS, winning in the world of faith certainly means winning in the afterlife and entering heaven. This logic might be reasonable from one perspective, but it raises numerous questions about this concept. Therefore, I would like to ask and remind Muslims, including PAS followers, about what we know and what we don't know about the path to heaven. First, let's discuss Jihad. This is easy to understand as martyrdom leads directly to heaven. It seems straightforward, to take a sword, pistol or machine gun and sacrifice oneself against the enemy. Groups like Islamic State may claim that throwing a bomb at a woman, child, elderly or adult in a \"kafir\" supermarket leads to heaven. Perhaps they were told about the Nice, France attack a few years ago and the Manchester stadium bombing. All of these are considered entries to heaven. So, following Takiyuddin, if one engages in Jihad within PAS, as long as they fight like a true warrior, it can lead to heaven, he said. However, we must consider the quality of our Jihad, surely. A well-known example is the story of Saidina Ali bin Abu Talib. He fought against the kafir harbi and almost had the sword plunged into his enemy's throat, but the enemy jumped on him. What did Ali do? He continued to retreat. The kafir harbi was surprised and asked, \"You have the upper hand why didn't you kill me then?\" All Muslims know the answer because they are familiar with this story. Ali said that when he fought, he fought for Islam, but when he was about to kill the enemy out of anger, his intention changed. He didn't want to kill out of personal anger, but rather to fight for Islam. Therefore, PAS applicants should be aware. If one wants to seize power through PAS, it doesn't necessarily equate to struggling sincerely for Islam. Some may seek to become representatives of the people, earn large salaries, become ministers or prime ministers, or even receive commissions from investment companies for \"Islamic\" reasons or even their own bank accounts. So, while struggling, one must regularly reflect on their intentions - is this \"jihad\" in PAS leading them to Islam, or is it for the sake of a position? Secondly, I would like to talk about a favorite hadith of mine because it serves as a daily guideline in my life. The hadith is as follows: \"Indeed, every time you are collected and your mother's womb is filled with milk for forty days, then turns into blood for forty days, then becomes flesh for forty days. Then a messenger is sent to suck his soul and (the messenger) is commanded to blow into him the spirit and (the angels) are commanded to establish four things: determining his wealth, his fate, his deeds and his destiny, either misery or happiness. Among you, there are some who practice the deeds of the heavens until the distance between them and heaven is only a hair's breadth, but it has been determined for them, and they practice the deeds of the hellfire, then they enter hell. Indeed, among you are those who practice the deeds of the hellfire until the distance between them and hell is only a hair's breadth, but it has been determined for them, and they practice the deeds of the paradise, then they enter paradise.\" [Muslim (2643)] This hadith reminds me to always strive, constantly renew and correct our intentions and do good deeds for all humanity, and not to insult, mock or defame anyone, so that Allah may accept this act of worship. We should not boast about our victory as Muslims because our party is called 'Islam,' our workplace is 'Islamic Party,' our bank is 'Bank Islam.' Let's think for a moment. We must check ourselves each day, in our special prayers and our deeds to bring benefit, both of which are our secret with Allah. When we fast, only we know, and Allah knows. We don't urge others to fast during the daytime. We don't close restaurants until 4 in the afternoon. When we pray Tahajjud, we should keep it private. When we give charity, we don't need to show it to others. When we go on Hajj, we don't need to perform a village pilgrimage. Just a message to the heirs is enough. Perhaps we won't return and the time will pass. In our final moments, I always picture myself like a cat begging for food at a mamak restaurant. It sits near us, looking up. If we give it food, and if we don't, it will sit there until we leave the table. So, in the end with Allah Ta'ala, we must be like this cat. We have done all the special prayers with sincerity.",
  "summary": "Keahlian atau perjuangan melalui parti Islam bukan jaminan ke syurga kerana niat, amal dan pengakhiran seseorang tetap menjadi penentu di sisi Allah.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Berjuang dalam PAS ‘gerenti’ ke syurga?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/berjuang-dalam-pas-gerenti-ke-syurga",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}