By Abdul Hannan Faisal Tago

RIYADH – As in democratic countries, the Philippines elections, too, create a rift among the people along the political divide, which also spills over into the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) ranks.

With the start of absentee voting process outside the country last Saturday, debates among the supporters of the presidential candidates on various social networking websites have triggered a heated debate, with some betraying their racial prejudice, while others extend blind support to their candidates.

In Facebook, many supporters simply cut and paste what a candidate says against his rival aspirant, including harsh comments and wild accusations by politicians that also find echo in the Philippine media. By doing so, some of those supporters have blindly cast in their lot with politicians who are apparently interested in their own political agenda back home.

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(1)   AS-SHIRK – Pagtatambal sa Allah. Sinabi ng Allah (swt): "Katotohanan ay hindi patatawarin ng Allah ang sinumang magtatambal ng ibang diyos sa Kanya; subalit pinapatawad Niya, maliban dito, ang ibang kasalanan ng sinumang Kanyang naisin" "Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with HIM, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills."[Annisaa:116]
 
Sinabi pa ng Allah (swt): "Sinumang magtambal ng ibang diyos sa Allah, ipinagbabawal ng Allah sa kanya ang paraiso, at ang apoy ang kanyang magiging tirahan. At sa mga masasama, walang tulong sa kanila" "Indeed he who associates others with Allah – Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the worongdoers any helpers." [Maidah:72] kasama dito ay panalangin sa mga taong patay, paghingi ng tulong sa kanila, gumawa ng panata, pag-aalay para sa kanila na kagaya ng pag-aalay sa Jinn (hindi nakikitang nilalang) o sa mga libingan.
 
(2)   PAGLALAGAY  NG  TAGAPAMAGITAN  SA  GITNA  NG ALLAH (swt) AT SA KANYANG ALIPIN, hihingian ng tulong upang mamagitan, at ibigay ang pagtitiwala niya sa kanyang kapangyarihan. Ang sinumang gagawa nito ay kafir (sumuway sa kautusan ng Allah).
 

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Ustadj Esmail Abdulrahman

(1)  Knowledge, as opposed to ignorance. If a person declares the Oneness of Allah without knowing what it means, it follows that such a person is ignorant of what the declaration entails.
 
(2)  Certainty, as opposed to doubt. There are people who utter declaration while doubting the meanings inherent therein.
 
(3)  Complete sincerity and devotion, as opposed to partial or divided dedication. If a person fails to devote all his actions wholeheartedly to Allah, it follows that he is associating something else with Him, which runs counter to pure dedication.