The political upheaval our Nation of Maldives has gone
through now for the past month or so is unprecedented. The shocking court ruling
on Raees Mohamed Nasheed to a 13 year jail sentence is indeed a staggering
moment in our political life; a devastating blow to our Nation as yet tottering
on the road to democracy. To many this has been a harrowing period of national
anxiety over the future of an intensely popular political icon. The rampant
opinions of a political framing culminating in the decision of a corrupt
judiciary are just too loud and seem only too blatant.
The short march of our
multi-party democracy has indeed torn our nation apart. What began as a hopeful
introduction has deteriorated into chaos and resentment on both sides that will surely scar our nation for generations to come. Sadly there seems no constituency on a
middle path that will see or hear out the mutual decadence that is going on.
The argument that this is the teething problems on the path of democracy is but
an excuse to gain time to fleece national wealth. Political coteries - AKA political
parties- with a train of hangers-on have no clear issue agendas except the singular
hope of ascension to power that seem to justify sacrificing even the life of a
national icon just to have the chance to fatten on the booty. It is sad that at
this early stage in a small 100 per cent Muslim nation such as ours, we witness such
greed and resentment, just for the sake of winning the glitter of this world.
Yes, this is the governance of today driven by the politics
of money and greed. Democracy and a new Constitution touted as means of
promoting social harmony through the separation of powers that is to work
against the inherent human desire to dominate is not elevating us to our soul, but
dragging us deep into our ego. Yet we say that Islam reigns above this Constitution.
So where are the beautiful lessons we glean from our Quran and Ahaadees?
In a democracy too there are processes established to follow
a due process. When selfishness and gain take precedence over the common good
that politicians are there to uphold, chaos will be king. As a faithful and well-meaning
citizen of this country, I beseech those in power to be true Islamic democratic
leaders -- those that have deep and exemplary Eman and patience as the critical
ingredients that make them tick.
On the more mundane level, while we plan to build bridges that
will connect islands, let’s also plan to build the more important network of bridges
to our hearts.
1 comment:
This is how a lawless nation ends, modern way to perish a nations. It has nothing to do with any particular figure or personality. It's just form of excommunication from moral ethics and divine codes laid-out!
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