Is it good or bad? Generally it is good because of the feeling of belongings, hence assurance of protection. But when you tend to become fanatic towards asabiyah then this good thing will turn bad.

What "asabiyah" really means? It is derived from root word "asab" which means 'to bind' and "asabah" which means 'union'. Therefore they form a definition "a state of belongingness in a group or race". Nevertheless, there are two side of "asabiyah". Bad "asabiyah" when we start potraying fanaticism and chauvinism. Whereas the good side is when we cultivate bravery and solidarity. (quoted from article http://omairanas.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/03/asabiya-the-sociological-view-of-ibne-khaldun.htm)

When Rasulullah PBUH travel to Medina (hijra) what He did first was to merge two tribes (Ansar & Muhajirin) together which clashed to each other. Reason being, Islam does not approve "asabiyah".

If we travel back in time and learn from the fall of Turkish Ottoman empire. It was started when one of the leader of the tribe in Mecca (the leader came from Bani Hashim Sheikh Sharif Hussain) rioted to declare their own independence from the Turkish empire. This happened after the leader met British agents and ultimately became their agent. His son then became the King. British found out that the weakest link in all muslim is when somebody touch the sensitivity of their race. This psychological warfare was really effective and this was the start of the fall of Ottoman empire. Starting from United Arab Emirates, British started occupation of other nations under the ruling of Ottoman Empire and lastly on 1918, British occupied the center of Ottoman empire and abolished the caliphate.



Additionally you can also read http://sejarahnagarakedah.blogspot.com regarding Islam empire devastation in Asian.

If we don't want this to happen in Malaysia, please get rid of this "asabiyah" ideology. Islam is the way and Rasulullah PBUH had shown us how successful Islam as the way of life. Asabiyah bring no good to us and that is why we need to get rid of it

This is my personal opinion on GST and why it must be abolished. What government said is that this GST system is a copycat of GST from developed countries. Is sound fruitful to your ears right? But let's look at developed countries per-capita and where we stand in the list. We are at no 68, sandwiched by Argentina and Botswana. Are those countries are developed countries! No!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GNI_(nominal)_per_capita

Secondly, how many Malaysian compared to developed countries qualify to pay for income tax. I don't know whether this number is correct or not, it is 15% from 12 million workers in Malaysia. And to qualify for that if I am not mistaken, you must be at least a salary of RM2500 and above to qualify. How many Malaysian enjoy that kind of salary. Let's rethink of lower income people, do they have to be included in GST?

These are only points that I have to counter the execution of GST in Malaysia. Government need to find alternatives in order to salvage lower income people in Malaysia. Help them they help you!

I like the idea of the movie Pay It Forward. How wonderful if our government can follow the idea from a movie created from a developed country.



The most important thing is, Islam urge Muslims to always help those who in need regardless of their skin color and never ask any returns.