...but for the moment, not with Rayani Air.
Few days ago, a popular Facebook page posted a short satirical piece condemning those who seamlessly aiming their
guns towards the newly launched syariah compliance Rayani Air airlines.
Rayani Air have been in the limelight recently for
their constant delays and last-minute flight cancellations. This has caused considerable despair and resentment to their unsuspecting customers.
One of the basic tenets of Islam is punctuality. For
an airline that professes to adhere to Syariah rule, it is beyond comprehension
that Rayani Air came to ignore this basic principle.
This is the reason why most customers are riled up
with Rayani Air’s service - they inherently misused the name of Islam and have
subsequently painted a very bad image for this sacred religion.
In the snipe posting, that Facebook page openly denounced
those critiques as ambiguous and having ulterior motives towards Rayani Air.
They further implied that the critiques were
merely masquerading; their true purpose was to denigrate the airlines’
intention to uplift Islamic principle.
I don’t know how constantly having flight delays and
rescheduled flight at the last minute can uplift Islamic image.
As far as I’m concern, it was the opposite that is
true. Rayani’s Air actions, intentionally or not, have derailed Islam from its
supposed original and actual way of being.
I am not against Islam. I am against Islam being
misused for financial gain without truly exhibiting the real Islamic value in
the process.
On a final note, the Facebook page further stated that in
case an airline (other than Rayani Air) explodes, what would happen to the
passengers? Being found dead surrounded by beers are not a good ending. How to answer in the hereafter?
This is akin to saying that if we were buying
something in a 7-11 shop and the shop accidentally exploded, we would not have
a good ending as there were beers nearby.
For me, the above assertion was not sensitive
to the feelings of MH370 and MH17 relatives, whose loved ones perished in the unfortunate disaster.
Our deeds and how we observed our religion are what
matter most in Islam. How and where we die have little bearings on our
hereafter life. If we sincerely hold fast to our Islamic principle, no matter
what happens, Allah will fulfil His promise.
The said page have mass followings, especially among
young readers. Some of them accept their words as the gospel truth. This
is what makes thing more complicated.
Misleading the young minds at such a tender age
would have dire repercussions.
I hope our young
minds of today could think with a sensible mind when gleaning statements from
the internet, especially from popular Facebook pages (I have no Facebook...already deactivated it. I never liked Facebook in the first place).
Update 9/4/2016
Rayani Air operation was suspended indefinitely until further notice. Personally I think this is the right move for the best interest of all.
Update 9/4/2016
Rayani Air operation was suspended indefinitely until further notice. Personally I think this is the right move for the best interest of all.
