Therefore, the intention of the command is: Contrary to the polytheistic practice, you should remain steadfast to your creed: your Prayer is only for Allah and your sacrifice is also for Him alone, as it has been said at another place: Declare, O Prophet, my salat and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, Lord of the universe, Who has no partner with Him.
May it serve as a lesson for today and our collective future.
In weeks before polling day on May 10, two party workers were killed in Penang and federal capital Kuala Lumpur.