Bukit Gantang

Its odd (or should i say co-incidence?), when I think about the result of the by elections that was announced last night, I came across this familiar phrase from the Holy Quran, which most of Muslims read every morning in the mathurat recitation with translation as below:

"Say, `O Allâh! the Lord of all power, You grant power to whomsoever You will and take away power from whomsoever You please, and confer honour and dignity on whomsoever You will and disgrace whomsoever You will. All good lies in Your hand. Verily, You are the Possessor of full power to do all You will" (3 : 26)

(translation in Malay)

Katakanlah, "Wahai Tuhan pemilik kekuasaan, engkau anugerahkan kekuasaan bagi siapa yang Engkau kehendaki dan mencabut kekuasaan dari siapa yang Engkau kehendaki. Engkau muliakan siapa yang Engkau kehendaki, dan Engkau hinakan siapa yang Engkau kehendaki, dalam tangan-Mu segala kebaikkan, sesungguhnya Engkau Mahakuasa atas segala sesuatu." (QS Ali Imran [3]: 26).

At Bukit Gantang, the rakyat has spoken.