Narai o Narai, kenapa engkau berkeris?

Dengan merujuk lukisan di atas yg menunjukkan seorg Lebai berkeris terus mendakwa bahawa King Narai itu adalah Islam. Mereka dengan gelojohnya memetik tulisan M. Ismail Marcinkowski bagi menyokong andaian mrk. M. Ismail menulis:

..."King Narai himself is said to have been under Iranian cultural influence in terms of his daily food and dress and his preferred architectural styles", ..

Ismail menulis begitu dgn merujuk manuskrip "SAFINE-YE SOLAYMANI" (Ship of Sulaiman), manakala puak yg membuat andaian ini pula mencedok tulisan Ismail dari internet tanpa membaca sendiri manuskrip tersebut.

Yang sebenarnya, King Narai memang meminati cara kebudayaan luar termasuk cara berpakaian. Dia dikatakan di pengaruhi oleh perdana menterinya Aqa Muhammad, seorg bangsa Iran. Namun, hanya dari segi pakaian sahaja yg ditiru, dari segi pegangan agama tidak pula, sebagaimana disebut oleh penulis:

..He (Narai)delved into the percepts on the natural disposition and lusts of man but when it came to beholding the beauty of the true Belove and mastering the Perfect Subject, which consists in knowing the one God, his inner eye of understanding remained limited to the bare exterrior of the world. Despite the breadth of his studies, the king held firmly to the path of ingratitude before his Maker and to this day he continues on the road of ignorance....(SAFINE-YE SOLAYMANI, Tr. O Kane, pg.99)

Walaubagaimana pun, penulis mendakwa bahawa hubungan antara org Siam (kafir) dgn org Islam semakin baik pada zaman King Narai berbanding zaman ayahanda nya.

...However, a certain degree of change did take place. Contrary to the fixed attitude which his father displayed, the presentt king has made certain concessions and the most basic beliefs he held, have been shaken to their foundation. His pagan faith is no longer so firm and the hatred which usually exists between the no-believers and the faithful, has disappeared..(SAFINE-YE SOLAYMANI. pg. 99)

Sekarang, tiba lah bahagian yg dipetik oleh Ismail kemudian di copy and paste oleh puak putar belit sejarah ni.

...the King of Siam sincerely was interested in raising himself, of acquiring distinction and improving his way of living, his household and his possessions. He was eager to learn about the other kings of the inhabitated world, their behaviour, customs and principles...Thus dressing himself with sincerity, he has abandoned his former style of clothing and he has started to wear Iranian clothes, our kind of long embroidered tunic, trousers, shirts and shoes and socks..

Keris??

..When his servants ask what kind of weapon he wishes to wear, he replies, 'What one wears must conform to one's rank and I find the Iranian style dagger (sejenis senjata spt Keris) alone worthy of my waist...

Maka, dari situlah ilustrasi pelukis yg melakarkan potret King Narai spt di atas itu. Namun, pelukis mungkin menambah sedikit supaya King Narai ini menjadi spt org Iran lalu menambah serban atas kepalanya, padahal King Narai tidak mahu pakai serban.

...But he (King Narai) has turned his head aside from wearing the turban because of its weight. He declares, 'My head has no desire for the elaborate crown of Jamshid. This simple cap of felt is proper to my station'...(SAFINE-YE SOLAYMANI, pg.99)

Begitulah adanya, catatan ini adalah catatan org yg hidup pada masa kejadian (real time) bukan catatan org yg hidup beratus tahun kemudian, yg hanya pandai memberi nama Sheikh itu, Sheikh ini, Abd itu, Abd ini kepada raja-raja Ayutthaya tanpa sumber yg sah. Hanya wasiat dari seorg yg gagap nak..nak..nak.. Semua dia nak, termasuk nak jadi raja, bukan raja-sebarang raja malah Yg Dipertuan Agong...ntah la Labu...

Kadang-kadang pelik juga, mrk ini bercerita tentang Siam, tapi bila terjumpa potret org berkeris mrk terus buat kesimpulan bahawa org itu adalah Islam kerana keris adalah senjata Melayu. Dlm penutup satu artikel mrk, mereka menyoal. 'Keris ini melambang Muai (Thai) atau silat? (Melayu). Kadang-kadang mrk lupa yg mrk bukan bercerita pasal Melayu, tapi tentang Siam. Siam tetap Siam lah, walau ugama apa pun mrk tetap Siam yg cakap Siam, senjata pun cara Siam. Kalau keris, bukan Siam tapi Makasar.