The fever of the game "Pokemon Go" has spread to all corners of the world. Indonesia is no exception, this game really distracts almost everyone. There are also those who have to be willing to stop their work for the sake of this one game.
The game "Pokemon Go" developed by Nintendo, Pokemon Corps and Niantic Labs has claimed many victims. Some even had accidents because of this game.
Pokemon GO has not been officially released in Indonesia, but this game is very loved by people from children to adults even to the point of causing addiction. All gamers' eyes are fixed on the screen of their smart phone regardless of the surrounding conditions and even tend to endanger themselves, not a few become victims of this game there was an accident plunged into the sea and then drowned and some fell from a height to death and some were trapped in underground caves and not a few were caught going into other people's residential areas and their military agencies were caught, this is all because to follow the ambition of hunting down the pokemon monster figures they want.
The word Pokemon in English is an abbreviation of two words, namely the word (Poke) which is an abbreviation of the word (Pocket), which means pocket or pocket. And the word (Mon) which stands for the word (Monster), means Monster. So it means pocket monster. The point is an expression of how small these monsters are to fit in a pocket.
The name Pikachu, who is a famous character in this cartoon, is also formed from two words (Pika) in Japanese which show the meaning of shining. While the word (Chu) is an expression of the sounds that come out of the mouth of a mouse. Why is it called Pikachu? Because (this character) is shaped like a mouse armed with an electric shock.
The words (Charmander) show the meaning: a burning fire. Taken from the English word (Char). While the word (Amander) is a word that gives a signal to an animal such as a lizard that resembles a burning fire. This information was mentioned by the Japanese Cultural Attaché in Jordan; Kuji Taharo, as written by the Jordanian newspaper ar-Rayu in its 4/4/2001 edition.
From this description, it appears that people are mistaken in assuming that the meaning of Pokemon according to the Syriac language is "I am Jewish", or other similar meanings. Syriac is the language used by some Syrians, although it is not an official language, Syrians usually use this language for daily communication as a second language after Arabic.
The New York Times magazine in its March 26, 2001 issue mentioned the statement of a spokesman for this cartoon producer in Tokyo whose identity was withheld: "That he denies that the company uses religious symbols in its products".
The Jordanian newspaper "ad-Dustur" Monday edition 8 Muharam 1422 H. also mentions the statements of several Syrian doctoral linguists at Yarmuk University, as well as the statement of the Syrian Social Institute in Jordan, that the words Pokemon, Pikachu and other names in Pokemon cartoons, absolutely nothing to do with Syriac, even the names are foreign to Syriac. The same thing is also believed that the names are in Japanese. Similarly, the assumption that it uses Hebrew.
ORIGIN OF POKEMON
The Pokemon cartoon doll came from the idea of ​​a Japanese boy named Satushi Tajiri. He is a person who likes to collect insects. Then he fantasized that the world would be invaded by these insects and by strange animals from outer space in great numbers and later discovered by humans. Continue in turn these animals develop and improve to be more perfect with the release of new limbs.
Then a Japanese giant called Nintendo adopted the idea by producing electronic toys and developing them into (cartoon) small, pocket-sized monsters that (according to their idea of ​​a pen) had magical powers to fight. Then these toys spread significantly in the late nineties to dominate all corners of the world in the form of electronic toys, cartoons, live films, comics, story journals and (even up) on websites. Internet.
POKEMON GAME
It's been spread among children, pocket games, especially with Pokemon characters. This game takes place using certain rules and guidelines, which from there form a variety of games. Some of them are complicated because they use dice as well as pictorial tools and certain tables. This game takes time to learn. It is based on the principle of collecting pictures of small monsters (terrible animals), then training them in fighting and fighting techniques.
Each monster (considered) has certain strengths and privileges, and is divided into ten factions. The winner of the game is the person who is not only able to collect a large number of images of the monster, but also can make good use of the features of each image of the monster, can train it well and classify it; to be developed in his battle against the enemy.
Among the games again there are easy ones, which conclude in mastering special cards that contain (pictures of) certain monsters with certain magical powers.
The objective (of this game) is to gain profit by collecting as many cards as possible.
Meanwhile, cards containing monsters that have more abilities and are dangerous (as opposed to the contents of their specially numbered pictures, codes and cues), are sold at a higher price. Small children compete and compete to get it. The child who wins is the one who is considered to be able to beat his opponent's card. Then he is entitled to his opponent's cards, or the opponent must redeem them with money. (Victory in the second kind of game) this happens purely by fate and chance, no skill is needed other than being able to pay the price of the card.
This game (Pokemon) will never end unless God wills, because there are always renewals and developments of new monster characters and new playing fields are always created, on a large scale.
THINGS THAT ARE PROHIBITED BY SHARIA IN POKEMON
1. Shirk and Damaging Muslim Aqeedah
There is no doubt that creating imaginary living creatures that are fictitious, let alone possessing extraordinary and miraculous features and abilities, including the most corrupted ideas (thoughts) can poison children's minds. Even there there is propaganda for the existence of extraordinary things that match and even surpass the miracles of the prophets. This will make a child believe in this miraculous power and provide a defense against the existence of that power. All of this clearly includes the destruction of the aqidah of children who are still fitrah and straight.
There, in addition, there is also an element of challenge to the power of al-Khaliq k and wanting to compete with the provisions of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Naudzu billah.
This all clearly contradicts the authentic Islamic Aqeedah and contradicts the straight educational manhaj.
2. Lying blatantly to a small child and making something harmful to him. It happens through the appearance of a fictional being who has magical abilities, but who doesn't actually exist. This will encourage and motivate children to believe in such things. And that is clearly a blatant lie and is a disservice to children's minds and imaginations.
Basically children's toys, that the children themselves determine (control) the toys. But that's not the case with Pokemon. In fact the opposite happened. Because (in Pokemon) it is Pokemon that determine, control and direct children.
What is also worrying and even more dangerous is that toys, forever show something of culture. Pokemon also offers a culture. But it is an imaginary culture that is sweeping away children all over the world. It is a culture that is far from the nature of non-Muslim children, and far from the aqidah and culture of Muslim children. So it is a form of cultural miniature, because with the rampant Pokemon cartoons throughout the world, it will make children think with the same mindset and will play with the same form of toys. It's as if Pokemon is preparing children and then fostering them towards the same behaviors and values.
It's a form of experimental mania that ignores a lot of other things, so you see Pokemon cartoons that can bind parents and take their children's toys out of their control. This in turn removes the barrier between Pokemon and children. And so finally these cartoons control them.
3. The False Theory of Evolution
Understood through the evolutionary development of these little monsters that had this magical ability all by themselves. This is in line with Darwin's theory of kufr and vanity, which states that there is a development and improvement of creatures by themselves, and negates the involvement of al-Khaliq in that development. And this is clear disbelief.