COMMENT | Najib Abdul Razak seems to think that he has a very good chance of making a political comeback because he believes God is now on his side. The former prime minister feels vindicated when the Pakatan Harapan government fell from power after he turned to God.

God did not actually appear in his dreams or called him up to say his prayer has been answered. Najib simply took an oath last year asking for divine help.

It is a serious oath called "sumpah laknat". If you take this oath, it means you are asking God to curse you forever if you lied. At the same time, you are also imploring God to curse those who wrongly accused you.

Najib took the oath in reaction to the accusation that he had ordered the execution of the Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu. He considered his action as a "last weapon" to redeem his name, and he did it with a seemingly heavy heart mixed with dread as this was something you cannot fool around with.

When Harapan did indeed collapse, Najib now saw it as God's punishment for the wrong he had suffered. He implied that God took note of his oath and...