The Malaysian Insight

PAS has called for Putrajaya to halt the spread of religious liberalism, saying the ideology is a threat to Muslims and the position of Islam in the Federal Constitution

The Islamist party’s deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said this is because liberals believed all religions are the same and have equal status in law.

“We have always respected the rights of non-Muslims and never forced non-Muslims to accept Islam, but liberal ideas are very dangerous because they say all religions are the same,” he said in his speech during the launch of the PAS Youth assembly in Gambang, Pahang today.

“They say all our rights are the same but the Federal Constitution has already placed Islam as the official religion on the federation. So, I urge the government to stop the spread of liberal ideas.”

Tuan Ibrahim, who is also Kubang Kerian MP, said the “enemies of Islam” have been eroding Muslim’s trust in their local shariah laws and their ulama (scholars and jurists).

“There is a plan to weaken Islam, to make Muslims distrusts our own laws such as our inheritance laws, and to create a generation who distrust our type of politics.”

“Just look at how they insult our ulama such as what they’ve written about Zakir Naik, (PAS president) Abdul Hadi Awang and (Egyptian theologian) Yusuf Al Qaradawi.”

After his speech, delegates and attendees at the PAS Youth assembly expressed solidarity with Zakir, the Malaysia-based Indian Muslim preacher who is wanted in his home country on money-laundering and terrorism charges.

India has submitted a formal extradition request for Zakir but Putrajaya wants assurances that he will not be jailed before he is convicted.

Malaysians have been split over his extradition as there are two online petitions for both arguments. – June 19, 2019.