Nik Aziz: Nothing wrong for a Chinese to enter mosque

By Syed Azhar, TheStar

KOTA BARU: PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said it was nothing new for a Chinese to enter a mosque.

He added that those who politicised the issue should also find it unacceptable that the Chinese built mosques for the Muslims in the country.

“I cannot understand why the issue over a Chinese entering a mosque has been blown out of proportion.

“I am puzzled why this matter has been politicised when there are also cases of Chinese who made contributions in cash and kind to build mosques.

“Some give cash, others provide building materials. This is nothing new in Kelantan and I cannot see any fault in such acts,” he told reporters after handing out aid to the poor in conjunction with the Hari Raya celebration in Kubang Kerian here.

Nik Aziz, who is also Kelantan Mentri Besar, was asked to comment on Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching having to apologise to the Sultan of Selangor after she visited a surau in her constituency recently.

Nik Aziz reiterated his stand that there was nothing wrong with Teo’s action and said it was unfortunate that the matter had been politicised by certain quarters.

A Malay daily published a front-page picture of the first-term MP addressing worshippers at the Al-Huda Surau in Kajang Sentral, saying she was disrespectful to the religion.

Teo was also issued with a warning letter by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council.

To a question, Nik Aziz said he would not be drawn into a debate with Malay pressure group Perkasa’s president Datuk Ibrahim Ali who wanted him to explain in detail his stand on the issue.

“I know him very well,” he said.