No way we’ll apologise to DAP, says mufti
Pahang’s Abdul Rahman says it’s DAP that must say sorry for interfering in Islamic affairs
(Free Malaysia Today) – Pahang Mufti Abdul Rahman Osman has turned the tables on DAP, asking the party to apologise to him instead of the other way round in a quarrel over a sermon he delivered on Hari Raya Haji.
“We will never bow to any party that wants our department to apologise and withdraw the text of the Eid al-Adha sermon,” Utusan Malaysia today quoted Abdul Rahman as saying.
He said DAP should be the party to apologise for interfering in Islamic affairs. He cited as an example the party’s opposition to the introduction of hudud in Kelantan.
Abdul Rahman was responding to Sunday’s statement by Pahang DAP Chairman Tengku Zulpuri Shah, in which he gave the Pahang Islamic Affairs Department five days to apologise. He said DAP would take court action if no apology was forthcoming by tomorrow.
In the sermon, Abdul Rahman lamented the disunity among Muslims and he blamed it on politics. He also accused some Muslim members in DAP of “openly opposing” Islam.
