Don’t build mosques in towns and where there are humans

Stop building mosques in the towns, cities and urban areas. Make sure that mosques are built in areas that are far from civilisation. And if you still want to build mosques where there are people then make sure that the carparks are huge and at least ten times or more the size of the mosque.

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Raja Petra Kamarudin

The Mufti of Perlis, Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, said we should not block the streets and roads near mosques. Actually this is a problem only from around noon to about 2.30pm on Fridays, which is about two-and-a-half hours out of 168 hours a week or 1.5% of the time.

The way this Mufti is talking is as if this is the fault of car owners, meaning those people who go to the mosque every Friday at lunch time. Actually it is not their fault at all but the fault of the local government and religious department. And why the hell did the Mufti not advise them accordingly, which is supposed to be their bloody job? Come out with a fatwah declaring that it is haram to build mosques in areas where it would inconvenience people.

Why allow the Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq to be built in Bangsar?

Let us take the mosque in Bangsar, Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq, as one example. That mosque was built for 4,000 people but normally, on Fridays, the mosque gets more than that, maybe 5,000 people or more.

The carpark, however, is so small. So either you walk to the mosque (if you stay within walking distance) or you have to drive to the mosque and park your car on the street outside the mosque (which is what most people have to do).

That mosque was approved by the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council in 1977. Why did they approve that mosque, and a mosque that big on top of that, in such an area? Why did the government not reject the application to build that mosque in Bangsar and ask them to go and build it in, say, Sungai Besi or somewhere far away (like they did with the Turf Club)?

The other alternative would be when approving the building of mosques the government should ask them to make sure that they also build enough carparks. So the parking area might have to be ten times or more the size of the mosque. And that would mean the Bangsar mosque would never be allowed to be built in Bangsar because there is not enough land for a huge carpark. The Bangsar Mosque will have to be located in Janda Baik.

Mosques should have huge carparks, at least ten times or more the size of the mosque, like this carpark for 5,000 cars

Of course, some may consider it wasteful that we have thousands of mosques all over Malaysia building huge carparks that are used for only two hours or so a week while the rest of the time those carparks are empty. But if this is the price we need to pay to stop Chinese from honking their horns and to stop Malays from going berserk so be it. After all what’s a few billion Ringgit to make everyone happy?

Anyway, it is the taxpayers’ money so the mosque does not have to pay anything and, according to the Chinese, they pay 90% of the personal income tax. And if this makes the Chinese happy who are we to argue with that?

Maybe from now on the government can ban the building of mosques in towns, cities and urban areas. Or else make sure that the carparks are huge, at least ten times the size of the mosque. Better still, build mosques far away from civilisation so that no humans get upset with the presence of mosques around where they live and work.

And sack all those stupid people who in the first place approved the building of these mosques in areas where there are humans.

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Dr Asri: Do not block roads near mosques

(The Star) – Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin has called on Muslims in the state to not block roads near mosques during prayer time and religious festivities.

In a Facebook post, Dr Asri advised Muslims to be courteous and give the right of way to other road users.

“The trick is to park your vehicle in an orderly manner to enable other road users to use the road. Blocked roads can sometimes be a pain,” he said.

“Roads are not only used by us, others also have the right to use it in a way that complies with regulations,” said Dr Asri.

He said that others may need to use the road in an emergency or need to get to places like airports on time.

“Hopefully, our mosques, especially in Perlis, stay organised and do not interfere with other road users,” he said.

Dr Asri disclosed that his post was meant as a general advice, and not in reference to the altercation that took place outside a mosque in Austin Perdana, Johor on Friday.

However, he said any actions disrupting the peace during prayer session should not be condoned.