Malaysia is an Islamic state/country after all
In short, the DAP state government of Penang proved today that Malaysia is an Islamic country or Islamic state and is not a secular state like what DAP has been screaming and shouting about for so many years. I hereby rest my case.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
For years DAP has been screaming and shouting that Malaysia is not an Islamic country or Islamic state, as Pakatan Harapan’s Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad declared, but is, in fact, a secular state.
Today, it was proven that Malaysia is an Islamic country or Islamic state.
DAP may be the Penang state government, but when it comes to matters concerning Islam, the DAP state government has absolutely no say in the matter.
Definition of secular state: A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.
In a secular state, there is separation of state and religion. The state has no business dictating or controlling religious doctrine. An individual can believe or not believe in God and/or religion, and is free to comment on or interpret religious doctrine the way he/she wishes to.
Today, the Penang Mufti proved that the religious authorities dictate all matters concerning religion. The religious authorities also decide religious doctrine and the elected government has absolutely no say in the matter. The Penang Chief Minister and DAP government have no power in matters concerning religion.
In short, the DAP state government of Penang proved today that Malaysia is an Islamic country or Islamic state and is not a secular state like what DAP has been screaming and shouting about for so many years. I hereby rest my case.
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Penang mufti calls on authorities to take immediate action over viral video of man teaching extreme Sufism
(Bernama) – Penang Mufti Datuk Seri Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor has called on the religious authorities to take immediate action over a viral video of a man teaching extreme Sufism that deviates from the true teachings of Islam.
He said immediate action must be taken to prevent such misguidance from being spread in the country, as it could damage the faith of Muslims.
“The video has also mocked the Shariah and the Shariah scholars or ulamas with false allegations that the latter have so-called altered the teachings of the religion,” he said in a statement today.
He was commenting on a three-minute-53-second video that had gone viral yesterday, in which a man claimed that performing the prayer or solah was an act that “deviated” from the teachings of Islam.
Scores of netizens also left comments on the video urging the authorities to take action against the man.
