Nik Omar barred from being imam, preaching at Tok Guru mosque
KOTA BARU: Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz has been barred from being the imam and preaching at the Tok Guru mosque, named after his late father and former Pas spiritual adviser, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
This followed his decision to join Pakatan Harapan in the 14th General Election (GE14).
Nik Omar, who lost the battle for the Chempaka state seat, said this was the price he had to pay for his decision to join PH.
The decision to bar him, he said, was made by his family, all of whom were staunch Pas supporters and members.
Nik Omar said prior to this, he had been tasked by the family with preaching every Wednesday and Thursday at Maghrib prayers at the mosque, and at subuh prayers every Friday.
This was the unofficial arrangement after Nik Aziz’s death.
“This morning (yesterday), however, my younger brother, Nik Abduh, was the imam and he was the one who preached. He greeted me and I asked him whether it was still all right to greet me. He told me that this (barring Nik Omar from preaching) was our family’s decision. I’m no longer allowed to preach at the mosque. This is the price I have to pay.
“Whatever it is, when I went over (to PH), (I knew) there was no turning back for me,” he said.
The father of five said one of the reasons he joined PH was that he believed the country’s leaders prior to GE14 had been tyrants and had only been interested in making money.
“That was why we wanted to change (the Federal Government). We pitied the rakyat as they had been suffering for decades.”