S’gor Sultan worries over threat to Islam

KLANG: The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah yesterday expresses his worry concerning numerous threats which can defile the sanctity and nobleness of Islam and weaken Muslims in Selangor and the country.

Sultan Sharafuddin said that he was informed that there were 45 deviant teachings decreed by the Selangor Mufti Department until December.

He said that the liberalism ideology which championed equality and bringing with it the LGBT culture must be tackled quickly and effectively so that it would not be a trend that would surely destroy the Muslim community in the country.

“The proliferation and spread of the teachings is not a small matter and cannot be treated lightly. What is more worrying me, some of them take the extreme approach which can threaten national security.

“Such threats are unseen and are destroying Islam and its followers from within,” he said when handing over letters of appointments to the Nazir and Imam of mosques in Selangor at Istana Alam Shah, here yesterday.

Also present at the ceremony were the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and members of the royal family. Also present were Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and state dignitaries.

As such, in order to overcome such threats, he said the study of the faith based on the sunni teachings must be boosted at mosques so that it would continue to be the basis of the faith of the Muslims in the country.

Sultan Sharafuddin also reminded Nazir, Imam and mosque committees to only invite preachers for ceramah at mosques and surau who were accredited by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS).

“For foreign preachers, as I have said on Aug 21, 2015, they are only allowed to deliver their ceramah at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque (state mosque), Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Mosque, Bukit Jelutong and Sultan Suleiman Mosque, Klang, that too after a special accreditation is obtained form MAIS,” he said.

In the meantime, he also expressed his deep concern over the disunity that occurred among Muslims in Selangor because of political differences.

Sultan Sharafuddin pointed out that all politicians, especially elected representatives, whether state or Parliament, from government or opposition parties, were not allowed to hold ceramah and deliver speeches in mosques as well as surau.