Islamic religious dept to rein in Raja Bomoh for anti-rain ritual
Ibrahim Mat Zin will be investigated for defaming and insulting Islam. (File pic)
PETALING JAYA: Ibrahim Mat Zin, better known as Raja Bomoh, will be called by the Perak Islamic religious department in connection with a ritual supposedly to ward off floods which went viral on social media yesterday.
Ibrahim had risen to fame for all the wrong reasons when he claimed that he could find MH370 by using coconuts, a “flying” carpet and a few bamboo sticks several years ago.
The department’s director, Mohd Yusop Husin, said it would also call other individuals involved in the incident at Dataran Pengairan and Saliran Teluk Intan to assist in the investigation under Section 14 of the Perak Syariah Criminal Enactment 1992 for defaming and insulting Islam.
“People are advised not to be influenced by such things and stay away from practices that lead to superstition,” Bernama quoted him as saying.
A 25-minute video had gone viral on social media recently showing Ibrahim and a woman performing a ritual using ingredients including rice, turmeric, flowers and leaves before leaving them to be washed into the sea.
The video also showed the woman, known as Puteri Zaleha, purportedly singing a song called Mayang Sari while placing the Quran in front of them.
Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid had earlier said they received a report on the incident at 4.20pm yesterday.
“Police have referred the matter to JAIPk (Perak Islamic religious department) for action and I understand that an investigation will be carried out by them,” he said.
Ibrahim had made an appearance at KLIA in 2014 with his peculiar ritual soon after MH370 disappeared. However, the shaman’s stunt was widely ridiculed.
PETALING JAYA: Ibrahim Mat Zin, better known as Raja Bomoh, will be called by the Perak Islamic religious department in connection with a ritual supposedly to ward off floods which went viral on social media yesterday.
Ibrahim had risen to fame for all the wrong reasons when he claimed that he could find MH370 by using coconuts, a “flying” carpet and a few bamboo sticks several years ago.
The department’s director, Mohd Yusop Husin, said it would also call other individuals involved in the incident at Dataran Pengairan and Saliran Teluk Intan to assist in the investigation under Section 14 of the Perak Syariah Criminal Enactment 1992 for defaming and insulting Islam.
“People are advised not to be influenced by such things and stay away from practices that lead to superstition,” Bernama quoted him as saying.
A 25-minute video had gone viral on social media recently showing Ibrahim and a woman performing a ritual using ingredients including rice, turmeric, flowers and leaves before leaving them to be washed into the sea.
The video also showed the woman, known as Puteri Zaleha, purportedly singing a song called Mayang Sari while placing the Quran in front of them.
Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid had earlier said they received a report on the incident at 4.20pm yesterday.
“Police have referred the matter to JAIPk (Perak Islamic religious department) for action and I understand that an investigation will be carried out by them,” he said.
Ibrahim had made an appearance at KLIA in 2014 with his peculiar ritual soon after MH370 disappeared. However, the shaman’s stunt was widely ridiculed.
Bomoh is... harmless....hahahah
ReplyDeleteYes...in the midst of much gloom, this fakey provides some comic relief
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