Extreme to recite ‘Qunut Nazilah’ outside war, compare political foes to enemies of Islam, says
Jasin MP Zulkifli Ismail from PAS led the ‘Qunut Nazilah’ prayer after Perikatan Nasional ally and Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal was suspended six months from the Dewan Rakyat.
Sunday, 21 Jul 2024 9:32 AM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, July 21 — Equating the actions of the Prophet Muhammad in facing enemies of Islam with political rivals today is an example of extreme, narrow-minded, and fanatical politics, says Islamic Propagation Foundation of Malaysia (Yadim) chief executive officer Zamri Zainal Abidin.
In a statement yesterday, Zamri referred to the recent incident where opposition MPs performed the Qunut Nazilah prayer, led by Jasin MP Zulkifli Ismail, after Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal was suspended from attending the Dewan Rakyat for six months.
“In this incident, the Qunut Nazilah was recited outside of the prescribed prayers, not during a war, and not because of a calamity affecting Muslims in general.
“Reciting the Qunut Nazilah prayer in Parliament following the decision to suspend a member, clearly represents an extreme practice, as political differences have been used as a basis for this prayer,” he said.
Zamri explained that the Qunut Nazilah prayer was intended to be recited when Muslims face significant calamities, as practised by the Prophet Muhammad when his companions were betrayed and killed.
“Based on the practices of the Prophet Muhammad and the views of Islamic scholars, it is clear that the Qunut Nazilah prayer is to be directed towards enemies who are non-believers or apostates, not towards fellow Muslims,” he said.
He also expressed disappointment that using religion for political gain continued to be a practice in the country, despite repeated admonitions from religious authorities such as muftis, scholars, and royal institutions.
“Yadim urges all politicians to always display exemplary conduct when in the esteemed Parliament, as you have a responsibility to set a good example for society,” he said. — Bernama
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ReplyDeleteIlsam is very much a war-mongering religion, their book full of exhortations to make war on and kill enemies of Ilsam.
ReplyDeleteAmong the hated enemies in their book are Jews.
same as Bible which incidentally has many episodes of child sacrifices
DeleteThe big, big difference in the context of Malaysia is that the Bible is irrelevant to government and public policy and law-making in Malaysia.
DeleteWhile the mores, exhortations and attitudes of Ilsam and its book pervade all Government policy-making , regulations and laws.
There are countless examples of Malaysian Federal and State policies and regulations that compel as well as ban non-Muslim actions based on Ilsamic standards.