Who are you to question the faith of others, outgoing Chief Justice asks naysayers and critics over anti-Islam label
Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (right) and President of the Court of Appeal Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim are pictured at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Legislative Year at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) January 8, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Wednesday, 08 Jan 2025 1:21 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Vilified by naysayers and critics for being anti-Islam, Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat today responded by asking the former whether they have been ordained the standing to question the faith of others.
During her final speech as the outgoing Chief Justice at the Opening of the Legal Year 2025, Tengku Maimun said she has been criticised, vilified and labelled un-Islamic or an enemy of Islam, including having her spouse unfairly used against her in attempts to force her recusal.
Yet, she said she remained steadfast in her belief, stating that none of these attempts have passed or ever will pass the test of her conscience.
Tengku Maimun also highlighted several landmark decisions on the scope of powers of the federal and state legislature, as she acknowledged that some parties have spun those decisions to appear as if the Judiciary or some judges within it, including herself, were anti-Islam.
“Some even questioned my faith as a Muslim. It is not for me to question the faith of others because in the first place I will never know, until the Day of Reckoning, whether Allah SWT has accepted my own (worship and deeds).
“And so, I will not bring myself to stoop down to the level of these scurrilous attacks.
“I stand firmly by what I do as a judge and Chief Justice and I will continue to believe in what is right.
“The spin doctors, naysayers and critics can say what they will and turn something noble into a purported vilification of Islam,” she said.
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