Show respect to dead of other faiths, Muslims told

 

Jamil Khir Baharom, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic affairs, has reminded Muslims to show respect for the dead of other faiths.

“As humans we should respect one another... it is proper in matters pertaining to death that we respect one another in order to safeguard good relations,” Jamil told reporters today.

He said this when asked to comment on the derogatory remarks by BN’s Langkawi MP Nawawi Ahmad and and former Shah Alam BN candidate Zulkifli Noordin (right) on the death of the DAP’s Karpal Singh.

Jamil refused to comment specifically on these remarks, saying he had not seen what they had posted on social media.

Nawawi has since apologised and expressed regret for his Facebook posting, while Zulkifli changed his tune and commended Karpal’s legal prowess.

Asked if action should be taken against Nawawi and Zulkifli - who were widely vilified for their remarks - Jamil reiterated that he has not seen the postings and that “it is also not my responsibility”.

On April 17, following Karpal’s death in an early morning road accident, Nawawi had posted a collage of Karpal's body, alongside a news report quoting Karpal’s comment that the implementation of an Islamic state in Malaysia would only be possible "over my dead body".

However, he apologised last Sunday and went on to credit Netizens for having helped him see the error of his ways. He also explained that the posting had been a private one.

Zulkifli said "Allah made Karpal die" because he was against the implementation of hudud.