The Sultan of Selangor says Jais and Mais should uphold the sanctity of Islam and avoid being made the subject of political agendas.
In a message to staff of the Department of Islamic Affairs (Jais) today, the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah told department officials they should focus their efforts more on cases of “apostasy” rather then carrying out raids on massage parlours.
He said these raids were best left to the relevant authorities instead of Jais, who should instead focus on upholding and protecting the “core beliefs of the Muslims”, such as fostering the better understanding of Sunni Islam.
He cautioned the department that neglecting to do this would result in Muslims succumbing to “deviant teachings”.
He also said Jais should keep a close watch on political speeches in suraus and mosques, many of which affected the sanctity of Islam.
The Sultan said, “Jais should focus on more important cases that involved deviant teachings and apostasy as well as political speeches in mosques and suraus that threatened the sanctity of Islam, eroded the Muslim faith and caused unrest among Muslims.”
He stressed that he did not want to see the actions of the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Jais exploited by opportunistic politicians, who would not think twice about trivialising the departments’ efforts and turning it into political issues.
Both Jais and Mais should instead strive to be “neutral institutions” so as to avoid being part of any party’s political agenda.
He said these raids were best left to the relevant authorities instead of Jais, who should instead focus on upholding and protecting the “core beliefs of the Muslims”, such as fostering the better understanding of Sunni Islam.
He cautioned the department that neglecting to do this would result in Muslims succumbing to “deviant teachings”.
He also said Jais should keep a close watch on political speeches in suraus and mosques, many of which affected the sanctity of Islam.
The Sultan said, “Jais should focus on more important cases that involved deviant teachings and apostasy as well as political speeches in mosques and suraus that threatened the sanctity of Islam, eroded the Muslim faith and caused unrest among Muslims.”
He stressed that he did not want to see the actions of the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Jais exploited by opportunistic politicians, who would not think twice about trivialising the departments’ efforts and turning it into political issues.
Both Jais and Mais should instead strive to be “neutral institutions” so as to avoid being part of any party’s political agenda.
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