Police have identified the person who denounced last week's Friday prayer sermon urging Muslims to avoid celebrating Valentine's Day.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said police have identified the person who denounced the Islamic Development Department’s (Jakim) Friday prayer sermon urging Muslims to avoid celebrating Valentine’s Day.
Khalid said police would not hesitate to use its most hardest law to punish those who insulted Islamic teachings.
Several people had commented on news report on Jakim’s Friday sermon asking the Muslims to not celebrate Valentine’s Day as it would only generate more social woes such as premarital sex and baby-dumping.
“For a diverse country like Malaysia I don’t think it is appropriate for others to talk about Islam.
“That is not the way to criticise because it will only cause more anger among the people. We should not be questioning the faith of others,” Khalid told reporters today.
However, he declined to comment on the identity of the person as an investigation was being carried out.
Khalid also hit out at the “Onederful Malaysia” production team for planning to turn the Cantonese version of the video clip into Bahasa Malaysia.
He warned the production team not to make any more satirical clips that would cause national instability.
“Please do not change it to Bahasa Malaysia. Enough is enough. There is nothing more to prove.
“By doing it, you are only planting hate in our harmonious community,” he added.
Last week, Jakim claimed that the celebration of love weakened the Muslim identity and threatened the future of Islam as a whole.
The Islamic body has consistently opposed Valentine’s Day and has carried out campaigns to warn youths about the celebration.
In 2005, the National Fatwa Council Committee for Islamic Affairs decided to ban the global celebration as claiming it was rooted from Christianity.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said police have identified the person who denounced the Islamic Development Department’s (Jakim) Friday prayer sermon urging Muslims to avoid celebrating Valentine’s Day.Khalid said police would not hesitate to use its most hardest law to punish those who insulted Islamic teachings.
Several people had commented on news report on Jakim’s Friday sermon asking the Muslims to not celebrate Valentine’s Day as it would only generate more social woes such as premarital sex and baby-dumping.
“For a diverse country like Malaysia I don’t think it is appropriate for others to talk about Islam.
“That is not the way to criticise because it will only cause more anger among the people. We should not be questioning the faith of others,” Khalid told reporters today.
However, he declined to comment on the identity of the person as an investigation was being carried out.
Khalid also hit out at the “Onederful Malaysia” production team for planning to turn the Cantonese version of the video clip into Bahasa Malaysia.
He warned the production team not to make any more satirical clips that would cause national instability.
“Please do not change it to Bahasa Malaysia. Enough is enough. There is nothing more to prove.
“By doing it, you are only planting hate in our harmonious community,” he added.
Last week, Jakim claimed that the celebration of love weakened the Muslim identity and threatened the future of Islam as a whole.
The Islamic body has consistently opposed Valentine’s Day and has carried out campaigns to warn youths about the celebration.
In 2005, the National Fatwa Council Committee for Islamic Affairs decided to ban the global celebration as claiming it was rooted from Christianity.
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