Muslim group questions motive of Christian missionaries in giving out Bahasa leaflets in Subang Jaya

 

A copy of the Bahasa Malaysia Bible. It was reported that a parent-teacher association head in Penang had caught three men handing out Bibles titled 'Kenalilah al-Kitab' at a school. – The Malaysian Insider pic, February 24, 2014.

 

Muslim group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) has claimed that Christian missionaries are going around Subang Jaya and spreading their faith using leaflets written in Bahasa Malaysia.

The leaflets, titled "Semua penderitaan akan berakhir tidak lama lagi" (All sufferings will end soon), talked about how the people's lives are similar to what has been predicted in the Bible.

"Besides that, the leaflets also questioned who deserved to rule and whose leadership is the best. There were also questions on whether human beings could live more happily if God does not rule over them and why God didn't destroy Adam and Eve and create another pair of humans," Isma said in a statement today.

According to Isma, based on the information in a blog (akarimomar.wordpress.com), volunteers monitoring the USJ Subang Jaya, area had detained a foreign couple, believed to be from the United States, and a Chinese man.

"According to the volunteers, the Christian group was seen giving out the leaflets but had deceived them by saying it was only given to Chinese and Indians.

"However, when questioned about their intentions in handing out the Bahasa Malaysia leaflets to Chinese and Indians, and also if they could speak Bahasa Malaysia, the missionaries couldn't answer," Isma said.

Similar allegations were also highlighted in Penang after Bahasa Malaysia daily Sinar Harian reported that Sekolah Menengah Haji Zainal Abidin parent-teacher association (PTA) chairman Nor Amin Ahmad's had claimed that he had caught three men handing out Bibles at another school in the area.

Nor Amin was quoted to have said that the Bibles were titled “Kenalilah al-Kitab (Know the Bible)” and contained the words “Sebuah panorama Firman Allah dalam 366 bacaan dan renungan harian” (The Word of God in 366 daily readings and reflections), adding that there have been acts of proselytisation among the students themselves.

State religious exco Datuk Abdul Malik Kassim, however, revealed that the allegations were found to be false after the department conducted its investigations.

He said the allegations were brought on by "extremists" who wanted to create tension among the various races in the country.

"Extremists, including racial and religious extremists have no place in any society. It has to be curbed before the seed grows and affects the whole nation," he had said.