S’gor MB is no threat to Islam
Malay rights group Perkasa can say all it wants about Islam coming ‘under siege’ in Selangor, but the fact is it’s Umno’s ruinous actions which threaten Islam.
I believe placing Khalid in charge of Islamic affairs in Selangor is the best decision the Pakatan Rakyat government has made.
Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz, Free Malaysia Today
Is Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim a closet Christian evangelist? Is that why Perkasa is upset over him taking charge of Islam in the state, warning that “the faith of Islam, of Muslims is under siege in Selangor”?
Is Khalid not Islamic enough for Perkasa?
I believe placing Khalid in charge of Islamic affairs in Selangor is the best decision the Pakatan Rakyat government has made.
Despite Perkasa’s postulation that Khalid “lacks the religious credentials”, I believe he will lend the prestige and stature of the MB’s office to Islamic affairs.
Since he has managed the state financially well, he can keep a look-out on the zakat money, too.
So how is he a threat to Islam, as claimed by Perkasa? Khalid is no threat to Islam, Umno is.
Islam is threatened simply because the majority of Umno members shy away from mosques and suraus.
They want positions as chairmen of suraus and masjid for the prestige. But they are sorely deficient and wanting when it comes to evangelical programmes.
But then that is the basic leadership philosophy of the majority of Umno people – they want positions without accountability and responsibility.
‘Islamic bodies can expect more’
They want to become boss of suraus or mosques, they want to become chairman of PTAs (Parent- Teacher Associations) even though they themselves are elementary educated.
So when things go afoul, the answers are not difficult to identify and can immediately be found. They almost always somehow originate from Umno.
