{"id":5185,"date":"2019-09-10T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T01:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2019-09-10T22:16:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T03:16:53","slug":"one-million-pas-members-back-zakir-naik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/one-million-pas-members-back-zakir-naik\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One million\u2019 PAS members back Zakir Naik"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ZURAIRI AR, MALAYSIA<\/em><\/p>\n

President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has vowed today that \u201cmore than one million\u201d members of the Islamist party (PAS) will not allow fugitive preacher Dr Zakir Naik from being harmed, amid calls to deport him over alleged inflammatory remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n

He claimed that it is an obligation for Muslims to defend their religion and their preachers when threatened, labelling the issue as \u201ca red traffic light\u201d that every sane Muslim in the country should not cross.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrust us that this is not a mere personal decision of a prime minister, because more than one million PAS members will not allow for Dr Zakir Naik to be left alone, and trust us that Muslims from various parties and groups are together with us,\u201d the Marang MP said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not oppose the red light, because the right of Muslim brotherhood comes before citizenship, and crosses the borders of countries and nations. That is the fact, not an incitement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hadi said PAS appreciated Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s decision to not send Dr Zakir back to India, but slammed fellow Muslims who he claimed are blind towards Quranic teachings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn comparison, there are many more mature non-Muslims who think that there is no need to interfere in the affairs of Islam because it would invite tension in a plural society that is still protected by Islam and its adherents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a separate statement, the PAS\u2019 clergy wing, Dewan Ulama, also criticised Cabinet ministers who called for Dr Zakir\u2019s deportation, calling the move \u201cdouble standards\u201d and a form of \u201cracism and hatred\u201d towards the controversial televangelist.<\/p>\n

The wing claimed Dr Zakir\u2019s statement has been taken out of context by sensationalist media outlets. This is despite the availability of the video of Dr Zakir\u2019s alleged inflammatory speech.<\/p>\n

The police said today India-born preacher Dr Zakir is under investigation under Section 504 of the Penal Code for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, federal ministers from DAP and PKR said they urged the prime minister to send Dr Zakir back to India where he is wanted for money laundering and hate speech.<\/p>\n

In May, the televangelist demanded written guarantees from India that he would not be detained prior to any conviction in order for him to stand trial there.<\/p>\n

Dr Zakir has been evading Indian authorities since 2016, when files were opened against him for allegedly making hate speeches and laundering money after five militants launched an attack on a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh that ended with 29 dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By ZURAIRI AR, MALAYSIA President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has vowed today that \u201cmore than one million\u201d members of the Islamist party (PAS) will not allow fugitive preacher Dr Zakir Naik from being harmed, amid calls to deport him over alleged inflammatory remarks. 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