Perkasa rep says never called G25 ‘deviant’
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Perkasa members hold a banner slamming G25 at the Perkasa
assembly in Kuala Lumpur, December 19, 2015. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaPerkasa
members hold a banner slamming G25 at the Perkasa assembly in Kuala Lumpur,
December 19, 2015. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Malay
rights groups Perkasa has denied labelling the G25 “deviant”, but insisted that the pro-moderation group is
anti-Shariah due to its continued criticism of Malaysia’s Islamic agencies.
Perkasa Islamic affairs bureau chief Dr Amini Amir Abdullah
dismissed news report that Perkasa had formally declared the group as deviant,
saying it was only highlighting what it felt was improper criticism of the
country’s religious laws.
“We never called them deviant. There was never any formal
decision. We only criticised the manner of their criticism against Shariah
laws.
“They should not be doing it openly, but instead go through
the proper channel: like raising their concerns with the Malaysian Islamic
Development Institute (Ikim) or the Shariah Courts Department,” Amini told
Malay Mail Online.
Amini’s remarks contradict, however, a resolution passed
during Perkasa’s annual assembly last week in which it wanted Putrajaya to
declare the G25 as a deviant group for propagating liberalism and pluralism in
Islam.
G25 spokesman Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, in an interview
with Malay Mail Online, responded by calling Perkasa and its other critics
extremists whom she said behaved like the Islamic State terrorist group in
their intolerance of dissenting views.
Like the IS, Noor Farida said G25’s critics had the tendency
to arbitrarily declare those with different opinions as apostates, and that her
group’s objective was to reform Shariah laws and not change the religion
entirely.
But Amini rubbished the comparison with the IS and insisted
that Perkasa was a group that believed in the concept of wasatiyyah
(moderation).
“How can we be like [IS]? We have declared them as
un-Islamic because we have always believed in the concept of wasatiyyah.
“We only criticise G25 because they keep attacking the
Islamic institutions. These institutions are given the power to protect and
uphold Islam,” he said.
The Malay rights group also argued that G25 has no standing
to urge the Malaysian government to review Shariah legal system, and that its
claim that Shariah laws are unconstitutional and violate Islamic legal
principles were “wild accusations”.
Amini then said that it was the G25 that was mimicking the
IS by spreading ideas deemed to be against the “true” teachings of Islam.
“It seems that the G25 have a lot of confusion in their
mind. Because of that, they are being accused of being deviant. Perkasa think
that people who accused them of being deviant are not using the language of
[IS],” he said in a statement issued in response to Noor Farida’s assertion.
Perkasa also said that Malaysia should be thankful that
Islam is “institutionalised” in the form of the wasatiyah, but did not explain
what this meant.
The Malay rights group then ended the statement by calling
on G25 to be “more careful” when talking about Islam and advised the latter to
“think Islam first before the personal or group interest”.
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Perkasa
members hold a banner slamming G25 at the Perkasa assembly in Kuala
Lumpur, December 19, 2015. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Malay rights groups Perkasa has denied labelling the
G25 “deviant”, but insisted that the pro-moderation group is
anti-Shariah due to its continued criticism of Malaysia’s Islamic
agencies.Perkasa Islamic affairs bureau chief Dr Amini Amir Abdullah dismissed news report that Perkasa had formally declared the group as deviant, saying it was only highlighting what it felt was improper criticism of the country’s religious laws.
“We never called them deviant. There was never any formal decision. We only criticised the manner of their criticism against Shariah laws.
“They should not be doing it openly, but instead go through the proper channel: like raising their concerns with the Malaysian Islamic Development Institute (Ikim) or the Shariah Courts Department,” Amini told Malay Mail Online.
Amini’s remarks contradict, however, a resolution passed during Perkasa’s annual assembly last week in which it wanted Putrajaya to declare the G25 as a deviant group for propagating liberalism and pluralism in Islam.
G25 spokesman Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, in an interview with Malay Mail Online, responded by calling Perkasa and its other critics extremists whom she said behaved like the Islamic State terrorist group in their intolerance of dissenting views.
Like the IS, Noor Farida said G25’s critics had the tendency to arbitrarily declare those with different opinions as apostates, and that her group’s objective was to reform Shariah laws and not change the religion entirely.
But Amini rubbished the comparison with the IS and insisted that Perkasa was a group that believed in the concept of wasatiyyah (moderation).
“How can we be like [IS]? We have declared them as un-Islamic because we have always believed in the concept of wasatiyyah.
“We only criticise G25 because they keep attacking the Islamic institutions. These institutions are given the power to protect and uphold Islam,” he said.
The Malay rights group also argued that G25 has no standing to urge the Malaysian government to review Shariah legal system, and that its claim that Shariah laws are unconstitutional and violate Islamic legal principles were “wild accusations”.
Amini then said that it was the G25 that was mimicking the IS by spreading ideas deemed to be against the “true” teachings of Islam.
“It seems that the G25 have a lot of confusion in their mind. Because of that, they are being accused of being deviant. Perkasa think that people who accused them of being deviant are not using the language of [IS],” he said in a statement issued in response to Noor Farida’s assertion.
Perkasa also said that Malaysia should be thankful that Islam is “institutionalised” in the form of the wasatiyah, but did not explain what this meant.
The Malay rights group then ended the statement by calling on G25 to be “more careful” when talking about Islam and advised the latter to “think Islam first before the personal or group interest”.
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Perkasa
members hold a banner slamming G25 at the Perkasa assembly in Kuala
Lumpur, December 19, 2015. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Malay rights groups Perkasa has denied labelling the
G25 “deviant”, but insisted that the pro-moderation group is
anti-Shariah due to its continued criticism of Malaysia’s Islamic
agencies.Perkasa Islamic affairs bureau chief Dr Amini Amir Abdullah dismissed news report that Perkasa had formally declared the group as deviant, saying it was only highlighting what it felt was improper criticism of the country’s religious laws.
“We never called them deviant. There was never any formal decision. We only criticised the manner of their criticism against Shariah laws.
“They should not be doing it openly, but instead go through the proper channel: like raising their concerns with the Malaysian Islamic Development Institute (Ikim) or the Shariah Courts Department,” Amini told Malay Mail Online.
Amini’s remarks contradict, however, a resolution passed during Perkasa’s annual assembly last week in which it wanted Putrajaya to declare the G25 as a deviant group for propagating liberalism and pluralism in Islam.
G25 spokesman Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, in an interview with Malay Mail Online, responded by calling Perkasa and its other critics extremists whom she said behaved like the Islamic State terrorist group in their intolerance of dissenting views.
Like the IS, Noor Farida said G25’s critics had the tendency to arbitrarily declare those with different opinions as apostates, and that her group’s objective was to reform Shariah laws and not change the religion entirely.
But Amini rubbished the comparison with the IS and insisted that Perkasa was a group that believed in the concept of wasatiyyah (moderation).
“How can we be like [IS]? We have declared them as un-Islamic because we have always believed in the concept of wasatiyyah.
“We only criticise G25 because they keep attacking the Islamic institutions. These institutions are given the power to protect and uphold Islam,” he said.
The Malay rights group also argued that G25 has no standing to urge the Malaysian government to review Shariah legal system, and that its claim that Shariah laws are unconstitutional and violate Islamic legal principles were “wild accusations”.
Amini then said that it was the G25 that was mimicking the IS by spreading ideas deemed to be against the “true” teachings of Islam.
“It seems that the G25 have a lot of confusion in their mind. Because of that, they are being accused of being deviant. Perkasa think that people who accused them of being deviant are not using the language of [IS],” he said in a statement issued in response to Noor Farida’s assertion.
Perkasa also said that Malaysia should be thankful that Islam is “institutionalised” in the form of the wasatiyah, but did not explain what this meant.
The Malay rights group then ended the statement by calling on G25 to be “more careful” when talking about Islam and advised the latter to “think Islam first before the personal or group interest”.
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Perkasa
members hold a banner slamming G25 at the Perkasa assembly in Kuala
Lumpur, December 19, 2015. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Malay rights groups Perkasa has denied labelling the
G25 “deviant”, but insisted that the pro-moderation group is
anti-Shariah due to its continued criticism of Malaysia’s Islamic
agencies.Perkasa Islamic affairs bureau chief Dr Amini Amir Abdullah dismissed news report that Perkasa had formally declared the group as deviant, saying it was only highlighting what it felt was improper criticism of the country’s religious laws.
“We never called them deviant. There was never any formal decision. We only criticised the manner of their criticism against Shariah laws.
“They should not be doing it openly, but instead go through the proper channel: like raising their concerns with the Malaysian Islamic Development Institute (Ikim) or the Shariah Courts Department,” Amini told Malay Mail Online.
Amini’s remarks contradict, however, a resolution passed during Perkasa’s annual assembly last week in which it wanted Putrajaya to declare the G25 as a deviant group for propagating liberalism and pluralism in Islam.
G25 spokesman Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, in an interview with Malay Mail Online, responded by calling Perkasa and its other critics extremists whom she said behaved like the Islamic State terrorist group in their intolerance of dissenting views.
Like the IS, Noor Farida said G25’s critics had the tendency to arbitrarily declare those with different opinions as apostates, and that her group’s objective was to reform Shariah laws and not change the religion entirely.
But Amini rubbished the comparison with the IS and insisted that Perkasa was a group that believed in the concept of wasatiyyah (moderation).
“How can we be like [IS]? We have declared them as un-Islamic because we have always believed in the concept of wasatiyyah.
“We only criticise G25 because they keep attacking the Islamic institutions. These institutions are given the power to protect and uphold Islam,” he said.
The Malay rights group also argued that G25 has no standing to urge the Malaysian government to review Shariah legal system, and that its claim that Shariah laws are unconstitutional and violate Islamic legal principles were “wild accusations”.
Amini then said that it was the G25 that was mimicking the IS by spreading ideas deemed to be against the “true” teachings of Islam.
“It seems that the G25 have a lot of confusion in their mind. Because of that, they are being accused of being deviant. Perkasa think that people who accused them of being deviant are not using the language of [IS],” he said in a statement issued in response to Noor Farida’s assertion.
Perkasa also said that Malaysia should be thankful that Islam is “institutionalised” in the form of the wasatiyah, but did not explain what this meant.
The Malay rights group then ended the statement by calling on G25 to be “more careful” when talking about Islam and advised the latter to “think Islam first before the personal or group interest”.
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Perkasa
members hold a banner slamming G25 at the Perkasa assembly in Kuala
Lumpur, December 19, 2015. ― Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA
LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Malay rights groups Perkasa has denied labelling the
G25 “deviant”, but insisted that the pro-moderation group is
anti-Shariah due to its continued criticism of Malaysia’s Islamic
agencies.Perkasa Islamic affairs bureau chief Dr Amini Amir Abdullah dismissed news report that Perkasa had formally declared the group as deviant, saying it was only highlighting what it felt was improper criticism of the country’s religious laws.
“We never called them deviant. There was never any formal decision. We only criticised the manner of their criticism against Shariah laws.
“They should not be doing it openly, but instead go through the proper channel: like raising their concerns with the Malaysian Islamic Development Institute (Ikim) or the Shariah Courts Department,” Amini told Malay Mail Online.
Amini’s remarks contradict, however, a resolution passed during Perkasa’s annual assembly last week in which it wanted Putrajaya to declare the G25 as a deviant group for propagating liberalism and pluralism in Islam.
G25 spokesman Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, in an interview with Malay Mail Online, responded by calling Perkasa and its other critics extremists whom she said behaved like the Islamic State terrorist group in their intolerance of dissenting views.
Like the IS, Noor Farida said G25’s critics had the tendency to arbitrarily declare those with different opinions as apostates, and that her group’s objective was to reform Shariah laws and not change the religion entirely.
But Amini rubbished the comparison with the IS and insisted that Perkasa was a group that believed in the concept of wasatiyyah (moderation).
“How can we be like [IS]? We have declared them as un-Islamic because we have always believed in the concept of wasatiyyah.
“We only criticise G25 because they keep attacking the Islamic institutions. These institutions are given the power to protect and uphold Islam,” he said.
The Malay rights group also argued that G25 has no standing to urge the Malaysian government to review Shariah legal system, and that its claim that Shariah laws are unconstitutional and violate Islamic legal principles were “wild accusations”.
Amini then said that it was the G25 that was mimicking the IS by spreading ideas deemed to be against the “true” teachings of Islam.
“It seems that the G25 have a lot of confusion in their mind. Because of that, they are being accused of being deviant. Perkasa think that people who accused them of being deviant are not using the language of [IS],” he said in a statement issued in response to Noor Farida’s assertion.
Perkasa also said that Malaysia should be thankful that Islam is “institutionalised” in the form of the wasatiyah, but did not explain what this meant.
The Malay rights group then ended the statement by calling on G25 to be “more careful” when talking about Islam and advised the latter to “think Islam first before the personal or group interest”.
