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SHAH ALAM - The Selangor government is stepping up monitoring to curb the spread of Ahmadiyah Qadiani teachings in the state through the state Islamic Religious Department (JAIS), in cooperation with mosques and surau.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the efforts also included educating the public on the differences between Ahmadiyah Qadiani teachings and the beliefs of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah, an initiative that had been carried out for a long time.
"Mosques and surau play an important role in promptly contacting JAIS if they detect any suspicious activities related to Islam.
"We also organise large-scale programmes to explain the differences between Ahmadiyyah or Qadiani teachings and the practices of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah,” he told reporters after the launch of a collaboration between Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor), Universiti Selangor (UNISEL) and the Selangor Technical Skills Development Centre (STDC) here today.
On Oct 17, the media reported that two premises in Kampung Nakhoda and Kampung Laksamana, Gombak, one of which was raided by the authorities, were believed to have been used by foreigners as centres for Ahmadiyyah Qadiani teachings.
The private premises were reportedly not authorised by the Islamic Religious Council to conduct Friday prayers and were believed to have been used by foreigners, suspected to be from Pakistan, as a gathering place to spread the teachings.
Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan said his office would seek further information on developments in the case involving the detention of 288 individuals linked to the teachings in Sabah.
Meanwhile, Amirudin said the state government would investigate allegations that live pigs were being brought from Sarawak to other states via Port Klang, adding that more time was needed to look into the matter.
"We are investigating because not all the pigs are meant for Selangor; some are for other states. That is based on the report I have received so far.
"Selangor is the entry point for imports destined for other states. I need to look into the matter again, and we will take action,” he said.
Asked about the deregistration of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by the Registrar of Societies (RoS), Amirudin, who is also PKR vice-president, said the matter was not expected to affect plans for cooperation between the Selangor government and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).
"However, we will review the situation but do not wish to comment on the party’s internal affairs. The cancellation of its registration is an internal problem that they must resolve themselves, because our plans are with Bersatu, not PN,” he said.
Earlier, the media reported that RoS had decided to cancel PN’s registration under subparagraph 13(1)(c)(iv) of the Societies Act 1966 after receiving feedback from PN on Oct 12. - BERNAMA
