PAS comes out again for ban on visits to non-Muslim houses of worship

 

PAS Selangor chief Ahmad Yunus Hairi also says the party will work to ensure nobody threatens Malaysia’s harmony. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: Muslims in Selangor were again reminded by PAS against visiting other houses of worship, hours after the sultan of Selangor had said there was nothing wrong in Muslims attending a funeral or wake at a church.

The PAS statement, by its Selangor leader Ahmad Yunus Hairi, said Muslims should abide by a directive restricting them from visiting other houses of worship to learn more about other faiths.

Yunus said it was important to preserve tolerance and the mutual respect between the different communities. He said PAS would work to ensure nobody threatens Malaysia’s harmony.

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, in a media interview published this morning, said while Muslims can attend ceremonies such as funerals or wakes at non-Muslim houses of worship, they should remain observers and not take part in any rituals.

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He said the Selangor religious council’s directive against visits to learn about other religions was “correct and clear” as it was taken to protect the faith of Muslims. - FMT