PETALING JAYA: A Sarawak minister has slammed PAS MP Ahmad Yunus Hairi for urging the government not to build non-Muslim houses of worship in the same vicinity as mosques.
Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
(pic), who is the state youth, sports and entrepreneur development minister, said such “extreme views” were “definitely not Islamic”.
“Islam does not preach to its believers to hate or treat their non-Muslim neighbours this way,” he told
FMT.
Yesterday, during the debate on the Supply Bill 2023, Yunus suggested to the local government development ministry that houses of worship should be in different places for different religions.
The Kuala Langat MP said, for example, the lot to build a Muslim house of worship should be different from that used to build a non-Muslim house of worship because of “sensitivities”.
He cited the example of a Hindu temple at Canary Garden, Klang, which is situated near a Malay settlement, and had caused uneasiness and protest from those living in the area.
Karim called on the government to “put a stop to all this nonsense”, adding that those who preach hatred in multi-religious, multi-racial Malaysia must be brought to book.
“They must learn how believers of different faiths are able to live harmoniously and peacefully in Sabah and Sarawak,” he said, adding that Malaysia is not only for Muslims.
He also said those who preached such extreme views should relearn Malaysian history. - FMT
