In Malaysia’s Terengganu state, politicians banned from giving non secular talks in mosques and prayer halls

Mr Shaikh Harun stressed out that audio system, teachers and lecturers in addition to imams who lead the Friday prayers in Terengganu should have the vital accreditation issued by way of MAIDAM.

To verify those directions are complied with, Mr Shaikh Harun stated that the Terengganu non secular affairs division has been tasked to watch such actions. 

MAIDAM stressed out on Thursday that mosques and surau must by no means be misused to create nervousness, restlessness or discord a number of the group. And this comprises actions or programmes that experience a component of politics, the council stated.

It stressed out that mosques and surau that serve as smartly can deliver a favorable have an effect on to the native Muslim group. 

On Jan 18, Johor’s Crown Prince Tunku Ismail – who’s the chairman of the state’s Islamic Non secular Council – ordered that but even so the ban on non secular talks in mosques, all actions involving non secular discourse in addition to the audio system concerned should first be licensed by way of the related non secular our bodies.

In different states, non secular audio system have additionally been banned from or given stern warnings in opposition to preaching political messages in mosques. 

In line with Loose Malaysia Lately, the Kelantan Islamic and Malay Customs Council reminded mosque officers to not be focused on any political actions throughout the fifteenth Basic Elections (GE15) overdue remaining 12 months.

In Selangor, the state Islamic Non secular Council in 2021 revoked the Islamic instructing certificates of political activists for concern that their certificates can be misused to learn political events. 

Information portal Malaysiakini reported that during 2019, Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak referred to as on non secular preachers and accepted mosque committee participants to relinquish their posts if they’ve any political agendas and ambitions, including that such agendas would violate the sanctity of mosques as non secular websites.