Nik Aziz: Saya kenal awak. Dah tak larat nak debat dgn awak, Ibrahim Ali!!!

Tuesday September 7, 2010

Nik Aziz: Nothing wrong for a Chinese to enter mosque

By SYED AZHAR
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

KOTA BARU: PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said it was nothing new for a Chinese to enter a mosque.

He added that those who politicised the issue should also find it unacceptable that the Chinese built mosques for the Muslims in the country.

“I cannot understand why the issue over a Chinese entering a mosque has been blown out of proportion.

“I am puzzled why this matter has been politicised when there are also cases of Chinese who made contributions in cash and kind to build mosques.

“Some give cash, others provide building materials. This is nothing new in Kelantan and I cannot see any fault in such acts,” he told reporters after handing out aid to the poor in conjunction with the Hari Raya celebration in Kubang Kerian here.

Nik Aziz, who is also Kelantan Mentri Besar, was asked to comment on Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching having to apologise to the Sultan of Selangor after she visited a surau in her constituency recently.

Nik Aziz reiterated his stand that there was nothing wrong with Teo’s action and said it was unfortunate that the matter had been politicised by certain quarters.

A Malay daily published a front-page picture of the first-term MP addressing worshippers at the Al-Huda Surau in Kajang Sentral, saying she was disrespectful to the religion.

Teo was also issued with a warning letter by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council.

To a question, Nik Aziz said he would not be drawn into a debate with Malay pressure group Perkasa’s president Datuk Ibrahim Ali who wanted him to explain in detail his stand on the issue.

“I know him very well,” he said.

Nik Aziz: 'I know you', Ibrahim Ali

Sep 6, 10 8:13pm

Mursyidul Am PAS Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat berkata pihak yang mempersoalkan kenyataannya yang orang bukan Islam boleh masuk ke dalam masjid, sebagai mahu mempolitikkan isu berkenaan.

"Kenapa isu membenarkan bukan Islam masuk rumah ibadah agama Islam diperbesarkan-besarkan, sedangkan orang bukan Islam yang membina dan membuat mimbar masjid tidak dipersoalkan" katanya.

Menteri Besar berkata di Kelantan, orang bukan Islam turut memberi sumbangan peralatan termasuk besi dan simen bagi pembinaan Masjid Bara'ah di Pasar Siti Khadijah di Kota Baharu.

"Ini menunjukkan rakyat Kelantan faham, termasuk bukan Islam faham mengenai Islam," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyampaikan bantuan pakaian sempena Aidilfitri sumbangan Pusat Pakaian Hari-Hari kepada golongan miskin di Kubang Kerian, di Kota Baharu hari ini.

Dalam kenyataan sebelum ini, Nik Abdul Aziz mempertahankan tindakan Anggota Parlimen Serdang, Teo Nie Ching, menyampaikan sumbangan di surau Al-Huda, Kajang Sentral, Selangor baru-baru ini, yang menimbulkan kontroversi di kalangan umat Islam.

Mengenai kenyataan Anggota Parlimen Pasir Mas Datuk Ibrahim Ali yang meminta beliau membuktikan kebenaran dakwaannya dengan nas dan ayat al-Quran, Nik Abdul Aziz dengan nada sinis berkata: "I know you (saya kenal awak)".

--Bernama