Sumber: NewStraitsTimes 1November 2012
"Abuya continues leading from the other world"
"his soul would regroup with Prophet Muhammad and Imam Mahdi
to bring Islam to victory"
“the armed forces had given a signal that they would stage a coup to
turn Malaysia into an Islamic country”
More than 2,000 people,
believed to be followers of the sect’s late leader Ashaari Muhammad, turned up
at the event to commemorate the leader’s 75th birthday in Bandar Country Homes,
Rawang on Tuesday (30/11/2012)
KUALA LUMPUR: THE defunct Al-Arqam
movement is back, with more followers and larger funding.
The movement, decreed as deviant by the
National Fatwa Council but later rebranded as a registered company, today owns
multimillion ringgit businesses in more than 10 countries, sources in
intelligence agencies said.
The sources added that the movement had
grown stronger than the time it was banned in 1994.
"The authorities who monitored its offshoot leaders since 1994 found that they were continuing its activities and were trying to revive the group via the company despite the ban.
"It has thousands of members today
and the number keeps increasing," said a source.
"Although the movement no longer
poses a threat to national security, its misleading beliefs can split the
Muslims in the country."
Another source said movement members
believed that their late leader, Ashaari Muhammad, would return as Imam Mahdi
to save the world.
"We also found that his widow,
Khatijah Am, has been running the group from Mecca where she now resides. We
have evidence of her claiming that she had been in constant contact with Ashaari."
Ashaari, called Abuya by his supporters,
died at the age of 73 on May 13, 2010.
A source also said Khatijah had ordered
members who received the government's RM500 1Malaysia People's Aid to
contribute to the company.
The New Straits Times witnessed a concert
held to celebrate Ashaari's 75th birthday at the company's head office in
Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, on Tuesday.
More than 2,000 people, believed to be
Ashaari's followers, turned up at the event, themed "Abuya continues
leading from the other world". (Abuya terus memimpin walaupun ghaib.)
One of the company's top executives who
gave a speech during the event claimed that Ashaari was the father of all
Muslims and that "his soul (roh) would regroup with Prophet Muhammad and
Imam Mahdi to bring Islam to victory".
The executive also said the armed forces
had given a signal that they would stage a coup to turn Malaysia into an
Islamic country.
"This is in line with Ashaari's
theory that Malaysia would become an Islamic country, led by non-political entities,"
he said to applause from the floor.
Baca yang ini juga: The reality is that deviant sects are just like the proverbial lallang. No matterif you burn them to the ground, they will prop up again and grow back with avengeance!
Baca yang ini juga: The reality is that deviant sects are just like the proverbial lallang. No matterif you burn them to the ground, they will prop up again and grow back with avengeance!
