Jais denounces Shiah teachings in Friday sermon
Jais said in a weekly sermon that Muslims should not be influenced by practices of the Shiah sect. ― Bernama pic
The minority Shiah community in Sunni Muslim-majority Malaysia has been subject to discrimination and persecution by authorities, human rights groups have said.The Selangor Islamic Religious Department, or Jais as it is known by its Malay-language acronym, said in a weekly sermon that Muslims should not be influenced by practices of the Shiah sect.
“I implore upon the Muslim ummah to always remain vigilant upon the spread of Shiah deviant teachings in this nation,” the department said, according to a copy of the sermon posted on its website. The Shiah ideology “ensnares its victims” through educational institutions, children’s books, novels, comics, among others, the department said in the sermon said.
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