10-11-2022, 07:31 AM
With elections looming, Hadi presents two faces to voters
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A statement by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang last week appears to have gone unnoticed, if only by the media who did not pick it up despite Hadi’s conciliatory tone, unlike his usual brashness that is unsettling to non-Muslims.
Writing in his column in the party organ HarakahDaily, he said PAS accepts the concept of moderation where there won’t be any force used against any religious practices as long as no one acts extremely against other religions.
He went on to say that since this concept is guaranteed in the Federal Constitution, PAS will oppose any quarters who try to defy this.
Hadi, whose pronouncements are regarded almost like Gospel truth for a section of PAS supporters, said racial fanaticism is “haram” (forbidden) although it is natural for human beings to love one’s own religion, family and racial identity.
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Writing in his column in the party organ HarakahDaily, he said PAS accepts the concept of moderation where there won’t be any force used against any religious practices as long as no one acts extremely against other religions.
He went on to say that since this concept is guaranteed in the Federal Constitution, PAS will oppose any quarters who try to defy this.
Hadi, whose pronouncements are regarded almost like Gospel truth for a section of PAS supporters, said racial fanaticism is “haram” (forbidden) although it is natural for human beings to love one’s own religion, family and racial identity.
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