October 7, 2019 10:10 AMPETALING JAYA: Vocal Muslim activist Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa has criticised a call by a PAS MP to include a new clause in the Federal Constitution recognising only Sunni Islam as the official religion, as well as to ensure that only followers of the school of thought are allowed to hold top government posts.
“At their heart was the intent and desire to create a pluralistic and equal society,” Farouk told FMT. “What more a state that would discriminate its citizens into Sunni Muslims and other denominations,” he added. Farouk also warned of the growing influence of what he called “rabid Wahhabi Salafi scholars” in creating hatred of non-Sunni Muslims.
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