Bismillah [hidayahnet] Christian, Buddhist groups 'influencing' Muslim patients: Jais

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Christian, Buddhist groups 'influencing' Muslim patients: Jais Muda Mohd Noor May 4, 06 12:53pm translation Christian and Buddhist missionary groups are clandestinely spreading their teachings to Muslim patients in several hospitals in Selangor, claimed the state’s Islamic religious department (Jais). According to Jais public relations officer Fakhrul Azman Yahya, these groups purportedly hide behind the veil of social service. “However, their main motive is to spread their teachings to the patients, especially Muslim patients,” he said when contacted yesterday. Fakhrul said Jais viewed this matter seriously but was unable pursue legal action against these groups as they carried out their work in secrecy. To counter this, he said Jais had launched the ‘Rakan Masjid’ programme to encourage Muslim evangelical groups to frequent hospitals. “As for now, Jais can only help those individuals whom these groups attempted to influence in reinforcing their faith (in Islam),” he explained. Deviant sects In another development, Fakhrul said Jais had identified 24 deviant teaching sects in the state. Three of them - the Ibrahim Bonjol group, Islam Jemaah and Hassan Jonet group - are reportedly active. He said Jais will monitor the leaders and followers of these groups before taking action against them. He lamented that even when the religious department acted against these sects, they could not be eradicated. This is because the leaders and followers resume their activities after completing their sentence. Another factor that allowed these groups to flourish, he said, was the weakness of the state’s syariah laws. For example, he said the jail term or fine imposed on the offenders were ‘light’ and thus it did not deter or frighten the offenders. As for the membership of these deviant sects, Fakhrul said the majority were not from Selangor. “They hail from other states. In fact, there are even those from Singapore, India and Indonesia,” he added. He said several of these sects also originated from other countries prior to taking root in the interiors of Selangor. Click on the link for the original story   Moderator Hidayahnet http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hidayahnet/ Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group Information Members: 8670 Category: Islam Founded: Sep 6, 2003 hidayahnet · eGroup For The Muslim Ummah (Malay) Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Hidayahnet is for Muslims to share their knowledge and discuss issues pertaining Muslim ummah. Postings either in Malay or English. We encourage participation from Malay-based communities such as from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and whoever can read Malay.   {Invite (mankind,O Muhammad) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}(Holy Quran-16:125)   Recommended sites: Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia : http://www.abim.org.my Jamaah Islah Malaysia              : http://www.jim.org.my Radio Islam Kuliyyah                 : http://www.kuliyyah.com Palestinkini Info                         : http://www.palestinkini.info Partai Keadilan Sejahtera         : http://pk-sejahtera.org Fiqh Siber                                   : http://al-ahkam.net/ The Muslim Brotherhood           : http://ikhwanweb.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended sites: Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia  : http://www.abim.org.my Jamaah Islah Malaysia          : http://www.jim.org.my Radio Islam Kuliyyah           : http://www.kuliyyah.com Palestinkini Info              : http://www.palestinkini.info Partai Keadilan Sejahtera      : http://pk-sejahtera.org Fiqh Siber                     : http://al-ahkam.net/ The Muslim Brotherhood         : http://ikhwanweb.com SPONSORED LINKS Divine inspiration Islam YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "hidayahnet" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.