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Nine Publications By Rasul Dahri Banned, ARS Application Rejected

Nine books promoting extremist religious views by an unregistered religious teacher, have been banned under the Undesirable Publications Act.

This means it is an offence to distribute and own the books, and people who have copies must hand them over to the police. Those found guilty can be fined, imprisoned or both.

The publications by Singaporean Rasul Dahri contain “extremist religious views which include denigrating remarks of other religious groups,” the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said on Tuesday (June 20).

In some of them, Mr Rasul “rejects the idea of a secular state and calls on Muslims to establish an Islamic State”, added the MCI in its statement.

The ministry reiterated Singapore’s stance of “zero tolerance for individuals or publications which aim to promote hostility or violence among different religious groups”, adding this is why the books have been banned.

“Rasul Dahri is a Singaporean who has, through his radical teachings, betrayed the values that Singapore has held so close to us as a mutli-cultural and multi-racial society,” said Minister for Information and Communications Yaacob Ibrahim in the statement.

Dr Yaacob, who is also Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs added: “We will not allow his radical teachings and his extremist ideology to take root in Singapore. We will do whatever we can, with security agencies as well as community organisations such as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore to safeguard our community against extremism.”

In a separate statement, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said Mr Rasul’s application to the Asatizah Recognition Scheme to be endorsed as a qualified Islamic teacher in Singapore was rejected.

Since the start of this year, all Islamic teachers who want to each in Singapore must be endorsed by the scheme.

Muis said Mr Rasul has been known to “maintain exclusivist, hardline and extreme positions in Islam”.

For example, he opposes democracy claiming it is not part of Islam, said Muis noting that democracy is one of Singapore’s fundamental governing principles.

He also denigrates Jews by “labelling them as people who accept terrorism as part of their culture”.

Muis said Mr Rasul “also persistently denounced established religious rituals practised by Muslim scholars worldwide and declared those who practise it as deviating from his own mistaken view of what is ‘the real Islam’”.

The Singapore leader of terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah, Mas Selamat Kastari, was reported to have attended Mr Rasul’s classes in Johor between 1987 and 1989.

Malay-language daily Berita Harian reported that Mr Rasul was arrested last year -for the third time – in Malaysia.

He was said to be active in the Klang Valley and Johor for several years, although Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council and the Pahang Islamic Religious Department banned seven of his books.

Muis said such ” problematic teachings” do not in any way represent the views of Muslims in Singapore.

It urged Muslims to avoid the teachings, which are “totally unsuited for Singapore’s multi-cultural society and may lead to extremism in religious thought and practice”.

It also reminded Muslims to seek religious education from accredited teachers.

Those who encounter individuals teaching and preaching ideas like Mr Rasul’s should report them to Muis at 6359 1199 or the Asatizah Recognition Board at 6604 8568.

The list of banned books by Mr Rasul are:

1. Setiap Bid’ah Menyesatkan

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 1997

2. Hukum Mengenai Rokok & Mencukur Janggut

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 1997

3. Salah Faham Dr. Harun Din Dalam Persoalan: Bid’ah & Percanggahannya (Edisi

Baru)

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 1998

4. Siri 1: Bahaya Tariqat Sufi / Tasawuf Terhadap Masyarakat

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 1998

5. Siri 2: Imam Syafie (Rahimahullah) Mengharamkan Kenduri Arwah, Tahlilan,

Yasinan dan Selamatan

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 2001

6. Siri 5: Kebatilan dan Kemungkaran Berzanji & Perayaan Maulid Nabi (Sallallahu

‘Alaihi Wa-Sallam)

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 2001

7. Siri 7: Amalan-amalan Bid’ah Pada Bulan Sya’ban

Publisher: Perniagaan Jahabersa, Taman Kempas, Johor Bahru, 2002

8. Tauhid Hakimiyah & Khawarij: Punca Demonstrasi, Pemberontakan, Pecah-belah

dan Pengkafiran

Publisher: Syarikat Ummul Qura Enterprise, Majidi Baru, Johor Bahru, 2012

9. Demokrasi, Pilihanraya & Mengundi: Satu Kajian Menurut Al-Quran & AsSunnah

Publisher: Syarikat Ummul Qura Enterprise, Majidi Baru, Johor Bahru, 2013

Source: www.straitstimes.com

June 20, 2017
Traditional VS Modern Raya Goodies
As time goes by, our Raya goodies have also evolved. Although the traditional Raya goodies may still be a favorite to some, the new flavours of these traditional Raya goodies are quite refreshing, and definitely the talk of the town during Raya visits. Below are some of the evolved traditional Raya goodies…
1. Kueh Tart
Traditional Kueh Tart

Modern Kueh Tart

Kueh Tart Coklat

2. Kueh Bangkit

Traditional Kueh Bangkit

Kueh Bangkit Cheese

3. Kueh Lapis

Traditional Kek Lapis

Kek Lapis Sarawak

4. Kueh Bahulu

Traditional Kueh Bahulu

Kueh Bahulu Inti / Bahulu With Fillings

Not only have the traditional Raya goodies evolved, but in the market right now, there are many newly created Raya goodies, some examples below.

What do you hunt for when you go for Raya visits? Traditional or modern Raya goodies?

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June 20, 2017
MUIS: Social Media Not Appropriate Platform To Receive Religious Guidance And Instruction

In a media statement, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) stressed that social media is “not the appropriate platform” to receive religious guidance and instruction, “not least in understanding complex political and armed conflicts in the Muslim world”.

MUIS noted that in Khairul’s case, as well as that of Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari – who was detained last week for radicalism – what is “common and disturbing” is that both were self-radicalised through social media.

“Exposure to the propaganda of extremist and radical groups online who exploit these conflicts to radicalise Muslims will misguide them to believe that participation in such conflicts is a religious duty,” said MUIS. In both cases, family and friends found out about their views and intentions but did not report them to authorities, it added.

“The best way to help our loved ones away from this path is to offer help early by referring them to experts in this area, as soon as we detect there may be something wrong,” said MUIS.

MUIS added that it is also working to develop the capabilities of local asatizah, or Islamic religious teachers, to be able to engage Singaporean Muslims on social media, noting that some younger asatizah have “started to make some good headway” in this area.

“We hope to populate social media with socio-religious content which is appropriate to Singapore, and negate the dangerous content which had managed to mislead Khairul and Izzah,” it said.

MUIS also urged the community to play its part, and report family members and friends who exhibit such tendencies as soon as they are detected, so “appropriate help and intervention can be given”.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

June 20, 2017
Another AETOS Officer Placed On Restriction Order, He Supported And Abetted Colleague’s Intent To Take Up Armed Violence In Syria

Muhammad Khairul Mohamed’s colleague, Mohamad Rizal Wahid, was put under a restriction order last month for supporting Khairul’s intentions to fight in Syria.

A person issued with a restriction order is not allowed to move, change jobs, or travel out of Singapore without the authorities’ approval.

Rizal, 36, was also an AETOS auxiliary police officer at the Woodlands Checkpoint, and was deployed as an armed officer conducting security duties.

He had been aware since 2015 that Khairul wanted to take part in armed violence in Syria after the latter repeatedly confided in him about his intentions, MHA said.

However, he not only failed to notify the authorities or AETOS management, and even suggested to Khairul various ways to get to Syria, it said.

Although Rizal did not share Khairul’s desire to participate in armed violence, as an auxiliary police officer, he should have been aware of the prevailing terrorism threat, the ministry said. His failure to dissuade Khairul and report him to his superior officer was a “serious lapse of judgement”, it added.

“The Government takes a serious view of anyone who supports, promotes, undertakes or makes preparations to undertake armed violence, regardless of how they rationalise such violence ideologically, or where the violence takes place.

“This is particularly so if the person involved is a public servant, and especially if he or she is a uniformed officer.”

Anyone who supports or abets another person’s radicalisation or intention to undertake violence also poses a security threat to Singapore and Singaporeans, MHA said.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

June 20, 2017
Another ISA Detention: 24 Year Old AETOS Officer Planned To Undertake Armed Violence In Syria

An auxiliary police officer who was deployed to Woodlands Checkpoint has been detained for planning to travel to Syria to take part in armed violence, while his colleague has been put under a restriction order for supporting him.

Muhammad Khairul Mohamed, 24, an auxiliary police officer at the traffic enforcement division at Woodlands Checkpoint, was arrested in May and detained under the Internal Security Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Tuesday (Jun 20).

He was deployed by AETOS, the second-largest of three licensed auxiliary police organisations in Singapore, to the checkpoint as an outrider. His duties did not require him to be armed, MHA said.

Khairul became radicalised as early as 2012 – prior to joining AETOS in May 2015 – when he went online to gather more information about the conflict in Syria after reading about it on mainstream media.

“He developed the view that the conflict in Syria was a sectarian struggle between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam, and being a Sunni Muslim, he wanted to fight against the Shi’ites in Syria by joining the Free Syrian Army,” the ministry said.

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is a group founded by defectors of the Syrian Armed Forces, whose aim is to use armed violence to overthrow the Syrian government led by President Bashar Al-Assad, who is backed by the minority Shia Alawite sect.

Khairul perceived the Syrian conflict to be a holy war in which he was prepared to die in battle as a martyr and receive “divine rewards”, MHA said.

In 2014, he tried to reach out to a foreign militant on Facebook, as well as two other individuals whom he believed to be FSA supporters, to find out how he could make his way to Syria.

At the time of his arrest, Khairul was still interested in joining FSA or any other militant groups operating in Syria and engage in armed violence there, the ministry said.

“His readiness and proclivity to resort to violence in pursuit of a religious cause makes him a security threat to Singapore,” it said.

The ministry also reiterated that friends or relatives of a person who may be radicalised or intends to undertake acts of violence should report him to the authorities.

In the case of Khairul, several relatives and friends knew of his intentions but none of them came forward, MHA said.

Source: www.channenewsasia.com

June 20, 2017