Penang: No ban of loudspeakers at mosques…
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Ban on loudspeaker use except for ‘azan’ and ‘iqamah’ in Penang mosques soon.
Will Lim Guan Eng be accused of this?
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2 October 2015
HERE COME THE RED SHIRTS?
Will the Red Shirts protest at Komtar in Penang over controversial mosque loudspeaker ban?
Reporters are disappointed: more of them than Red Shirts!
k!NkOp™ @p0kN1k 10 minutes ago
“@FaizalMagic: Sebahagian wartawan yang kecewa kerana himpunan baju merah gagal di Komtar “@cmlimguaneng @LukeShaw23
“@FaizalMagic: Part journalist who disappointed because a collection of red shirts at Komtar failed “@cmlimguaneng @LukeShaw23
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Several youths in red seen at Maybank Komtar, where the protest is expected to take place. #redshirt
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Patrick™ Patrick™ Retweeted
So only 2-3 went to KOMTAR.. that actually makes it legit https://twitter.com/ODNMalaysia/status/649840440959737856 …
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Policemen standing guard at Komtar. State government office in lockdown since 11am. #redshirt
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Penang CM denies ‘leave state’ tweet over loudspeakers
Penang @cmlimguaneng denies ‘leave state’ tweet over loudspeakers https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314305
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has denied sending out a tweet calling for those who do not agree to the ban on mosque loudspeakers except for azan prayers to leave the state.
Lim said a police report will be lodged over the fake tweet today, asking the force and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to speedily act upon the matter.
He expressed hope that the public would not believe the lies that he was responsible for the fake tweet.
He added that the tweet was sent by certain quarters to tarnish the state government and distract the public from the many alleged financial scandals plaguing the country.
“I have never issued such a statement nor have I intervened in the Muslim affairs of the state,” Lim said at a press conference today.
“The decision to allow mosques’ loudspeakers for only azan prayers were made by the Penang Mufti Department, the Penang Islamic Affairs Council and the Penang Islam Affairs Department.
“To link me to such a thing is malicious and slanderous,” added the DAP secretary-general.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314305
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Malaysian Insider
Police promise action against Penang ‘red rally’ tomorrow
Police promise action against Penang ‘red rally’ tomorrow http://bit.ly/1heip8w
The police will take action against the Penang ‘red rally’ organisers, who are believed to be gathering in Komtar, George Town tomorrow.
Northeast district police chief ACP Mior Faridalatrash Wahid said so far, police had not been informed about the rally.
“Nobody has applied for a permit to hold the rally and I am warning the public not to attend it. The police will take appropriate action if the rally is held.”
Posters on the rally were on several blogs and Facebook today, claiming that it was aimed at urging the state government to rescind the ban against the use of loudspeakers in mosques and surau throughout Penang.
The rally is to be at Komtar after the Friday prayers tomorrow, although nobody has admitted to organising it.
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Malay Mail Online
Red shirts to rally in Penang over controversial mosque loudspeaker ban?
Red shirts to rally in Penang over controversial mosque loudspeaker ban? http://bit.ly/1JFj75v
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 1 — Rumours have started circulating online that there will be a “red rally” outside the Penang government administrative headquarters in Komtar tomorrow, a day after Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang posted a leaked a proposal from the state mufti’s office to ban the use of loudspeakers in mosques and surau other than for the azan.
Titled “Himpunan Merah Pulau Pinang” or the Red Rally in Penang in English, the demonstration seeks to pressure the DAP-led state government into withdraw the ban, even though officials have clarified the state did not make the decision.
A poster promoting the event has been shared through popular smartphone texting platform, WhatsApp as well as making the rounds on Facebook, but the source and the organiser of the rally remains unknown.
When contacted, Penang Perkasa Youth Mohd Rizuad Mohd Azudin denied any knowledge of the supposed rally.
Mohd Rizuad, who is also a member of Persatuan Mukabuku Pulau Pinang, had previously led demonstrations against the Penang government on issues concerning Malay and Muslim rights. He was a leading figure in the “Allah” demonstration last year.
“We are not organizing any demonstrations tomorrow on this, I won’t be there,” he told Malay Mail Online.
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‘Mufti’s letter on loudspeaker leaked to create unrest’
‘Mufti’s letter on loudspeaker leaked to create unrest’ https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314187
Penang executive councillor for Islamic Affairs Abdul Malik Kassim expressed regret today that a letter from the state Mufti Department had been leaked to create unrest in the Muslim community.
Malik said due to the leaked letter, which was released “with bad intentions to create public unrest”, the Penang government and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng are being blamed for interfering in Islamic matters in the state.
“That is not true. This decision has nothing to do with us but because the letter has been leaked with bad intention to create problems, certain quarters have threatened to rally and carry out activities to demonise the state government.
“We are investigating how the letter was leaked and who did it, and we will act accordingly, including lodging a police report.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314187
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PKR Youth: All states must also ban mosque loudspeakers https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314198
PKR Youth urges all states to emulate the Penang Islamic Council’s ban on the use of loudspeakers by mosques other than to broadcast the azan.
The Penang Mufti Office in a letter on Sept 1 said the edict by the state fatwa committee to ban the use of loudspeakers other than for the call for prayer, will be gazetted soon.
“Respect for each other must be encouraged, given Malaysia’s multicultural and multi-religious nature.
“Thus, we support the fatwa by the Penang mufti based on the spirit of maqasid syariah (the objectives of the syariah).
“In fact, it should be used as an example for all other states in Malaysia,” PKR Youth religious bureau representative Wan Ji Wan Hussin said.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314198
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Malay Mail Online
Guan Eng warns pro-BN media not to drum up communal strife for Penang smear
“I’ve been accused of eating dog meat yesterday even though I’m a dog lover so maybe today, they will accuse me of issuing a fatwa even though I’m a non-Muslim and I can’t issue fatwas,” he said.
A fatwa is an Islamic religious edict conventionally issued by an Islamic religious leader such as a mufti.
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Astro AWANIBan on use of loud speakers in mosques except for prayer calls in Penang http://bit.ly/1VrwsFk
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Malaysian Insider
Ban on loudspeaker use except for ‘azan’ in Penang mosques
The decision on banning the use of loudspeakers outside the mosques and surau except for the prayer call or ‘azan’ and ‘iqamah’ in Penang will be gazetted soon.
This was stated in a letter from the Penang State Mufti Office dated Sept 1 concerning the decision of the Penang State Fatwa Committee meeting on July 1 and 2 and confirmed at the Penang State Fatwa Committee meeting on Aug 23 and 24.
The letter quoting excerpts of the minutes of the Penang State Fatwa Committee Meeting stated that the meeting had agreed that the command decided at the State Fatwa Committee Meeting dated April 7, 2011 on the prohibition of reading the Al-Quran before ‘Subuh’ (dawn) using the loudspeakers outside the mosque and surau must be improved by including the prohibition on the use of loudspeakers outside the mosques and surau for all programmes, meetings and so on.
Only the use of internal loudspeakers are allowed for programmes and activities at the mosques and surau.
Ten complaints had been received by the Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIPP) on the use of loudspeakers in mosques and surau from January 2012 until May 2015 involving external loud speakers for recordings of Al-Quran recitals or ceramah before the call of prayer (azan).
– Bernama
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/314100
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