TUMPAT - The public is urged to immediately stop parodies or imitating songs related to beliefs deemed deviant, allegedly promoted by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH).
Deputy Kelantan Mufti Datuk Nik Abdul Kadir Nik Mohamad expressed concerns that such actions could distort faith, as the songs in question glorified the founder of the Al-Arqam group Ashaari Muhammad, better known as Abuya.
"The lyrics that resemble inappropriate zikr (remembrance of God) are a continuation from when Ashaari was alive, and it has been ruled as deviant.
"Therefore, it should not be perpetuated, especially when it involves idolising a human being and it must be stopped immediately," he said when met by reporters at the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) declaration and award ceremony for the writing of three million words of Allah in Kelantan at Sekolah Menengah Ugama Arab Bustanus Saadah, Morak, here on Saturday.
He said that the Al-Arqam group had been deemed deviant by various states in Malaysia, including Kelantan, due to its contradictions with Islamic teachings.
He emphasised that all parties must be cautious and not allow others, including children, to sing the songs associated with the group.
"Abuya is indeed false and deviant; suddenly, we want to glorify him and so on—that is simply not right.
"If we engage in what they do, then we are just like them," he said.
Previously, social media was flooded with songs linked to the Al-Arqam ideology following the exposure of GISBH's activities related to allegations of human exploitation and child abuse.