'Who are you to stop the chant of takbir' - Akmal Saleh
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SHAH ALAM - Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh condemned the non-governmental organisation's (NGO) actions that disallowed the chanting of 'Allahu Akbar' during the solidarity rally for the Palestinian people.
No one can stop the chants of takbir because Islam is the religion of the federation.
"I suggest the organisers hold a gathering for the Palestinians at their office and among themselves only if the takbir can't even be chanted.
"This is Malaysia; Islam is the religion of the federation, so who are you to stop the takbir from being chanted? he said this in a Facebook post on Monday.
On Sunday, many voiced their displeasure with humanitarian non-governmental organisations Viva Palestina Malaysia (VPM) and MyCare, which allegedly banned the chanting of takbir and placards condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, Gagasan Bangsa spokesperson Aminuddin Yahaya urged government politicians who attended the rally to issue a statement against the failure of the organisation.
Aminuddin said support for Palestine must be done without apologetics because it does not involve humanitarian issues alone but also 'aqeedah' (faith).
"When the Muslims in Europe who gather in solidarity for Palestine without any shameless thoughts chanted the takbir so proudly with the non-Muslims, meanwhile we who are in the Muslim countries are afraid to do so for no good reason.
"In fact, those who organised the meeting were Muslim figures," he said.
In the meantime, Aminuddin also asked the organisers to explain why voicing out Allahuakbar was considered offensive to non-Muslims.
He said that the NGO should explain to visitors that the word takbir unites Muslims.
"The strangest thing is that the placards condemning the Prime Minister of Israel were ordered to be taken down until the organisers labelled them (the placard bearers) as Zionists.
"I don't know what's going on in their minds to be willing to label Muslims who are present chanting the spirit of jihad as Zionists?" he asked.
