Report Says PAS Held A Prayer For The Destruction Of 'Evil' Pakatan Harapan
The prayer session was attended by over a 1,000 PAS supporters.
By Sadho Ram — 18 Mar 2018, 03:13 PM
Last night, PAS Selangor, at an event celebrating the 10th year of it being in Selangor government, held an intercessory prayer in Shah Alam for the destruction of the 'evil' Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition
The Malaysian Insight and Malaysiakini both reported about the special prayer, which was led by the Islamist party's preacher cum leader Ahmad Dusuki Abdul Rani.
The Selangor PAS preacher reportedly likened its upcoming confrontation with the PH coalition in the GE14 to the Prophet Muhammad-era Battle of the Trench, when a confederation of pagan Arabs from Mecca laid siege to Medina.
The solat hajat (intercessory prayer) was held to pray for PAS victory in the state in the GE14, as well as the destruction of Pakatan Harapan coalition.
PAS preacher Ahmad Dusuki Abdul Rani leading the special prayers.
Image via Hasnoor Hussain/The Malaysian InsightThe prayer session was attended by over a 1,000 PAS supporters
According to a Malaysiakini translation of the doa the preacher read, include:
"O Allah, we beseech thee, for so long Selangor has been ruled in a godless way. Give PAS the chance to rule Selangor, give us the chance to show the beauty of your religion on this blessed land.
"This congregation has been betrayed by those who stole our seats O Allah, how they need to be punished. Verily you are the best to punish them.
"Turn the evil Pakatan into a coalition that has no strength, just as you routed the (Arab pagan) Confederate soldiers, such is what we will face soon. Destroy the Pakatan Confederate soldiers, destroy their strength, divide them. Uphold Islam, this is our wish."
The Islamist party's preacher also prayed for Selangorians to realise BN's failures and vote for PAS
"Allah, open up the hearts of voters so they can see what BN has done to the people of Selangor and Malaysia," the preacher said as per a translation by the Malaysian Insight.
The preacher also wished for a peaceful death for those who voted for PAS.
"Let those graves that have voted for PAS rest in peace. Their hands would become a witness for You. Let those that are with PAS be given access to heaven, hinder all PAS members from rotting in your hell," he said, according to The Malaysian Insight.
Reacting to the prayer held by PAS and its purpose, Malaysians on social media voiced their opinions against the Islamist party:
Following debate on the context of the prayer, Malaysiakini has since published a full transcript to address the matter
There have been disputes that the 'pakatan' mentioned in Ahmad Dusuki's prayer did not refer to Pakatan Harapan in particular, but that it was a quote from the qunut Nazilah prayer.
According to the report by Malaysiakini published today, 18 March, Ahmad Dusuki made the mention about the 'evil harapan' before reciting the qunut Nazilah prayer.
"The following is the full text of Ahmad Dusuki's prayer which was read after after solat yesterday, for the reader's assessment," Malaysiakini said in the report, adding that the text is copied in full and edits are made in minimal to correct the spelling and sentence structure for easier reading.
You can read the full text on Malaysiakini here.
While PAS has severed all ties with its former allies PKR an DAP back in 2015, the Islamist party remains part of the Selangor state government to continue the mandate given in 2013