GISBH: Hundreds of ‘Abuya’ photos, books related to Al-Arqam seized in Melaka
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MELAKA: A total of 285 items related to the teachings of al-Arqam, a cult movement declared deviant by the National Fatwa Council in 1994, were discovered during raids on 19 premises linked to Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) in Melaka, today.
State Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said that among the items seized during the ‘Op Global’ operations, which began at 5 am and concluded at 5 pm, were 12 photographs of al-Arqam’s founder, Ashaari Muhammad, known among his followers as ‘Abuya’.
“Also seized were 138 books related to al-Arqam, which have been banned in the state, including ‘Aurad Muhammadiyah’, the ‘Zikir Aurad Muhammadiyah’ table, a diary documenting the teachings of al-Arqam, and 33 compact discs associated with these teachings,“ he said in a statement, here, today.
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