Who was Ayah Pin, founder of deviant Sky Kingdom?
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PETALING JAYA: The Sky Kingdom commune made the headlines in the 1980s with the discovery of a strange religious sect at a commune in Hulu Besut, Terengganu.
The place had a giant teapot which was almost two-storeys high, a giant umbrella as well as a concrete boat regarded as the sect’s symbols.
The Sky Kingdom sect was started by Ariffin Mohamad, popularly known as Ayah Pin. The sect was later declared as a deviant group by religious authorities.
He had proclaimed himself as God and was referred to as ayah (father) by his followers who believed that he was a messenger from heaven.
Ariffin was born in Bachok, Kelantan, in 1943. He moved to Hulu Besut in 1975.
In the 1980s, he founded Sky Kingdom.
His commune in Kampung Batu 13, Hulu Besut, was a “palace” featuring the giant teapot.
Content retrieved from: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/03/18/who-was-ayah-pin-founder-of-deviant-sky-kingdom.
