Zamihan nafi kait Shahidan dan Asri

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Zamihan: Bukan saya kaitkan Hadi, Shahidan, Juanda
Jimadie Shah Othman
Jun 24, 10
10:10am

Pegawai kanan Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) yang didakwa mengaitkan beberapa tokoh politik dan agama dengan Wahabisme, Jemaah Islamiah (JI) dan kumpulan pengganas hari ini menafikan perkara itu.


Sebaliknya, Zamihan Mat Zin - penolong pengarah Pusat Al-Quran dan Ilmu Teras Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM) – berkata beliau hanya menyebut nama bekas mufti Perlis Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin sahaja dalam pembentangannya berhubung “terorisme agama” baru-baru ini.

“Dakwaan itu tidak betul, tidak jujur dan dusta,” katanya mengulas dakwaan bahawa beliau mengaitkan Dr Asri dengan Wahabi dan JI dalam dalam taklimat antikeganasan anjuran pihak polis Isnin lalu.

Semalam, memetik sumber-sumber, Malaysiakini melaporkan selain Dr Asri, Zamihan turut mengaitkan Presiden PAS Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, bekas menteri besar Perlis Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim dan mufti negeri itu Dr Juanda Jaya dengan 'lingkaran' keganasan.

Bercakap kepada Malaysiakini awal pagi ini, Zamihan menyifatkan dakwaan terhadapnya bukanlah satu salah faham tetapi usaha pihak-pihak tertentu yang “sengaja mahu mencetuskan salah faham”.


Ditanya dakwaan sebenarnya terhadap Dr Asri dalam pembentangannya kepada pihak penguatkuasa dan wakil-wakil universiti itu, Zamihan berkata beliau hanya menyebut “Dr Asri sepemikiran dengan Wahabi”.

Katanya, tafsiran itu dibuat berdasarkan tulisan Dr Asri melalui sebuah buku Bid'ah: Istilah yang disalahfahami yang diterbitkan beberapa tahun lalu.

“Saya hanya copy and paste (salin dan tampal) pandangannya yang menyamakan (sambutan) Maulud Nabi dengan amalan orang Kristian,” jelasnya.

Zamihan menambah, pandangan yang “keras” sebegitu jika tidak dibendung boleh menjurus ke arah pendekatan “radikal” di negara ini.

Ditanya sama ada terdapat pihak lain yang mengaitkan Abdul Hadi (kiri), Shahidan (kanan) dan Dr Juanda dalam taklimat itu, Zamihan berkata beliau“tidak mahu campur” pembentangan orang lain.

Berhubung ancaman saman dan kritikan daripada pelbagai pihak terhadapnya, Zamihan hanya berkata “saya tidak mahu gaduh” kerana perkara tersebut didakwa tidak menguntungkan semua pihak.

“Sebagai pegawai kerajaan yang bertanggungjawab, saya sedia berjumpa dan menjelaskan (salah faham ini).

“Kalau tidak boleh (bertemu) di tempat saya, saya sanggup pergi ke pejabat mereka (bagi tujuan itu),” katanya lagi.


Cleric maintains Wahhabi-JI links claim

By Adib ZalkapliJune 24, 2010KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Government Islamic cleric Zamihan Mat Zin today maintained his allegation that the Wahhabi teachings have contributed to terrorist activities, in a repeat of what he said in a controversial security briefing recently.
The deputy director of the government’s Islamic training institute, ILIM, however denied naming former Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, his successor Dr Juanda Jaya, former Perlis Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang as having terrorist links.

“My presentation was focussed on extremism in public institution of higher learning. I did not mention their names, I did not accuse Jemmah Islah Malaysia (JIM) of involvement in terrorist activities,” Zamihan told The Malaysian Insider.

“But I did say terrorism is a result of extreme teachings of Wahhabism. If they are not involved they should not have overreacted,” he said.

Wahhabism known locally as Sunnah Perlis, advocates purging Islam of practices that did not exist during the time of Prophet Mohamad.

Zamihan said his experience in rehabilitation of ISA detainees allegedly involved in Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) showed that they were recruited through Wahhabism.

“The detainees, Yazid Sufaat, Dr Abdullah Daud, they know me. My field work showed that they joined JI after being influenced by Wahhabi teachings,” he said.

Yazid, who was known for his ties with al-Qaeda, was released in late 2008 while Abdullah, a former UTM lecturer, was released from detention last year.

Zamihan said the only time Asri’s name was mentioned during the briefing was when the book Bid’ah: Istilah yang disalahfahami (Innovation: The misunderstood term) was discussed with the participants.

He claimed that the book’s content is consistent with Wahhabi teachings.

“He wrote the book. He should be opened to criticism,” said Zamihan.

“And I said if the Wahhabis want to form an Islamic state according to their interpretation, we have to stop them,” he added.

Zamihan said he was not trying to influence the authorities through the briefing.

“I was only invited to give the briefing and I willingly did so,” he added.

Zamihan said the briefing was also attended by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar, Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin and more than 100 public universities senior officials.

The briefing was held following reports of JI recruitment drive in local universities.

Early this year, police arrested 10 men, claiming they were members of JI and were allegedly plotting to blow up non-Muslims houses of worship.

All of them have been deported, except a Malaysian, who has been banished to Petaling Jaya.