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Malaysia: Muslims accuse organizer of dog-petting event of apostasy, threaten to kill him

Oct 22, 2014 7:14 am By Robert Spencer

MUSLIM_DOG_EVENTHe has a “Jewish agenda to Christianise Muslim-Malaysians”! He “a Christian who wants to spread Shia teachings”! No, fellas, you’re both wrong: he is actually a Buddhist who wants to spread Methodism.

“Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’” — Bukhari 4.54.50

“Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert.” — Muslim 3811

“Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i. e. about other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time.” — Muslim 551

“Threats to kill, beat up ‘touch a dog’ organiser surface online,” by Anisah Shukry and Lee Shi-Ian, Malaysia Insider, October 22, 2014

After receiving accolades from many Malaysians over his charity work, Syed Azmi Alhabshi has now become the subject of death threats and accusations of apostasy by countless fellow Muslim-Malays online.

The Malays, furious at his audacity in organising an event to educate the public on Islam’s stance on dogs, have circulated his mobile number online, while on WhatsApp, messages claiming he is a Christian in disguise have spread like wildfire.

Once easily reachable through his phone or Facebook, Syed Azmi has now gone virtually underground, but on Facebook, his friends, family and neighbours in Taman Tun Dr Ismail have been responding to the threats on his behalf.

However, the threats, most of them posted as comments to a Facebook post by Ustaz Mohd Kazim Elias, which condemned the event, are numerous and filled with hate.

“Saya dgn pandangan ustaz dan saya rasa penganjur ni jenis buta hati dan cetek ugama dan suka merosakkan ugama dan patut rejam sampai mati. He he,” said Ghas Ku.

(I agree with the ustaz and believe this organiser cannot differentiate between what is right and wrong, has a shallow understanding of religion and likes to destroy Islam and should be stoned to death.)

“Meh sini aku bagi sedas pelempang baru ada akal sikit penganjur tu,” said Hafizzulnaim Haji Samsuddin.

(Let me give the organiser a beating so that he can gain some reason.)

Another Facebook user, Yusoff Hj Ashaari, said that on top of taking action against Syed Azmi, the public should find the women who posed with the dogs at the event, and pull of [sic] their scarves to see if they wore crucifixes or were concealing tattoos.

“Ustaz, this organiser really is a dog,” said Han Khalief.

In his Facebook post, the ustaz had accused the programme of being a subtle attempt to introduce “liberal” and “pluralistic” ideas among Muslims, adding that it would give way to campaigns on touching and eating pigs.

The event, which was held on Sunday in Bandar Utama, proved to be very popular with about 1,000 people participating, and learning compassion for dogs as well as Islam’s views on the canines.

Many who came took the opportunity to touch and pet the dogs of various breeds, including chow chow, husky, German Shepherd and poodle, brought to the event by their owners.

Volunteers at the event also demonstrated how the cleansing process, called sertu or samak which involves washing the affected area six times with clean water and once with earth, was done.

However, many Malays – clerics and ordinary citizens alike – took offence at photos of Muslims petting and holding the dogs.

On popular Malay blog Sirap Limau, Internet user Salsaparila wrote: “Memang celaka bangsat penganjur sial ni. Yang datang pun bodoh bangang takde otak punya orang. Harap2 nanti mamat sial ni mati la kena gigit anjing.”

(This organiser really is damned, nasty, and accursed. Those who attended are stupid and without any brains. I hope this cursed person dies from dog bite.)

A WhatsApp message purportedly from the Putrajaya Religious Council has also been circulating.

It claims that Syed Azmi was a Christian who wants to spread Shia teachings and has been disguising as an ustaz for a year.

“According to a real source, he has paid off all Malay-Muslim organisations in Malaysia so that his actions or campaign could run smoothly. His purpose is to spread a new religion like the Shia but it is done subtly and he will not appear to be behind it,” it said.

Facebook user Terompah Besi regurgitated the same message on his own wall, but did not attribute it the Putrajaya Religious Council.

He had also added one line saying it was “a Jewish agenda to Christianise Muslim-Malaysians through subtle measures using DAP leaders”.

At least two police reports have been lodged over the event, according to Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Azmi Abu Kassim.

“The reports were lodged at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters with the complainants claiming that their Muslim sensitivities had been offended.

“It was decided that the police reports would be referred to the Selangor Islamic Religious Department for further action.”

Scholars said that while touching a dog was allowed in Islam under certain circumstances, they questioned the need for the campaign and its purpose.

The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has promised to conduct a probe into the programme, while the Selangor Religious Council (Mais) said that acts of kissing, hugging the dogs were not in line with the programme’s objectives.

Director-general of Jakim Datuk Othman Mustapha told Bernama that the programme should not have taken place, and that the campaign was conducted openly, including for Muslims, without a good reason.

He feared that the organisers might have a hidden agenda and saw it as trying to create a new culture that could lead to insulting Islam.…

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  1. John says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 7:25 am

    Sometimes I think I am reading a comedy with this religion or Cult, now a Christian in disguise ! Must be out of the film Life Of Brian, are there any Christians here today ?
    http://youtu.be/9OfD7MCsAb0

    • RonaldB says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 9:47 am

      Good observation about ordinary Muslim reaction to dogs mimicking a comedy.

      Muslims often sound like comic parodies of themselves. In fact, there is an argument to be made for allowing in a small number of Muslims into any country: just enough to get to know them, but not enough to exert political pressure. Commenting on their beliefs and habits would provide full employment for several comedians.

      For instance, there is their hysterical reaction to dogs, their propensity to view any event slightly unpleasant to them as a plot to convert them to Christianity, their very kooky bathroom habits which are codified in the Sharia rules, their female attire which is straight out of “Ghost-Busters”, their “scientific” study of djinns, their feeble and fervent attempts to paint a sociopath killer, rapist, murderer and pirate as “the perfect man”, their hair-trigger violence brought on by condemnations of books and cartoons they haven’t read or even looked at, their claims that the jumbled and bug-ridden koranic tales are actually the uncorrupted versions of the old and new testament, and neither the last nor the least, their pride in the public display of the zebibah, or permanent forehead bruise caused by banging their heads on the floor five times a day.

      I think every country should have a small contingent of Muslims for the sake of laughter. Of course, just like with cake, you can have too much a good thing, and should limit your diet to digestible portions.

      • deja vu says

        Oct 23, 2014 at 1:31 am

        Haha! Brilliant, RonaldB! Personally, I would rather view their absurd antics from afar. You know how quickly ‘a small contingent’ can become a large contingent and cease to be amusing.

        This latest risible attempt at outrage is an absolute classic! They’ve outdone themselves this time.

    • marian says

      Oct 23, 2014 at 1:23 pm

      Watch out, Westminster Kennel Club!

  2. Kelly Winters says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 7:53 am

    Of all the Islamic Republics, none are as pathetic as Malaysia. Fancy, so called intelligent human beings negotiating the minutiae of something as unremarkable as this as if it is as important as Ebola. Malaysia in the seventies seemed so full of promise. The Islamists got hold of it in the eighties and now Malaysia’s prognosis, is atrophy, slow death by Islam.

  3. Steffen Larsen says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 8:26 am

    I had a look at his facebook page, but it’s mainly in Malay and didn’t help a lot.

    One commenter wrote in English, and warned against the diseases transmitted by dogs and “porks”. They always ignore diseases transmitted from cattle, or Bird Flu or the Camel Scare , involving plague and MERS.

    • Dennis says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 2:39 pm

      What about the disease spread by immams?

  4. Jay Boo says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 8:28 am

    “Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’”
    ———————-

    If even the angel Gabriel could break his promise with an excuse then who could blame poor Muhammad for pulling the same clever ruse.

  5. Jay Boo says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Muhammad especially hated tracking dogs and also anyone drawing his likeness on a wanted poster while running from the law.

  6. twostellas says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Is it any surprise that Muhammed hated dogs? We all know what we think when an otherwise friendly dog doesn’t like a person; that person is not to be trusted. So, it’s no wonder why Muhammed hated dogs, they gave him away!

    Then, of course, there’s the pure friendship, love, and trust that dogs freely give. Muhammed couldn’t stand for that…so dogs were deemed unIslamic!

    I also suppose, Muhammed demanded total submission to himself and his religion from a person, so he got jealous when someone loved their dog. What a petty little man!

    May he suffer every one of his follower’s atrocities committed on others, every pain, every anguish, and no peace upon him for his crimes!

    • Mahmoud says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 9:37 am

      Wow, you just pulled an amazing amount of pure rubbish out of your ass.

      • the vilest of creatures says

        Oct 22, 2014 at 10:57 am

        On the contrary, he was spot on. Mohammed bestowed more suffering on humanity than all diseases combined.

      • gp says

        Oct 22, 2014 at 11:55 am

        Why so much hatred Haji? Oh, I know…IS LAM.

    • Jay Boo says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 10:02 am

      twostellas
      Excellent insight into the flawed false prophet’s narcissistic and sociopathic mindset.

  7. Keith says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Complaints to the police stated that their muslim sensitivities had been offended? Is there anything that does not offend a muslim?

    • the vilest of creatures says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Yes, they are NOT offended by honor killings, female genital mutilations, stoning gays, apostates, adulterers and blasphemers, raping prepubescent infidel girls (and in some cases, boys), and crucifying and beheading Christians, Yazidis, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and other non-believers unfortunate enough to fall into their hands.

      So you see, Muslims aren’t ‘offended’ by EVERYTHING!

  8. balthazar says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 9:47 am

    Malaysia is a stinking oputrid hole, rundown shitful country full of ugly little brown asswipes. Dogs are much nicer animals than these muslim pieces of shit. I hope ebola sweeps through the muslim world and destroys millions of them .

  9. Jerry says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 9:55 am

    Most dogs are good people
    but most Muslims are bad dogs.

    • Jerry says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 10:04 am

      A dog saved my little brother from drowning sixty years ago.
      A dog saved me from a fire that flared up when I was asleep.
      Good dogs protected me from Muslim thieves and robbers.

      Who do you think I should prefer? A Muslim or a dog?

      • Tradewinds says

        Oct 22, 2014 at 10:57 am

        Doggie, of course. Man’s best friend. Muslims – no, they certainly are not.

  10. jewdog says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 10:01 am

    Those are pretty serious threats from Muslims, but I wonder if their bark is worse than their bite.

  11. Great Dane says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 10:45 am

    Many (many) years ago while hitchhiking through southern Thailand with a friend we got a ride from what in retrospect were some local muslims. They seemed nice enough but something happened that made us sick to our stomachs. As a dog was crossing they highway the driver swerved, not to avoid it, but to hit it and kill it. As they drove on down the highway they were all laughing. Now I understand the twisted mindset that was behind such a cruel act.

    • deja vu says

      Oct 23, 2014 at 1:47 am

      Psychologists tells us that when someone enjoys tormenting an animal, watch out because it spells trouble for their treatment of human beings. There is something horribly sadistic about the Islamic mindset which can only have originated from a diabolical entity.

      How can anyone’s heart not soften at the sight of that Spaniel pup’s trusting face? These individuals, so conditioned to hate ‘the other’, lack basic human instincts. Men without compassion are akin to robots – or monsters.

  12. Jay Boo says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 11:05 am

    Off topic: A different kind of animal
    Rocky the squirrel always tried to do was morally right
    Yet, Bullwinkle moose always managed to jeopardize both their lives.
    Was Bullwinkle a rash liberal acting on a PC whim
    or was he just another violent Leftist convert Mooselim?

    • gp says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 11:51 am

      I think Bullwinkle unwittingly undermined Rocky’s efforts, kind of like a Joe Biden.

  13. gp says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 11:47 am

    Rabid muslim dogs don’t like to be pet, they just need to be put down. They are rampaging and bezerking under the evil spell of their satanic verses..

  14. Rob says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 1:55 pm

    I wonder how blind Malaysians get along with their seeing eye cats?

  15. abad says

    Oct 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Dogs are more trustworthy than Muslims, and I happen to be a cat person…..

    • Tradewinds says

      Oct 22, 2014 at 7:19 pm

      I’m both. Love cats, love dogs. Have both as loving pets.

      Islam can go shove itself. For so many reasons it’s not funny.

  16. Mira Lea says

    Oct 23, 2014 at 2:09 am

    These people are really beginning to piss me off.
    What’s next? A global jihad on dogs?
    Dogs are NOT forbidden in Islam.

    https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7190772.Ikhwan_Ng/blog
    Animal Abuse and Welfare in Islam
    by Dr. Ayoub M. Banderker (BVMCh),
    veterinary surgeon :
    ‘Let me clarify a few myths and make a few points:

    1. It is NOT haraam to own a dog, though it is not hygienic to keep a dog in the house.

    2. It is NOT haraam to touch a dog or any other animal. If the saliva of a dog touches you or any part of your clothing, then it is required of you to wash the body part touched and the item of clothing touched by the dog’s mouth or snout.

    3. It is incumbent upon all Muslims who own animals, whether for farming or work purposes or as pets, to provide adequate shelter, food, water, and, when needed, veterinary care for their animals. Arrangements must be made, if one is going to be away from home, to have one’s animals taken care of as well.

    4. It is haraam to keep a dog or any other animal on a short lead for long periods without food, water, and shelter. Dogs need exercise and are social creatures who form organized “family” structures in nature. Dog owners therefore need to spend time daily with their dogs.

    5. It is cruel, and therefore haraam, to keep any animal in a cage so small that it cannot behave in a natural way.

    6. Fireworks cause untold suffering to most domestic animals because of their acute sense of hearing.

    7. It is haraam to participate in any blood “sport,” like dog fighting and trophy hunting.
    No animal has been cursed in any way. Animals are referred to in many instances in the Qu’ran. In Surah Kahf, mention is made of the companions of the Cave and their dog. (S18: 18-22)
    We would love for Allah to bestow His mercy upon us, so let’s show mercy and compassion to all His creation. This will also give non-Muslims a true reflection of Islam, aiding da’wah.
    There are many Muslims who care well for their animals, and this article is aimed at those who are misinformed.
    The appeal goes out to those Muslims: Please do not abuse or neglect any animal. This gives a distorted picture to others who are not Muslim.’

    Excerpt from: http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/dogs_%28P1159%29.html
    ‘Sadly, this concept comes from fabricated hadith which claims that the Prophet
    ordered the killing of dogs and gave numerous hadith that prohibit the
    keeping of dogs except for hunting and guarding, due to their dirty
    status!
    However, by studying the Quran we find no such truth. No where in the Quran are dogs prohibited, nor is there any mention of any contaminating effect of
    these lovely animals who are man’s best friend. Consequently, we must
    dismiss all these hadith that fabricate lies against the Prophet.’

    • jovi says

      Oct 25, 2014 at 6:20 am

      You are going to trust a comment from a muslim who practices taqiyya. Which is the lying to any fakkir about islam (www.thereligionofpeace.com) and how it is not what it actually is, a misogynistic cult bent on world domination. Actions speak louder than words. Are you going to believe your eyes and the atrocities practiced by most muslim countries as seen on the news, pictures, viral videos, etc..Or are you going to believe the lies told by someone who in the koran says it’s okay to lie to spread the islamic agenda.

  17. Soldiers' Mail says

    Oct 24, 2014 at 11:17 am

    You really can’t make up the level of derangement that Islam requires of its followers.

  18. Jazz says

    Nov 19, 2014 at 5:25 am

    This is funny cos in another way of saying that all dogs are Christians?!
    Using dogs to convert Muslims?? How can a dog be a threat to any religion?
    This is absolutely ridiculous! There are places in Malaysia where the vets(Muslims) do not want to treat dogs. So why practice or even dream to become a vet I just don’t know! A fully covered Muslim girl who went absolutely crazy after seeing my dog said”Oh how i wish I could touch him” He’s so cute?! Almost all the locals here are so friendly towards my dog although they don’t touch him. My puppy even once ran straight to an old lady and her daughter (Muslims)and he jumped at her out of excitement , but she stood still. I normally check the surroundings before I take the leash off my dog just to make sure its safe to do so. Unfortunately it was too late when I spotted them both. I was absolutely horrified when this happened and apologised to them both , but the old lady and her daughter was so cool about it to my surprise !!. I agree with Mira It’s not the religion its the culture .

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