IT exasperates Umno Youth exco Datuk Dr Fathul Bari Mat Jahya that the IS extremists and militants who are butchering and beheading people, have the audacity to proclaim themselves Salafists.
He says salaf in Islam is a respectable term which refers to the first three generations of Muslims from the time of the Holy Prophet and his Companions; and this period is one steeped in virtue, righteousness and piety.
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