KUALA LUMPUR: The Rufaqa' movement allegedly organised an absolution of sins and power bestowment ceremony for former members of the disbanded al-Arqam as well as potential members from within and outside the country recently, a former member of al-Arqam revealed.
Zul Asnan Haron, a former al-Arqam secretary for Kedah, claimed that during the programme, held during the fasting month in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, participants were required to pay a RM30 registration fee each and surrender their valuables, including money and jewellery, if they wanted their sins to be cleansed and “transferred” to former leader of al-Arqam Ashaari Muhammad.