Don’t prolong ‘kafir’ issue, says religious minister


PETALING JAYA: The controversy over the use of the term “kafir” or infidel should not be prolonged, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.

The views of Federal Territory mufti Dr Luqman Abdullah that people not prolong the issue was apt to ensure harmony, Mohd Na’im said at Tabung Haji’s profit distribution announcement for the financial year 2023.

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