PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Fatwa Committee has declared Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings (GISB) and its affiliates as deviant from the Islamic faith.
The Selangor Royal Office said this came about after Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (pic) consented to the new fatwa following a special meeting of the state fatwa committee on Sept 30.
“The committee expressed satisfaction and conviction that the leaders, followers, employees or members of GISB and its affiliates have been and are still practising ‘Aurad Muhammadiah’ or ‘Zikir Agung’, promoted by the Darul Arqam group.
“This practice was previously declared deviant from the true Islamic faith according to Gazette No. 54, published on Feb 4, 1993,” the Selangor Royal Office said through a Facebook post yesterday.
It added that the beliefs, teachings, practices or operations of GISB and its affiliates exhibit characteristics that deviate from Islamic teachings as upheld by Ahli Sunah Waljamaah.
“Any variation, form or branch of new beliefs, teachings, practices or operations that resemble, wholly or partly, the elements of (GISB’s) beliefs, teachings, practices or operations are deemed deviant and contrary to true Islamic teachings according to Ahli Sunah Waljamaah,” the Royal Office added.
Last month, the Perlis Fatwa Committee became the first state to declare the beliefs and teachings of GISB as deviant and unIslamic.
