THE Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and the Communication and Multimedia Commission have begun monitoring websites and blogs carrying misleading Islamic teachings.
This was prompted by recent exposure on groups using the Internet to spread deviationist teachings.
Jakim director-general Datuk Mustapa Abdul Rahman said as Jakim had no power to act against such bloggers or websites, it would channel complaints to the commission, including the relevant authorities such as the police, so that appropriate action could be taken.
"We are also considering coming up with guidelines and statements via our website unku : in this new era, people seems to believe more from the internet about religion,from time to time," he said when asked on steps to be taken to counter wrong information on Islam and its teachings posted on the Internet.
Malay tabloid Metro Ahad exposed a blog whose contents were said to be against Islam, similar to the one propagated by a deviant group leader, Kahar Ahmad, which was banned by the Selangor Fatwa Committee in 1991.
Kahar, 56, was charged in the Syariah Court with five accounts of spreading deviationist teachings on July 17, 2005.
t yes you can get knowledge about religion from the internet but it should be from a credible source not just any tom dick and harry website or blog. there's one blog named Messenger Of God Today and the blogger abdul kahar ahmad claiming himself as the malay prophet. i think jakim should take immediate action on this guy.people like him should be placed in the mental hospital and lock for life.
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