ABIM chastised for warning Malays their flare up against Rohingyas is against Islamic teaching

MALAYSIANS really hate the Rohingyas. They would have no qualms to shoot the Rohingyas if there were a non-animal shooting license.

Such cruel and violent-sounding remark would aptly sum up how the hatred of the Malay Muslims towards their so-called Rohingya brethren has peaked to a point of no return.

This condescending expression was ironically directed at the ‘much revered’ Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) which described the incessant incitement within the Malay Muslim community to act violently against the Rohingyas as not only contrary to the principles of law and humanity but also contrary to Islamic teaching.

As such, ABIM regretted the recent development of an extreme hate narrative towards the refugee group by some social media users, according to the major non-profit NGO’s president Ahmad Fahmi Mohd Samsudin.

According to him, the situation becomes more worrying when there are statements that incite the public to take action themselves, including threatening or committing violence against any Rohingya individuals they encounter. This is given that Islam upholds justice and preserve the dignity of every human being.

‘Nurture them at your own home’

“ABIM understands that some rakyat have real concerns and worries regarding security issues, economic pressures, job opportunities, environmental cleanliness and social harmony associated with the presence of that refugee community,” the humanitarian activist penned in a statement yesterday (June 6).

However, worries cannot turn into hatred towards an entire group of people. Islam teaches us to be fair in assessing matters.

If there’re individuals who commit a crime, action should be taken against those guilty without punishing the entire community collectively.

Interestingly, a peep into the comment section of Sinar Harian’s Facebook page shows that Malay Muslim netizens begged to differ as illustrated by the above harsh remark.

Other commenters slammed ABIM of “being blind” to “just bring them back to your home to feed them if you pity them so much”.

While some ridiculed ABIM that the Rohingyas are Muslims given their shallow understanding of Islam as evident by their “chaotic praying”, others insisted that “the time to cry for the Rohingyas is long gone”.

“Now they’ve become a thorn in the flesh … HALAU (chase them away),” screamed one commenter with another claiming to have felt agitated “every time Malaysians defend this impudent race”.

Some commenters even mocked he foolishness of ABIM as “at par with KOMAS and even SUHAKAM” in wanting to defend the Rohingyas.

For the record, human rights group Pusat KOMAS has recently condemned an online petition which it claimed has sparked a surge in hostility towards Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

The human rights NGO said the petition on change.org which was created by one “Aku Anak Malaysia” is filled with misinformation that could lead to discrimination against the Rohingya community.

The petition put up on June 1 has garnered 389,367 signatures.at the time of writing.

Earlier, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) has also condemned the growing circulation of abusive and discriminatory rhetoric directed at the Rohingya community.

It lamented that such remarks undermine the dignity of an already vulnerable refugee population and contradict Malaysia’s values of compassion.

SUHAKAM’s concern was sparked by the recent spike in abusive comments and online attacks against the community, particularly during the recent Hari Raya Aidiladha celebrations.

“While the international community has rightfully expressed outrage over civilian casualties in conflict zones such as Gaza, similar attention must be given to the Rohingyas who have endured decades of systemic discrimination, statelessness and forced displacement in Myanmar,” justified SUHAKAM. – June 7, 2026.

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