Saya mengecam tindakan pihak tertentu yang menyerang beberapa gereja di sekitar lembah klang. Serangan keji sedemikian merupakan satu tindakan yang dikecam keras al Quran. Agama Islam jelas menggesa umatnya untuk menghormati rumah peribadatan penganut agama lain.

Sehingga kini saya difahamkan sebanyak tiga gereja dijadikan sasaran serangan. Manakala itu aras bawah Gereja Metro Tabernacle di Desa Melawati telah hangus terbakar akibat dari siri serangan tersebut. Saya menyatakan rasa syukur kerana serangan tersebut tidak mengakibatkan sebarang kemalangan jiwa.

Saya menyeru semua pihak agar bertenang dan jangan sesekali terjerumus ke dalam api kebencian. Sebarang tindakan tidak boleh sama sekali didasari politik perkauman sempit. Saya mempunyai keyakinan kita rakyat Malaysia akan menyelesaikan isu ini tanpa diiringi sebarang konflik. Inshaallah usaha kita untuk mengekalkan keamanan diberkati jua.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

DSAI Condemns Attack on Religious Places

I strongly criticize the act of some people who had attacked several churches in Klang Valley area. Those despicable acts were something that has been condemned in Al Quran. Islam clearly urges the Muslims to respect other religion act of devotion places.

Until now, I had been informed that there were 3 churches that had been assaulted. Subsequently, in a series of attack, the ground floor of Metro Tabernacle in Desa Melawati had been burnt. However, I am grateful that nobody was harmed in the incident.

I urge all parties to be calmed and shall not involve in the fire of hatred. Do not act based on narrow political views which rooted from racial interest. I am convinced that we Malaysian will solve this issue without further conflict. InsyaAllah our efforts to prevail the peacefulness shall be blessed.

ANWAR IBRAHIM