“Muslims in
Malaysia are so very lucky because they do not know what it's like to be part
of a minority group.
Those of us
who have studied or lived abroad know what it feels like to be a minority, and
we learn to adapt. At the same time, we see the kindness and the acceptance of
those who are Christians, Jews, or of other faiths, when we are in their
countries.
I remember
seeing photos of Zaharah Othman, the NST London correspondent, at a church,
wearing her hijab. And she's also told me how she had been offered to perform
her prayers in churches.
When my
eldest son was leaving India and was ending his service with the Indian army,
his fellow officers took him to the army mosque. They were Hindus but they
showed their respect by covering their heads with their handkerchiefs, and
taking their shoes off.
We Muslims
must show the same respect to our fellow Malaysians who are not of the same
faith as ours”.
Raja Zarith Sofiah
binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah is the Permaisuri of Johor. She was born as a
member of the Perak Royal Family. While still attending Oxford, she married the
then-heir to the throne of Johor.
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