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Leader of a Deviant Religious Group in S’pore Allegedly Investigated by the Police

2021-10-31 , 2:18 pm

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has filed a police report against the leader of a deviant religious group.

A spokesman from Muis said they’re unable to provide further details except the fact that they had concluded their investigations into the alleged deviant teaching.

With the police report, the leader is now under police investigation.

What Happened?

In case you are unsure of what happened, here’s the rundown:

The leader of a deviant group that was allegedly formed about 15 years ago is under fire for several allegations.

The suspected leader who described himself as a prophet was a former massage therapist who sold ointments over 20 years ago.

He is also believed to be married despite allegedly having five “spiritual wives” as of 2020. Before some of these “spiritual wives” were “spiritually married” to him, they were already legally married to another man. Thus, they left their husbands to be “spiritually married” to him.

Therefore, several husbands blamed him.

However, when he was approached about this issue, he said he has no “spiritual wives” and he has no knowledge of any deviant religious group.

Non-certified Religious Teacher

His name is also not listed on the Asatizah Recognition Scheme (ARS), a database of certified religious teachers, although he allegedly held religious classes.

These religious classes were allegedly held at a small restaurant near town. Previously they were held in homes and in an office near Jalan Sultan.

Inappropriate Behaviour

In 2015, he was investigated by the police for allegedly behaving inappropriately towards the daughter of one of his “spiritual wives”.

However, no actions were taken as there were not enough evidence.

There were other complaints by members of the public against him as well.

Gambling Permitted

Although gambling is prohibited in Islam, the leader allegedly told his follower to buy 4D and Toto so that the winnings could be used to help other Muslims. Additionally, the winnings can also help grow the event management business the group ran.

Before buying the numbers, a special prayer was recited. These 4D numbers were also tracked.

The case was then presented to the Fatwa Committee of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis).

It was then ruled that some of the beliefs of the leader and his group that some of their beliefs had no basis in religious sources and traditions.

The leader was then ordered to stop propagating the uncredible ideas and practices. He was also ordered to halt his healing services.