Penang Mufti: Nothing wrong with inviting non-Muslims to break fast during Ramadan

GEORGE TOWN: Telling Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and non-Muslims in Penang not to join Muslims in breaking fast should not have happened, says Penang Mufti Datuk Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor.
He said inviting non-Muslims to break fast during Ramadan can introduce the beauty of Islam to non-Muslims and allow for a better understanding of the faith.
"We consider the invitation as a way for us Muslims to tell non-Muslims how Islam is and to make them understand our religion.
"It is not like we want to convert them but at least they understand what Islam is about," he said when asked about the matter.
NGO Jaringan Muslimin Pulau Pinang leader Hafiz Nordin on June 2 warned Lim not to join Muslims to break fast as he alleged Lim was using such events for politics.
On non-Muslims entering mosques and giving an address, Wan Salim said it was his personal opinion such persons were allowed to enter as long as they had good intentions.
He said if the intention was for politics then he would disagree as doing so may bring disunity and disharmony.
Wan Salim had earlier visited two sisters at the Penang Hospital who were orphaned after their parents died in an accident involving two lorries at Sungai Bakap in April this year.
He handed hampers and cash contributions to Aisyah Ariffin, 53, the grandmother to Khairiyah Aliysa, 10, and Khaira Amni, 18 months old.
Both siblings are recuperating from their injuries at the Penang Hospital.
Aisyah said she will be taking care of her granddaughters after they were discharged which is expected to be after Hari Raya.
"They will spend their Hari Raya here and we will take them back to our hometown in Jerantut (Pahang), after they are discharged," she told theSun.