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By Clara Chooi Assistant News Editor

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 Muslims nationwide should condemn Perkasas threat to burn all Malay-language Bibles, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today after labelling the warning an extreme method of safeguarding the word Allah.

The opposition leader, who is also Muslim, said those who profess Islam and claim to protect Allah and the Quran should also defend their faith and morals by preventing the spread of racial insults, which was discouraged by the religion.

We can condemn and disagree all we want, but if there is proof of any Christian trying to proselytise to a Muslim, then we bring this to court.

But to burn or threaten to burn that which those of another faith consider it to be their holy book, this is an extreme act that should be rejected by all Malaysians, including Muslims, he told a press conference.

During Perkasas convention in Penang last weekend, the groups president Datuk Ibrahim Ali had urged Muslims to unite and burn all Malay language bibles that contain the word Allah and other religious Arabic texts.

Ibrahims remarks immediately created a furore among Christians and politicians across the political divide, and led to calls for the government to cite Ibrahim for sedition.

Barisan Nasional (BN) component party MIC also took issue with Ibrahims remarks and urged the government to take stern action against the fiery lawmaker.

Joining the chorus of disapproval, Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee said today that although the Bar maintains that the Sedition Act should be repealed, it must be impartially applied against Ibrahim given that authorities have charged opposition leaders under the same Act.

In a statement here, National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) chairman Reverend Dr Eu Hong Seng, described the threat an unfortunate proposal but reminded Malaysians to be measured in their responses to the threat.

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Reject Perkasa’s threat to burn bibles, Anwar tells Muslims