A Singaporean man, Idris Ami, pleaded not guilty to charges of teaching false religious doctrine in a Malaysian court. He allegedly claimed to be a contemporary prophet with the ability to channel spirits of other prophets.
A Singapore an man on Oct 4 pleaded not guilty to two charges of teaching false religious doctrine at a court in Seremban, having allegedly claimed that he was a present-day prophet who also had the ability to channel the spirits of other religious prophets.
He was also accused of telling the same men that his body was able to possess the holy spirits of prophets, from Adam to Muhammad. If convicted of teaching religious falsehoods and teaching while unlicensed - criminal offences against the state’s Syariah laws - Idris faces a three-year jail term and a fine of up to RM5,000.
He said that the pair were suspected to be involved in propagating doctrine known as Ajaran Cahaya, or the teaching of the light in Malay, for over a year in Kuala Pilah.
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