Muslims not yet in power may take sides without endorsing Islam’s enemies, says Hadi

On Nov 14, PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang commented on the US midterm elections, likening the Republicans and Democrats to two sides of the same dollar bill. He told Muslims who are not yet in power that they can take sides without endorsing the enemies they align with. Hadi argued that the US's stance on Islam remains unchanged regardless of which party wins the election, as both parties are tied to the "Zionist Jews" agenda aiming to conquer the world with a Greater Israel as the sole superpower.

He claimed that Freemasons and Zionists control the economy and media, allegedly using financial institutions like the World Bank and IMF to fund election machinery and media outlets that can lie and deceive. In response to the situation, Hadi suggested that Muslims should not give their allegiance to major powers and enemies of Islam, unless they are not yet in power.

He encouraged Muslims to practice taqiyyah in such circumstances to protect themselves, referring to the concealment of one's beliefs to avoid harm. Citing the Quranic Surah al-Rum and the Islamic principle of bearing the lesser of two harms, Hadi said that temporarily siding with the less dangerous enemy is not running away, but choosing to defeat the bigger enemy first.

Hadi asserted that Islam has entered the biggest and most ferocious colonial country in Muslim history, and that Islamophobia has made many curious about the religion. He viewed Western democracy as one that demeans religion and worships the dollar, burning itself by choosing foolish, wicked, deceitful or negligent leaders. Hadi urged Muslims to take advantage of Western democracy's freedoms to declare Islam, practice it, and fight for their rights to religion and worship.

He urged Muslims to adhere to the limits set by Allah, never to surrender, or act extremely. Hadi also referenced Abraham Lincoln's assertion that you cannot fool all the people all the time, stating that Islam's truth will be proven and liars and deceivers will eventually be exposed.