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

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang commented on the US midterm elections, stating that Muslims who are not yet in positions of power can take sides without endorsing their chosen side's enemies. In his commentary, Hadi likened the two US political parties to two sides of a dollar bill, asserting that the value remains consistent regardless of which party assumes power.

He argued that the outcome of any American election does not alter how Washington treats Islam. Hadi claimed that both parties are aligned with "Zionist Jews," who seek to conquer the world under a Greater Israel. Additionally, he alleged that Freemasons and Zionists control economic and media institutions, stating that financial institutions fund election machinery and media that are free to lie and deceive.

Hadi suggested that Muslims should not align with major powers and enemies of Islam unless they are not in power, allowing them to practice taqiyyah (concealment of beliefs) to protect themselves. He cited Surah al-Rum and the Islamic principle of bearing the lesser of two harms, explaining that siding temporarily with the less dangerous enemy is not running away, but rather choosing to defeat the bigger enemy first.

Hadi emphasized that the light of Islam has entered the largest and most aggressive colonial country in Muslim history, and that Islamophobia has made many people curious about the religion. He described Western democracy as one that demeans religion and worships the dollar, ultimately burning itself by electing leaders perceived as foolish, wicked, deceitful, or negligent.

Hadi urged Muslims to seize the opportunity presented by Western democracy to declare Islam and practice it, while advocating for their rights to religion and worship. He cautioned against crossing limits set by Allah, never surrendering, and not acting with extreme measures. Hadi also referenced Abraham Lincoln's observation that one cannot fool all the people all the time, implying that the truth of Islam would ultimately be proven and deceivers exposed.