KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The Malacca Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) debunked today a claim that “holy water” was used at the A Famosa water theme park in Alor Gajah, after videos and a warning for Muslims to stay away went viral online.
Its chief enforcement officer Rahimin Bani said the controversial liquid was only “plain water” supplied by the resort to a Buddhist association that held an event there, Malay daily Sinar Harian reported.
“It’s an annual ritual performed by the resort to ask for goodness, abundance of wealth and security in accordance with the Buddhist beliefs.
“They only use plain water supplied by the resort and there was nothing mixed into the water, just some prayers were read,” he was quoted saying.
Rahimin was also reported advising against sharing unverified news that can cause chaos and confusion.
The rumour appears to have originated from Facebook user Zainudin Ariff Hasan who shared two videos of an event at the water park yesterday and urged Muslims to cancel their plans to go there, claiming “holy water” from a temple had been mixed into the water.
The short video clips accompanying his advice depicted a group of people dressed in yellow vests sprinkling water on the ground from out of mineral water bottles.
The two videos have accumulated more than 900,000 views on Facebook.
