PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has accused Pakatan Harapan (PH) of exploiting Islamophobia as a political strategy after allegedly failing to gain support through what he described as Islam-based political messaging.
In a post on his Facebook page, the Marang MP claimed the narrative was being driven by DAP, which he alleged had gained greater influence within PH following its strong performance in the 15th General Election (GE15).
Hadi said the term "Green Wave" was first introduced by DAP leaders following PAS’ electoral breakthrough in GE15, when the party secured the highest number of parliamentary seats within the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
He pointed out that PAS currently governs four states and has expanded its presence in state assemblies nationwide, with representatives in every state legislative assembly except Sarawak.
"The weapon of Islamophobia is being used by DAP after failing to ride on the weapon of Islam, which was used by several groups with an Islamic image through a form of Islamisation based on secularism.
"This refers to implementing Islam selectively and using the word Madani absolutely, which is considered a natural human concept without correction through guidance based on Islam," he said in his Minda Presiden PAS article posted on Facebook on Thursday.
Hadi further claimed that certain groups aligned with DAP had adopted the slogan "Islam Rahmatan lil ‘Alamin" (Islam as a religion of mercy for all mankind) from the Quran.
"They are willing to become silent devils towards obvious wrongdoing, including economic misconduct that burdens the lives of the people.
"Then, the Rahmah Sale campaign is promoted without any action against those who leak the nation’s wealth through corruption and various forms of misconduct, the consequences of which must be borne by the people," he alleged.
Defining Islamophobia as prejudice or negative perceptions towards Islam and Muslims, Abdul Hadi argued that such concerns would not arise if Islamic teachings were understood through academic study, morality and rational thought, while taking into account Malaysia’s multicultural landscape.
He claimed Malays, as the majority Muslim population and an indigenous community of the Nusantara region, had their historical identity challenged by certain quarters.
"There are those within DAP with malicious intentions who claim that Malays are also immigrants and not indigenous people. So, from which land did the Malays originate?
"Every other race has their own country of origin. They fail to realise that the Nusantara population groups in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula influenced the use of the Malay name as a term associated with Muslims, until the word Malay became synonymous with Islam," he said.
The PAS leader also criticised Malays who cooperate politically with DAP, claiming they were helping advance a political agenda that could undermine Malay-Muslim interests.
He accused them of remaining silent towards what he described as DAP’s "fanaticism and Chinese nationalism", while Malays defending their community’s rights were labelled as racist.
"Instead, they remain silent and become silent devils towards DAP, which is fanatical and chauvinistic towards Chinese nationalism," he said.
Hadi said Islam rejected racial fanaticism (‘asabiyyah) while recognising love for one’s own community as a natural human trait, provided it was governed by principles of justice and fairness towards all.
He added that DAP’s increasing influence within PH-led government arrangements had emboldened some party figures to challenge provisions of the Federal Constitution, particularly those relating to Islam, the Malay Rulers and the national language.
"The government’s decision to place DAP in the Cabinet has created conditions that make it easier for its political agenda to be implemented to control the country, marking a challenge to the position of Malay Muslims in their own homeland," he alleged.
Hadi warned that continued political developments could result in Malays facing marginalisation similar to that experienced by Native Americans, whom he described as having been displaced in their own homeland.
He ended his statement by referring to the Malay expression, "Takkan Melayu hilang di dunia" (The Malays will never disappear from the world), warning that the phrase could eventually become merely a historical saying if current trends continued. - July 16, 2026
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