Press Release
At a Time when the Enemy is Massacring Our Brothers, We are Conducting a Military Exercise with the Enemy - Malaysia Has Really Lost its Sanity!

From June 26 to August 2, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) participated in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), alongside the United States and other participating nations, including the criminal Jewish entity. RIMPAC is the world's largest maritime exercise, held every two years, and this year's event involved 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft, and more than 25,000 personnel. The exercise is hosted and led by the US Navy Indo-Pacific Command in Pearl Harbor, with contributions from the US Marine Corps, the US Coast Guard, and the Hawaii National Guard.

Despite numerous calls for Malaysia to abstain from this exercise due to the participation of the Jewish entity, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, disregarded these appeals. He stated, "If we follow the proposed approach, we have to stop the operations of companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Facebook." Recently, Anwar faced heavy criticism for agreeing to sell shares of Malaysia Airport Berhad (MAHB) to BlackRock, a company known for supporting the Jewish entity. Moreover, Anwar facilitated the involvement of companies like Lockheed Martin, MBDA (BAE Systems), Aimpoint, Colt, L3Harris, Leupold, Shield AI, and Leonardo in the Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA) 2024 and the National Security Exhibition Asia (Natsec) 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, which supply weapons to the Jewish entity.

Anwar's stance appears contradictory; while he publicly supports Palestine, he simultaneously endorses companies with ties to the Jewish entity. Furthermore, he approved the participation of the Malaysian army in a joint exercise involving the said criminal entity, led by the United States, the entity’s foremost ally. This stands in stark contrast to the teachings of Islam. Has he not heard of Allah (swt)’s command:

[وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ]

"Make ready against them all you can of force including steeds of war, to cast terror into the hearts of your enemy and the enemy of Allah and besides those whom you do not know but Allah knows" [Al-Anfal (8): 60].

Rather than adhering to these divine commands and prepare for war with all the forces available to terrify the enemy, the Prime Minister of Malaysia has surrendered his army to engage in military exercises with the adversary, under their command. La Hawla Wa La Quwwata Illa BiLlah!!  This is an egregious violation of the divine laws and reflects a loss of rationality and empathy towards the plight of Palestinian.

Anwar's actions mirror those of other Muslim leaders, who frequently indulge in rhetoric without taking concrete steps to support Palestine. Despite the divine obligation to sever all ties with ad-Duwal al-Muharibah Fi’lan (belligerent warring states with Muslims) and to engage in jihad against them, Anwar opts to foster amicable relations with the enemy. Malaysia seems to have not only lost its emotion towards what is happening in Palestine, but has also lost its sanity! The betrayal of Muslim leaders towards Palestine is beyond words. They are expected to protect the Ummah and liberate Palestine, yet their actions empower the enemies of Allah (swt), enabling further atrocities.

O Muslim armies! Recognize that your leaders have subjected you to a great humiliation and disobedience to Allah (swt) by not deploying you for jihad and "surrendering" you under the control of your enemies! You should be advancing to save your brothers and liberate the Blessed Land of Palestine, but instead, you follow leaders who betray Allah, His Messenger, and the Believers. Fear the possibility that Allah might replace you with a people who love Him and are loved by Him – those who fight in His cause without fear of reproach.

[يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَاللهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ]

“O you who believe, whoever among you apostatizes from his religion, then later Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.” [Al-Ma'idah (5): 54].

Abdul Hakim Othman
Official Spokesperson of Hizb ut Tahrir
in Malaysia