Tapah Islamic Office’s Letter On Orang Asli Joget Lambak Incurs Social Media Wrath

Recently, the Islamic Religious Administration Office in Tapah, Perak made claims that Joget Lambak events at an Orang Asli village sell alcohol, engage in unlawful sexual activities, and practice ancestor worship in a letter dated 5 October 2024.

In the letter that went viral on Twitter, they instructed all village chiefs in the district to forbid Malay people to attend Joget Lambak events there, and their reasons:

Paragraph 3.1 – Joget lambak is a customary ceremony which involves the worshipping of ancestors so the event goes smoothly. Ancestor worship and polytheism is forbidden in Islam.

Paragraph 3.2 – The event sells illicit products that are not halal, primarily alcohol.

Paragraph 3.3 – The act of lewd behaviour between men and women involving physical touch such as holding hands and hugging out of wedlock.

Paragraph 3.4 – Possibility of unlawful sexual intercourse between men and women after the event.

Netizens have called the letter disrespectful towards Orang Asli, and expressed their anger in the comments section.

Malaysiakini reported that they confirmed the legitimacy of the letter circulating on social media with the department concerned.

Kampung Chang Lama Village Chief Dahil Yok Chopil has dismissed the claims and said that Joget Lambak is usually held to celebrate birthdays, weddings, and thanksgiving events.

Dahil said he did not receive the letter and the Joget Lambak event is by invitation only. He also stated that the organisers would usually check attendees to make sure they don’t bring in any alcohol.

“If we do find alcohol on a person, we will settle the issue amongst ourselves”, Dahil said.

“We don’t allow uninvited people in because sometimes people from the city would bring drugs and cause trouble here”

“We also don’t invite Malay people to join joget lambak. It is only by invitation and if anyone does turn up uninvited, we will ask them to leave”, he continued.

Regarding the allegations of illicit intercourse, Dahil said it very rarely happens during these events.

Joget Lambak is a type of joget (dance) which is common in Malaysia and is usually performed by a large crowd together at social events.

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jangan masuk campur urusan orang lain la. haduiii.

These taliban nothing better to do than campur tangan Hal orang lain?

If it is in their traditional custom, let them be.

Stop being busy body with orang asli tradition and investigate how GISBH can go under the radar for so long.

GISB apa citer? sudah keluar dalil haram ke tak utk perak?

ini negara milik siapa?

Whole kampung is Muslim ??


Normally just Tok Batin and family are muslim

Jgn Cuba ungkit issue lain tutup kes gisb

Muslim jgn campur tangan Hal ehwal Non.

Haihz. Kebodohan badan beragama... Cek la agama diorang.

Jgn sibuk jg kain org.. kain sendiri pun takleh jage

Forced convert all the orang asli, problem solved ..

holding hand wtf

Krik, krik, krik....

Orang Asli= tak faham bahasa ka!

GISB dah lupa ke? kesian bontot anak anak muda...

It's quite funny tho

All this self righteous ulama suddenly got cold feet vs GISBH cult..

Satu2 Negeri keluar dalil when it's supposed to be a unanimous national decision

Pathetic

kalau nak sibuk agama orang lain
sila pergi GISB dulu utk meliwat seronok-ronoknya

meliwat ok
hold hand haram

orang lain masuk campur hal isley ❌
and they'll say nons jangan mencelah/masuk campur hal ore isley

isley command everyone else to follow isley way ✅
and they'll reply (when questioned) this earth who owner

Pendatang Zionist rampas tanah orang now want to tell tuan rumah how to behave.