Kampung sungai rual: Nineteen Orang Asli individuals in Kampung Sungai Rual embraced Islam today during the Kembara Daie outreach programme officiated by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Marhamah Rosli. Marhamah said all converts embraced Islam voluntarily after undergoing a period of religious exposure and learning, followed by the recitation of the syahadah in a group ceremony.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the outreach approach, centred on good conduct, compassion and the absence of coercion, had helped attract interest among the Orang Asli community to learn about Islam. Marhamah emphasized that engaging with good values and providing continuous support made the community more open to understanding and accepting Islam willingly.

Marhamah stated that efforts to engage the Orang Asli community would continue to be strengthened through cooperation between federal and state agencies. Continued guidance for new converts will be provided through collaboration involving Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM), the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM), the Kelantan Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIK) and the Kelantan Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JAHEAIK).

Sustained engagement and monitoring are deemed important to help new converts, including those from the Orang Asli community, better understand and practise Islamic teachings. One of the new converts, Jahai tribesman and rubber tapper Lokman Jali, 26, expressed that he became interested in Islam after frequently hearing the call to prayer from a nearby surau. After attending religious classes for a year, he shared feeling more at peace being able to perform prayers and learn the Quran.

Another rubber tapper, Latif Gemuk, 32, mentioned he embraced Islam in search of clearer life guidance and inner peace.