SINGAPORE: A man who taught an incorrect doctrine that allowed gambling and” spiritual marriage” for Muslims was found guilty by the State Courts on Friday ( Apr 4).  ,
Mohd Razif Radi, who has never been recognised as an Islamic or Quranic professor,  , was convicted of one command under the Administration of Muslim Law Act for teaching a theory that is contradictory to Muslim rules.  ,
The 67-year-old Singaporean was found to possess delivered three false lessons from 2004 to 2020: That playing can be made acceptable, that a man and woman can be lawfully married by way of a religious wedding, and that he was able to summon the soul of” Mbah”.
” Mbah” is apparently the “last messiah” or from the pope’s lineage.
Delivering the guilty verdict, District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan said the Mufti of Singapore had confirmed that Razif’s theory was” contradictory” to Muslim rules.  ,
He even found that the defendant’s witnesses were coherent and regular, both internally and externally, in their statements and that the military failed to show that they had any motive to lie.  ,
While he was “mindful” of mortal frailty and that there were cracks in their thoughts, Judge Shaiffudin said it did not mean that the testimony could not be believed.  ,
He noted that their information had been honestly corroborated by additional evidence in trial, including emails between one of the witnesses and another person discussing spiritual classes as well as notes detailing precise instructions on how a metaphysical marriage may be consummated.  ,
In comparison, he said that the defence’s testimony were inconsistent in their testimonies and rejected many claims by the army, including that the substance found in some of the notes was for a plot for a TV creation.  ,
According to previous reports, a total of 20 witnesses- of which 12 were for the prosecution and eight were for the defence- testified during the trial, which started in June 2024.  ,
The witnesses cannot be named due to a gag order.  ,
According to a statement of agreed facts shared between the prosecution and the defence, Razif set up an eatery known as Lina’s Cafe at 7 Jalan Pisang around 2017 with a woman named Marlinah Ahmad.
He allegedly ran an unregistered religious school at the café, according to previous reports.  ,
The police began investigating the case after the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore ( MUIS ) lodged a report against Razif on Aug 24, 2021.
Razif’s case will be heard again on May 26 when the judge is expected to deliver his sentence.  ,
For teaching a doctrine that is contrary to Muslim law, Razif could be jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to S$ 2, 000, or both.