I’ll do it again, says bilal who opened surau to non-Muslim flood victims


Looi Sue-Chern

Sapno Tukijo was praised and vilified after opening the surau doors to non-Muslims when Taman Free School was inundated with floodwaters. Sapno was honoured at a dinner yesterday. – The Malaysian Insight pic by David ST Loh, December 19, 2017.

LAST month, Penang suffered its worst floods in 30 years. Amid the chaos and destruction, one man became an instant hero when he opened up a surau in Taman Free School to provide shelter for victims.

Sapno Tukijo’s action, however, also painted him as a villain among Muslims, for the bilal had allowed non-Muslims to seek refuge in the surau.


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Comments


  • Whoa!being honored by christians,those sunni wal rasuah ularmak jumping in anger

    Posted 6 years ago by Leslie Chan

  • Pak Sapno is great, a person of great humanity. For this we respect you and your religion too.

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku

  • There's a word for people like Pak Sapno.
    Hero.

    Posted 6 years ago by Biu biu

  • Our society will be better if more people can behave like him. Malaysians, pls do your part to make our country more beautiful.

    Posted 6 years ago by Shiaw Loh