KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Political leaders across the political divide expressed today their condolences to the family of the late PAS spiritual advisor Datuk Dr Haron Din who died from a heart complication in the US.
DAP’s Lim Kit Siang said the party still recognises Haron contributions as an important political leader despite political differences.
“DAP expresses its sympathies and condolences to the family of Allahyarham Datuk Dr Haron Din on his passing this morning,” the DAP parliamentary leader said in a statement.
“Although there are times of differences in terms of politics, DAP recognises his role as an important figure in the political field and dakwah in the country.”
President of PAS splinter party Amanah, Mohamad Sabu, also extended his condolences, saying Haron’s death is not just a loss for the dakwah movement in the country but a loss for all Malaysians.
“Throughout his life, he had served the community specifically in the aspects of dakwah and the field of alternative medicine,” he said in a statement.
“Despite our differences in terms of approach and political parties now, I believe the the whole of Amanah, on the values of humanity and Islamic brotherhood, also feel the loss of the late Haron.”
PKR deputy president and Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali posted on Facebook a photo of their last meeting, a day before Haron left for the US, saying Muslims have lost a great contributor to Islam.
“Muslims have lost an ulama that has greatly contributed to the thinking and development of the ummah as well as the establishing of a true Muslim identity,” he said.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi on Twitter this afternoon said he was saddened by Haron’s passing, and has made the arrangements for Haron’s body to be flown back from the US for a local burial.
“Feeling the sadness of Allahyarham Ust Haron Din’s passing. May he be blessed and placed with His righteous. Al Fatihah,” he tweeted in Malay.
“My family and I also mourn on the passing of Datuk Dr Harun Din. I have spoken to his wife. PM and I have arranged for a jet to bring the body home,” he added in a following tweet.
Haron who succeeded the late Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat as PAS spiritual adviser in March 2015, died at 10.10am Malaysian time today at the Stanford University Hospital in California.
The 76-year-old was undergoing treatment there for a heart problem. He was reported to be in a critical condition earlier and went into a coma about 2am Malaysian time, and later placed on life support.
Haron was also appointed by Ahmad Zahid as chief of the missionary cluster under the federal Islamic Consultative Council last February.
He is survived by his wife Datin Khatijah Din and five children.
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