Malay daily Sinar Harian quoted Bukit Aman Special Branch Research and Strategy division officer DSP Tan Kok Tiang saying that the matter came to light following the discovery of websites and social media sites by the militant group, which among others, contained Mandarin songs.

Speaking at an anti-terrorism seminar held in Segamat, Johor, over the weekend, Tan urged the Chinese Muslim community to not fall easily for the propaganda spread by the militant group.

“So far, there are about 800 Chinese Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, who are involved in IS,” Tan said, according to the daily.

He added that a sizeable number of Malaysian IS militants hailed from Johor.

Sinar Harian also spoke to the Chairman of the Kelantan branch of the Chinese Muslim Association of Malaysia (Macma) Johari Yap, who said that there is slim chance of Chinese Muslims in the country falling for the IS ideology.

“This is because the community provides constant guidance to ensure that no one, including the new converts, stray from the real teachings of Islam,” Yap said.

Meanwhile, Multiracial Reverted Muslims President Firdaus Wong also told Sinar Harian that it pays to take serious heed of the police’s finding.

“At the same time, I hope the statement by the police would not be used as a polemic to look down on the Chinese Muslim community in the country.

“We are already the minority, and some have even been boycotted by their families for embracing Islam,” Wong was quoted as saying by Sinar Harian.

He also dismissed chances of local Chinese Muslims following the footsteps of their Uighur counterparts, as the “community here comprises intellectuals and individuals well-versed in Islam”.