The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) officer, who was detained for allegedly criticising Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor, posted a series of messages of his “struggle” soon after his release on Saturday.
He lashed out at the followers of Ahmadiah, a sect ruled as deviant by the National Fatwa Council.
He posted an image of a poster supposedly of the Jemaah Ahmadiah Muslim Malaysia annual assembly, and urged the public to circulate their protests against the event.
The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community was the target of another of his posts on Facebook.
He also referred to objections by a group known as Majlis Ayahanda Johor to a beer festival held at a hotel in Johor Bahru last weekend.
“We unite to defend Islam. This is a big issue, we are duty-bound to oppose, salute to the Islamic organisation that upholds the truth,” said his post.
Zamihan, 41, who leads the Pertubuhan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah Malaysia (Aswaja) NGO, was picked up by police in connection with a talk he gave in a Shah Alam mosque on Oct 7 that appeared to criticise Sultan Ibrahim for rebuking a “Muslim-only” laundrette owner in Muar, Johor.
The state ruler, who described the laundrette’s policy as extremist, ordered the owner to open his shop to all races or be shut down.
Zamihan was also criticised for suggesting non-Muslims were “unclean” and whose clothes should not be mixed with those belonging to Muslims.
After a video clip of his talk went viral on social media, Zamihan apologised to the Johor Sultan but was detained by police for investigation under the Sedition Act.
Zamihan’s supporters, however, appeared unfazed by the criticism against him, flooding his Facebook page with messages hailing him as a “warrior of Islam”.
They welcomed his release in their comments, including some that appeared to question the Johor Sultan’s stand on the “Muslim-only” laundrette.
“Beer festival is OK because it is for unity… ‘Muslim-only’ laundrette is not because it damages unity… Muslims should understand and digest this thoroughly,” wrote Facebook user Mohd Noor Bin Idris.
“Empty tin has no alcohol. Tin that is not empty contains alcohol,” said another, Subri Mohamad.