Johor religious committee chairman Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim said the ban was ordered by state ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in a decree today, according to Berita Harian (BH) Online.
“The contents of the lectures delivered previously by the two preachers could cause disquiet.
“The Johor Religious Department will continue to monitor religious lectures in the state to ensure they are free from elements or views that could disrupt racial unity,” he told BH here today.
The Singapore government banned Ismail Menk and Haslin from entering the city state in an announcement on Oct 30.
The decision to ban them was made in consultation with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, Singapore Tourism Board and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, the republic’s home ministry said.
The ministry said Ismail had been known to preach “segregationist and divisive teachings”, such as calling it a sin and crime for a Muslim to wish a non-Muslim Merry Christmas or Happy Deepavali.
Haslin was said to have described non-Muslims as “deviant”.
In Kuala Lumpur yesterday, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government would not bar the two preachers from giving talks in Malaysia as it had found nothing wrong with their speeches.
Zahid, who is also home minister, said there were no problems with the talks given by Haslin and Ismail Menk.