Fahrorazi Sohoi had allegedly taught at the unregistered FR Quran Centre on Onan Road near Joo Chiat. — TODAY pic
The prominent Islamic preacher, also known as Ustaz Fahrurazi Kiayi Kassim, is also the school’s founder. Although Fahrorazi has run the centre for the past decade, the closure order was served against Osman Sarkam, 64, who is listed as the centre’s owner. In its statement, Muis urged the Muslim community to only seek religious instruction and guidance from teachers registered under the ARS, and from Muslim religious schools registered under the Administration of Muslim Law Act.In a separate development on Wednesday, Fahrorazi was fined S$2,000 for organising a religious gathering in 2018 without a permit.
The three-hour event titled Maulidur Rasul was to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad and it attracted about 400 people on November 11, 2018.Court documents showed that Fahrorazi had gone ahead with the event despite the police rejecting his application to hold the public assembly. On November 7, he wrote in to appeal against the rejection, stating that the people slated to speak and recite religious verses at the event had clean records and that arrangements had already been finalised.