Wild boar sneaks into Masjid Jamek Sungai Plong, injures man

Wild boar sneaks into mosque, injures man

NATION


Wednesday, 7 Mar 201812:16 PM MYT







PETALING JAYA: The residents of Sungai Buloh, Selangor were greeted with an unwelcome guest when a wild boar sneaked into the neighbourhood’s mosque on Tuesday (March 6) night.

A mosque-goer was injured by the wild boar amidst the ruckus at Masjid Jamek Sungai Plong.

The mosque’s imam Ungku Ahmad Hazwan Ungku Kamarudin said that the incident happened as worshippers were performing additional prayers (solat sunat) after Maghrib prayers.

“Our mosque was visited by a male wild boar who had gotten lost in the mosque’s grounds. It subsequently started chasing mosque-goers and children in the grounds. It then went into the mosque and we could see that it had hurt its neck.

“Someone was injured by the animal. Some were trying to escape the hall and some were trying to shoo the animal away from the prayer hall,” the imam said in a post on the mosque’s Facebook page

Ungku Ahmad Hazwan added that the wild boar also hit two motorcycles in the grounds of the mosque before being shot by a member of the mosque with a shotgun (senapang patah).

“The Sungai Plong police station was also contacted to help diffuse the situation,” he added.

A spokesperson at the Sungai Plong police station confirmed the incident.

Ungku Ahmad Hazwan said that three quarters of the hall and veranda of the mosque were affected by the incident.

The mosque’s management has contacted the Selangor Mufti’s Office (JMNS) to help handle the issue.

“JMNS will come by to do an evaluation on proper cleaning (sertu) of the mosque.

“Right now, the prayers in the mosque are being carried out as usual at the part of that was not affected,” he said.


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PETALING JAYA: The mosque in Sungai Buloh which a wild boar ran went into has been given a ritual cleansing (samak) and will be fitted with a new carpet soon.

According to a statement released by Masjid Jamek Sungai Plong, the mosque's carpets were tainted with the wild boar's blood when the animal was shot and had to be discarded.

The mosque has ordered new carpets at the cost of RM34,000.

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Villagers removing the mosque's carpets, which will soon be replaced.

With assistance from the Selangor Mufti Department, villagers gathered to clean the mosque at 10am Wednesday (March 7).


To clean the wild boar's blood from the floor and walls of the mosque, they washed the tainted area seven times.


The first time entailed washing the area with a mixture of water and soil.

The mosque's imams, Mohamed Rahmat Ahmad Bukhari and Ungku Ahmad Hazwan Ungku Kamarudin, oversaw the cleaning process.

On Wednesday, an injured wild boar caused a ruckus when it entered the mosque, injuring a worshipper.

It was shot by another person in the mosque with a shotgun.

About three quarters of the prayer hall and the veranda of the mosque were affected.
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