SHAH ALAM, Jan 10 — Some 90 burial plots at the Selat Klang Muslim cemetery were successfully relocated yesterday to make way for the East Coast Rail Link project's alignment.
Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) director Dato’ Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad said the relocation work, which began on Monday (January 6), took four days to complete and was carried out under the Muslim Cemetery Relocation Action Plan.
The process was supervised by the Selangor Mufti Department and the police, following a plan prepared jointly with the Health Ministry and Malaysia Rail Link (MRL).
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Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad speaks during the launch of Jais’ upgraded data centre at the Sultan Idris Shah Building, Shah Alam, on June 21, 2024. — Picture by HAFIZ OTHMAN/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
"Throughout the relocation process, family members and the public were prohibited from approaching the area to ensure health, safety, and the smooth execution of the work on-site," he told Media Selangor.
Shahzihan added that prior notifications were given to allow family members to identify their relatives’ burial plots before January 5, with the relocation work completed over four days.
Announcements were made at all mosques and prayer halls permitted to hold Friday prayers in the state, three times consecutively, on December 20 and December 27, 2024, and on January 3.
The Klang Royal City Council also issued public notifications via Facebook, while MRL conducted announcements through its website and signboards at the site.
“Jais is grateful and extends its thanks to all agencies involved and the families for ensuring the smooth completion of the relocation of 90 burial plots at the Selat Klang Muslim cemetery.
“It will also organise a Yasin recitation, tahlil, and prayers for the deceased whose graves were relocated in the near future, and all family members will be informed,” he said.
On Tuesday (January 7), Shahzihan clarified that the grave relocation process in the area adhered to religious rulings and did not contravene any laws, with notifications provided through various platforms, including mosques.
