The King said the Muslim community should follow the messages in the Quran for them to be united and avoid all things divisive as only through unity, the community could be strong.
He made the remarks at the opening of the 57th International Quran Reciters' Assembly and Quran Memorizing event in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday night, Bernama reported.
He said disunity would only make the Muslim community weak, backward, and in a state of chaos, anarchy or instability, which could result in crime, killings, brutality and such.
The King also noted that one of the things that threatened unity among the people now was the differences in ideology between Muslims and misuse of the social media such as disseminating false news, provoking and defaming others.
“In my opinion, advance information technology should be put to good use for society's benefit. Therefore, every level of society should be wise in screening all the information disseminated.
'I also urge that all levels of society should be grateful for the peace they enjoy, besides striving to preserve unity among them,' the King said.
The five-day event will see 38 participants for the Quran recital and 30 for the Quran memorizing category from 56 countries, including first-timers Hong Kong and Italy.
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