We must all extend our heartfelt gratitude to PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang. For decades, ordinary Malaysians have blundered through political disagreements using tedious, secular terms like "policy differences", "economic discrepancies" or "constitutional debates". How utterly pedestrian.
As a vanguard of religious leadership, the PAS supremo has single-handedly elevated local political discourse into an apocalyptic battleground. While political analysts and opposition figures may fret over his "highly polarising language", they simply lack the vision to appreciate the sheer artistry of his negative vocabulary. For those trying to understand how a man so deeply versed in Islam chooses to navigate the political arena, here is a handy guide to his masterclass in decorum.
