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According to him, this was visible in attempts to implement Islamic law such as the hudud penal code in Malaysia, which have been frustrated by the need to consider every voice from the public, including the non-Muslims.

Democracy is from the people, by the people, for the people It seems good, but in Islam not everything can be left just to the people, Aminuddin said in the forum on Islam and human rights.

That is why we cannot do anything. We cant even do hudud, we have to ask the non-Muslims. We cant even [ban] alcohol, we have to ask the non-Muslims.

Aminuddin claimed that Western-style democracy was a ruse by developed countries to colonise Muslim nations through soft power, especially those away from the war-torn Middle East.

He also alleged later on that the United Nations was an invention of the Jews.

The Islamist group then expressed that adultery and consumption of intoxicants must be curbed at all cost, as a child born out of wedlock or an alcohol drinker are not fit to rule a country.

Later in the forum, however, the Islamist group was challenged to explain its participation in the 2013 general election given its views on democracy.

Isma contested seven parliamentary seats in the May 2013 polls under the ticket of PAS splinter party Berjasa, but did not manage to win any.

In this current situation, this is the system We still dont have the power, so we have to sit in the current system, Aminuddin retorted.

Thats why in our call, we urge for Muslims to unite, so that we can implement anything which is in our religious teachings We have to play this game at the moment.

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Democracy a tall hurdle to Islamic state, says Isma leader