Prof James Chin chides deluded Prof Soleha for Islamising “Buddhist Srivijaya Empire”

Focus Malaysia : SHE was earlier mocked on the SEA Heritage & History Facebook forum for claiming that Malaysia was submerged during the Great Flood of Prophet Noah and that the Malay civilisation existed before the flood of Prophet Noah.

However, the Jakarta-based digital platform/community brushed aside her statement as reflecting a religious interpretation and personal viewpoint as there is currently no clear scientific or historical evidence confirming that Malaysia was submerged during the flood associated with Prophet Noah.

This is given scholars generally link the ancient flood narratives to regions around the Mesopotamian civilisation in the Middle East. 

But prior to that SEA Heritage & History red-flagged as to how the Malaysian Higher Education Ministry can condone someone to make unfounded statements while presenting themselves as a “Professor” with regard to International Islamic University’s (IIUM) linguistic expert Prof Solehah Yaacob claiming that “Srivijaya was an Islamic Empire”.

“If she had expressed such views without invoking her academic credentials, I would not have considered it a concern,” jibed the Facebooker.

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