ALBAWABA - A pair of socks being sold at a store in Malaysia caused quite a stir across social media and angered Muslims in the country because the word 'Allah' which means God in Arabic was printed on them.
The store in question is none other than KK Super Mart, which is one of Malaysia's biggest supermarket chains.
According to RT, The Malaysian police claimed that a Molotov Cocktail was thrown at one of its chains located in the east of the country in protest of the "offensive" socks.
Store worker arrested for selling 'Allah' socks in Malaysia
Malaysia is home to one of the world's biggest Muslim populations as 34 million individuals practice the holy religion so it's only natural that this is the reaction towards a store that sells socks with 'Allah' on them as putting his name on socks is considered highly offensive and disrespectful.
It didn't help that the mart also sold socks during the holy month of Ramadan angering Muslims further. Individuals fast during Ramadan for religious reasons including praying and sympathizing with the less fortunate.
The attack occurred in the city of Kuantan, located in the east of Malaysia. Reuters reported that nobody was injured while the Malaysian police claimed that the attack could be linked to the socks and added, "But we are still investigating."
According to a local newspaper from China, a similar incident happened last week where an individual threw a bottle filled with petrol in Kuala Lumpur but it failed to explode and no injuries were reported.
KK Super Mart sign as seen in KLIA2 airport in Kuala Lumpur. KK Super Mart is a convenience store chain in Malaysia (Shutterstock)
CEO Chai Kee Kan and his wife who is the director of KK Super Mart were both charged with "deliberately intending to hurt … religious feelings." They pleaded not guilty but if convicted, could face a year of jail time. The hearing is set to take place at the end of April.
King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar stated, "Whether this incident was intentional or otherwise, whether the socks were imported or produced in local factories."
