Umno has split Muslim Malaysians by allowing PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to table a motion to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 or Act 355, said former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"This (Hadi's motion) has nothing to do with Islam. Islam does not ask us to do something that would split Muslims," he told the media after attending a forum in Shah Alam last night...