A self-proclaimed prophet caught after being on the run for 3 years.

By Hina Latif

Abdul Kahar (59) contacted the prime minister and the king so they can affirm him as a prophet , where he is claiming that he has been appointed by God just like Prophet Muhammad. In 2006 he was charged for spreading false teachings, blasphemy, and violating religious precepts; he pleaded guilty and went into hiding to avoid the charges. "Abdul Kahar is spreading false doctrines and appears to be insane," Nazri said. His trial has been set to Oct. 7th, if found guilty he will receive up to 11 yrs in prison and 6 strokes of the cane.

As a side note, reasons as to why he might have claimed to be a self proclaimed prophet is because due to all the chaos and the violence that is going on between the "Muslims" in the middle east they feel like they have lost the sense of direction according to the true Islam. Muslim are told in the Quran that when Islam needs to be restored back in a case(s) like this, there will appear a Messiah, a reformer who will help lead the Muslim people and implement the true teachings back into their lives. There is 1 branch of the Islam that believes that the reformer/Messiah has already appeared in the Latter days and there is a large population that is still in search of this person.