The Imam Guide in the Garden
By Jeffrey Hardy Quah
June 2012 PENANG PROFILE
Raja Mohamad Izan Raja Yusoff speaks on his faith and becoming an imam.Raja Mohamad Izan Raja Yusoff takes his job at the Tropical Spice Garden seriously. “Our responsibility is to tell the truth about our plants.” There has been a lot of misconception, he said, about plants and their supposed medicinal value. “For example, some people say the misai kucing (Orthosiphon stramineous) can cure diabetes. But it cannot, it can only help prevent it. Because we are Muslim, we must...
Jeffrey Hardy Quah
is a freelance writer and editor.
