The Islamist leader also praised secular ally DAP for showing it was open to cooperation post-Election 2008 and more recently after signing a pledge to be with the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) last year.
Seemingly heartened by the gesture, Hadi highlighted the importance of having a multiracial society while maintaining that Islam had its own approach to resolve differences.
He said PAS would focus on working for the common good but stressed it would not budge on halal and haram issues, unlike its political foe, Umno.
“In this matter, Umno does not care whether it is halal or haram in its dealings in the BN,” Harakah reported Hadi saying in its latest edition.
“We are firm with non-Muslims, as a result, we can see the impact better after having ruled Kelantan since 1990 and Terengganu since 1999,” the former Terengganu mentri besar added, pointing out it showed PAS was “sincere.”
Hadi, who has captained PAS for the past eight years, noted a paradigm shift among the non-Muslim communities towards his party.
“People are coming in waves to be PAS members,” he said.
“The change has happened and this understanding of a political fiqh shows progress in PAS,” he said, drawing attention to the recent amendment of its party constitution to set-up a PAS Supporters’ Wing, allowing non-Muslims direct membership into the Islamist organisation.
“Secondly, we have an understanding with the other parties that we are not forcing them to leave their ideologies, and they cannot ask us to give-and-take with ours. We have our own ways,” he said.
PAS had formed a pact with both DAP and PKR after the landmark general elections two years ago which saw the three opposition parties taking control of five states and breaking the ruling Barisan Nasional’s two-thirds hold in the Dewan Rakyat.
Hadi dismissed allegations PAS was a “puppet” to the DAP, explaining the party was merely demonstrating loyalty in political cooperation.
He noted the DAP’s tolerant attitude had enabled PAS to also helm the state governments in Kelantan, Kedah and Perak and for PR to emerge victorious at several by-elections including the Bukit Gantang and Sibu parliamentary seats.
