ce hn ese ▁hook - like ▁kn ife ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁k ris ). ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁Islam isation ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 9 0 s , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁attempts ▁to ▁make ▁sil at ▁more ▁comp li ant ▁with ▁modern ▁Muslim ▁belief s ▁and ▁practices . ▁Many ▁instruct ors ▁justify ▁this ▁by ▁creating ▁new ▁histor ies ▁to ▁tie ▁their ▁style ▁with ▁Islam ▁and ▁distance ▁themselves ▁from ▁traditional ▁fol kl ore . ▁Some ▁Malays ian ▁sil at ▁schools ▁go ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁ref using ▁to ▁teach ▁non - Mus lim s , ▁or ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁non - Mus lim ▁wed d ings . ▁This ▁has ▁given ▁rise ▁to ▁various ▁mis con ception s ▁that ▁sil at ▁is ▁inher ently ▁Muslim ▁or ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁pract ised ▁by ▁follow ers ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁faith . ▁In ▁actual ity , ▁the ▁H indu - B ud dh ist ▁and ▁anim istic ▁roots ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁were ▁never ▁er adic ated , ▁and ▁remain ▁very ▁evident ▁even ▁among ▁Muslim ▁pract ition ers . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁modern ▁tr end , ▁many ▁traditional ▁practices ▁and ▁styles ▁have ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁rare . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁illegal ▁for ▁Muslim ▁pract ition ers ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁to ▁chant ▁mant ra , ▁bow ▁to ▁id ols , ▁or ▁attempt ▁to ▁ac quire ▁super natural ▁powers . ▁Trad itional ▁med itation ▁is ▁sometimes ▁also ▁disc ou rag ed ▁or ▁alter ed , ▁and