Former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin has criticised the move to call in a bomoh (shaman) to locate the missing MH370 aircraft.

Describing it as an act of "stupidity", he said rational minded people cannot accept such things, which are forbidden in Islam and considered superstitious.  

"This is superstition, stupidity, and irrational. Religion cannot accept this and by doing so, the bomoh has given a wrong impression about Islam.

"It is as if he has taken advantage (of the situation). Who brought him there? This is very embarrassing," the Universiti Sains Malaysia lecturer told Malaysiakini .

The bomoh , Ibrahim Mat Zin, who is known as Raja Bomoh Sedunia Nujum VIP, arrived at KLIA yesterday, claiming to have been invited by one of the country's top leaders, to help locate the missing plane using a spiritual method and prayer.

"We used fish trap hook and a bamboo binoculars to look and ask for the victims to be found as soon as possible," he had told reporters at the airport.

Meanwhile, Asri ( left ) stressed that Islam states that nobody can understand the supernatural as it is beyond human comprehension.

"Nobody can replicate the power of God. If this was the case, Prophet Muhammad would have surely cast a spell on all those who opposed him to embrace Islam.

"These supernatural powers, even if they work, it is because of the help of the devil. This is not part of Islam’s teaching," he added.

The Boeing 777 jetliner, with 239 people onboard, has been missing since Saturday morning.