 Due to the influence of Salafism takes place in Malaysia since the middle of 2000, the allegations of the preachers have affected Faisal Tehrani's authority as a creative author.Faisal however denies such allegations and affirmed that he did not belong to this group, though he had stated his openness to the various schools of thought that have evolved in Islamic tradition; citing precedents like Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and Burhanuddin al-Helmy with their efforts of reconciling syncretic Sunni and Shia traditions as a way of bridging understanding between both groups.Among the denials ever recorded is in his writing in Malaysiakini.