The Director-General of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) yesterday dismissed the view of the Perlis mufti as the view of “one man”. He is disputing the mufti‘s view that the act of embarrassing couples found in close proximity is unIslamic. The mufti had said that such act would only bring about defiance and anger and would not make the offenders repent.
I for one find it very regressing for Islam as it will only encourage those with frail faith to leave the religion after seeing such ridiculous acts and brand Islam as being an infringement on human rights. Well, it has happened before and it will carry on happening if people do not go back to the basic fundamentals of Islam which is Iqra’ (read). That was the first thing that God had passed onto Muhammad (pbuh): to learn.
Education is still the best way to curb offences. And those who do not believe in God’s words (including those who dispute the contents of the al-Quran as the DG did), God has promised them hellfire and they will remain in it.
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