Islamic Info: Malaysia

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Friday, November 9, 2018

Masjid Putra - Putrajaya, Malaysia

Masjid Putra - Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Masjid Al-Hana - Langkawi island, Kedah, Malaysia

Masjid Al-Hana - Langkawi island, Kedah, Malaysia.

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Masjid Selat Melaka (Strait of Malacca Mosque) - Melaka, Malaysia

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Panel of Speakers & Topics - KL Conference on Shariah & Legal Aspects of Islamic Finance 2014

KL CONFERENCE on SHARIAH & LEGAL ASPECTS of ISLAMIC FINANCE 2014
◆ 10-11 June 2014 ◆ GTower Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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KL CONFERENCE on SHARIAH & LEGAL ASPECTS of ISLAMIC FINANCE 2014

◆ 10-11 June 2014 ◆ GTower Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

◆ Event web site 》www.shariah-legal-islamic-finance.blogspot.com

◆ Download brochure 》http://freepdfhosting.com/2fa2160c14.pdf

◆ Register now 》www.alfalahconsulting.com/p/registration-form.html

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Islamic wealth management conference in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (July 2011)

5-6 July 2011
KL Conference on Islamic Wealth Management
The Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Please visit: http://islamic-wealth-management.net

View event schedule, download brochure and register here

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

The National Fatwa Council of Malaysia has declared that yoga is haram (prohibited) in Islam and Muslims are banned from practising it

PUTRAJAYA: The National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga is haram (prohibited) in Islam and Muslims are banned from practising it.

Its chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin said yoga had been practised by the Hindu community for thousands of years and incorporated physical movements, religious elements together with chants and worshipping, with the aim of “being one with God”.

“Because of this, we believe that it is inappropriate for Muslims to do yoga. The council is declaring that practising yoga, when it comes together with the three elements, is haram,” he told a press conference here yesterday.

He noted that while merely doing the physical movements of yoga without the worshipping and chanting might not be against religious beliefs, Muslims should avoid practising it altogether as “doing one part of yoga would lead to another”.

Muslims, he said, were discouraged from practising yoga even as a form of exercise as it would ultimately lead to worshipping and chanting, which is against Islam.

“In Islam, a believer must not do things that can erode one’s aqidah or faith. Doing yoga, even just the physical movements, is a step towards erosion of one’s faith in the religion, hence Muslims should avoid it,” he said.

Shukor said that once the fatwa was gazetted, it would be up to the state governments to implement and enforce the ruling as religious affairs come under their purview.

“Malaysia is not the only country which prohibits Muslims from doing yoga. Singapore and Egypt have come out with the same edict,” he pointed out.

The council, he said, came up with an edict on yoga as the matter was referred to it following growing concerns whether it would be against the religion if Muslims continued with the exercise.

Recently, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Islamic Studies Centre lecturer Prof Zakaria Stapa advised Muslims who had taken up yoga to stop practising it for fear that they could deviate from the teachings of Islam.

Shukor said the declaration of yoga as haram was done after serious and in-depth discussions among the council members who met last month.

He said that after studying the matter, including the history and purpose of yoga, the council decided that it was inappropriate for Muslims as it could affect one’s faith.

Asked if the decision would draw flak within the Malaysian community, including the non-Muslims, he said the ruling was only meant for Muslims. The rest were free to practise yoga.

He said Muslims must be careful not to do anything that could erode their faith, adding the religion strongly advocates “prevention is better than cure”.

“There are many other forms of exercise that Muslims can partake in, especially when the religion promotes healthy living and lifestyle. Performing prayers, for example, is a good form of exercise,” he said.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Video: Mosques in Malaysia - Audio: Raihan's Syukur

Friday, February 22, 2008

Malaysian Groups Want Islam Bolstered

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Some 100 Islamic groups in Malaysia called Wednesday for wider powers for Shariah courts and stricter enforcement of religious and moral doctrines ahead of general elections next month.
In a list of election demands, the groups said the government should declare Malaysia an Islamic-majority nation and reject any attempt to make it a secular state.
The demands were made by the Defenders of Islam, a loose coalition of about 100 mostly conservative Islamic organizations representing students, professionals and others.
Yusri Mohamad, president of the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia, which leads the coalition, said recent racial and religious tensions stemmed from efforts by certain groups to challenge Islam's role in the multiracial country.
"We want to remind all Malaysians to preserve and maintain the status quo. The formula may not be perfect but it has worked reasonably well. It is acceptable and sustainable," he said.
The ruling National Front coalition, which has governed Malaysia since 1957, is led by the United Malays National Organization, which draws support from Malay Muslims and espouses a generally moderate form of Islam.
About 60 percent of Malaysia's 27 million people are ethnic Malay Muslims. The rest are Christians, Buddhists and Hindus from the Chinese and Indian communities.
The Islamic groups' demands follow a campaign by Malaysian churches urging Christians to choose candidates in the March 8 polls who champion religious freedom.
There are growing concerns among religious minorities that their rights are being eroded by a rise in Islamic fervor, which many blame on overzealous Muslim bureaucrats in Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government.
The fears have been fueled by a recent government ban on the word "Allah" in Malay-language Christian literature, the demolition of Hindu temples, and court judgments favoring Muslims in disputes with non-Muslims.
Yusri said the Islamic demands, which will be distributed to all candidates and political parties, were aimed at highlighting Muslim needs, not countering the Christian campaign.
The groups' statement called for asserting "the significant role of Islam in the state."
It also called for the power of Islamic Shariah courts to be strengthened and new laws to block the propagation of other religions among Muslims, especially in states with large minority populations.
The groups sought more Islamic studies in schools, increased scholarships for Muslims and the implementation of Islamic practices, such as prayers during school assemblies. They also said television stations should ban Western entertainment programs such as reality shows and promote Islamic programming.