Do I 100% agree to the ban? Maybe not really, at least not now. But will I 100% support it? Yes definitely as I know that at the end of the day it has the interest of Islam and Muslims at heart!

“It combines physical movements, religious elements, chanting and worshipping for the purpose of achieving inner peace and ultimately to be one with God,”

and that is wrong? for heavens sake it is exercise.

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As your PAS research chief Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said: the council should not make a blanket ban but “lay down what is or is not permissible about yoga.”

“This allows a Muslim to be critical of their own faith and empower
them to make judgments based on convictions.”

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cintanegara, i know its nothing related to non-muslim but doesn’t it sound as an insult to those practicing yoga?

Yes, yoga with its spiritual hindu teachings definitely qualifies as ‘kepercayaan karut’ by Islamic standards. That goes the same for Tai Chi and Feng Shui which teaches concepts like inner/spiritual energy. On top of that, many Malay Bomoh’s also spread kepercayaan karut.

At the end of the day, it is a matter of belief. At the end of the day it is something for the muslim believer’s to decide for themselves. I think LKS should avoid getting embroiled in this debate unless LKS has studied the teachings of the Quran himself.

There seems to be a certain negative and sombre aura surrounding the country, where the people do not project positive vibes, and where the mood is generally one of despair and desperation. Something is not quite right here.

It seems that the human resource and capacity and knowledge pool in the country are being controlled by “unknown hands” which could hand down edicts and commands to dictate their status and development. God forbids!

What on earth is happening to a beautiful country like Malaysia? Where is the once open, happy and sincere face of the country?

YOGA is bad for one’s faith?

How could something borne of purity and well-meaning and intention be construed as having a bad influence on one’s faith, whatever that faith may be?

A universal religion would not consider the virtues and teachings of other religions as being contradictory and disagreeable.

On the contrary, if the teachings of other religions are in consonance with one’s own, the teachings are just as good and well-founded and be accorded with equal reverence and respect.

Who are we to disparage what had filtered down through thousands of years? Who are to disqualify a practice which is so pure and imbued with wisdom and practical usefulness?

What gave some people the authority to deny and disallow others the right to seek and search for knowledge and teachings which they themselves do not possess or know?

True religious teachings would encourage one to seek and search for the Truth. A proper understanding of other Faiths which come before and after the one which we subscribe to would only make us a better and all-rounded practitioner of religion, NOT worse, as some would make us believe.

A true and sincere practitioner of a Faith would not have any doubts or suspicion, let alone harbour prejudices, on followers of other Faiths. He would, on the other hand, extend his hands, heart and mind, and embrace one another as fellow brothers and sisters with love and compassion.

Muslims, like followers of other Faiths, must look outward that those of other Faiths are their fellow brothers and sisters. Just because we are handed a different Book to read does not make anyone of us less of a man in God’s eyes. We are all born equal, and we must be equally treated and respected.

No one is above another; all are equal before God.

God Bless Malaysia.

the Mufti should declare ‘Ketuanan Melayu’ as ‘haram’.

Malays, Indians, Chinese, Iban, Kadazan , Orang Asli, Penan are all decendants of ‘Adam and Hawa’ . Why the discriminatory practice is not condemned by the Mufti?

In his session, he mentioned that although Yoga was started way back in India which many things related to religion of Hinduism, but modernized Yoga has separated it’s spiritual & cultural elements well.

To him, practising Yoga is only knowledge & sports. I agreed with him. It’s no way for me for reading Bible and further embrace Christianity.

You can see people using unwelcome policy to rob your freedom.

Don’t you see it! Well, I see it.