MM Online - Malaysia can’t enforce, but penalty for leaving Islam is death, mufti reminds apostates (extracts):
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Islam prescribes death against Muslims who leave the religion for atheism, if they are “stubborn” and refuse to repent, according to Negri Sembilan mufti Datuk Mohd Yusof Ahmad.
However, he conceded that Shariah courts in the country cannot yet implement such punishments, and as such religious authorities must redouble their efforts to curb the spread of atheism, Malay daily Sinar Harian reported today.
“If they are still stubborn, then the individual must be punished by death. That is the consensus of Muslim scholars,” he was quoted saying.
“Considering Islamic laws cannot be implemented 100 per cent in this country, authorities must do what they can to curb this. The jurisprudence has said that even if we cannot do everything, we cannot just leave it out.”
The punishment for the offence of apostasy under the controversial Islamic penal law of hudud is death.
However, he conceded that Shariah courts in the country cannot yet implement such punishments, and as such religious authorities must redouble their efforts to curb the spread of atheism, Malay daily Sinar Harian reported today.
“If they are still stubborn, then the individual must be punished by death. That is the consensus of Muslim scholars,” he was quoted saying.
“Considering Islamic laws cannot be implemented 100 per cent in this country, authorities must do what they can to curb this. The jurisprudence has said that even if we cannot do everything, we cannot just leave it out.”
The punishment for the offence of apostasy under the controversial Islamic penal law of hudud is death.
Gulp! Yesterday Minister in the PM’s Department Shahidan Kassim wanted to HUNT down atheists with VEHEMENCE.
Today the NS Mufti warns Muslims about death for apostates.
F**king blood thirsty blokes.
But I can under stand why Minister Shahidan Kassim said so, because as a minister in the PM's Department, meaning he has no portfolio and f**k-all to do, and thus is itching for some attention which is damn important right now when the pre-election nominations for UMNO are probably underway.
Thus the atheist-whatever has been a heaven-sent-come opportunity for him to simply let go with any bullshit at hand to gather attention.
As for the NS Mufti, it's his 3 bowls of rice, wakakaka. Even if death for apostasy is not enforceable now, it's a timely reminder on the perilous danger of allowing the ulama to obtain more and more power.
[by the by, his statement that Islam prescribes death against Muslims who leave the religion for atheism is incorrect because it's still death for Muslims who leave Islam for other religions, not just atheism, which BTW is NOT a religion]
Those men of the cloth would love to have such powers of death over their parish dearly. Such a threat will ensure immediate obedience to their mortal dictates.
Very soon, before you can say 929 & 617, courtesy of Mahathir, the next punishment on the list will be amputation of your ding-a-ling. Yes yes I know that's not in the Quran or Hudud but we are in Malaysia Boleh, so you can expect that from our creative ulama.