{"id":6591,"date":"2020-10-29T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T11:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2020-10-29T19:10:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T11:10:23","slug":"prophet-caricatures-dont-act-above-the-law-jakim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6591","title":{"rendered":"Prophet caricatures: Don’t act above the law – Jakim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Muslims in Malaysia are advised not to act above the law and religion boundaries in response to the publication of caricatures depicting Prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) deputy director-general (Operations) Datuk Abdul Aziz Jusoh said this was because such action could create disharmony among the country\u2019s multi-religious society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIslam forbids human actions which may lead to harm, evil, violence, tyranny whether among Muslims or non-Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIslam rejects any extremist movement that uses violence, murder and war that threaten the peace of the country and the world,\u201d he said in a statement in conjunction with the Maulidur Rasul celebration today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to media reports, a teacher was beheaded on the outskirts of Paris on Oct 16 after showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad published in Charlie Hebdo to his students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting further, Abdul Aziz said Jakim condemned the provocative action of the publication of the caricature by the French weekly satirical newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis issue should not be raised, let alone when Muslims around the world are now celebrating the month of Rabiulawal, the birth month of Prophet Muhammad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Abdul Aziz virtually announced that the International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) chairman Datuk Dr Mustapha Ahmad Merican was selected as the recipient of the \u201cSemarak Cinta Rasul SAW 1442H\/2020M\u201d main award for his deeds in raising funds and upgrading mosques and surau in Malaysia and other Muslim countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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