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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged the relevant parties not to turn the National Fatwa Council’s decision to bar Muslims from practising yoga into a religious issue.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) — The Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, has asked the Perak State Fatwa Committee to consider very carefully the ruling on yoga for Muslims.

The Islamic Development Department Malaysia (Jakim) is asking the fatwa committee in each state to meet over the decision of the National Fatwa Council to ban the systematic practice of yoga for Muslims before the fatwa (edict) is presented to the Sultans and Malay Rulers for consent.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 : Sultan of Selangor Sharafuddin Idris Shah has reportedly said that the decision by the National Fatwa Council to ban yoga was not in effect in the state, as, he added, the Rulers’ Conference must be consulted before significant …

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 : There seems to be no consensus on the yoga ban for Muslims pronounced by the National Fatwa Council in Malaysia, as different states in the country have differing opinions on the fatwa. Sisters in Islam (SIS) research and …

A file photo illustration of a yoga posture. A ban on yoga by Malaysia’s highest Islamic body is facing opposition from royal state rulers, who are considered the guardians of Islam in the country, reports said Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – A ban on yoga by Malaysia’s highest Islamic body is facing opposition from royal state rulers, who are considered the guardians of Islam in the country, reports said Tuesday.

A ban on yoga by Malaysia’s highest Islamic body is facing opposition from royal state rulers, who are considered the guardians of Islam in the country, reports said Tuesday.

A BAN on yoga by Malaysia’s highest Islamic body is facing opposition from royal state rulers, who are considered the guardians of Islam in the country, reports said today.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (IANS) A fatwa (edict) banning the practise of yoga by Malaysian Muslims has kicked up a controversy in the country, with some saying that it had nothing to do with religion and was practised because of its “known health …