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IPOH: It is the prerogative of the state religious authorities and their rulers to accept or reject the National Fatwa Council’s decision to bar Muslims from practising yoga. Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) director-general Datuk …

The implementation of the fatwa (edict) banning the practice of yoga by Muslims has been put on hold in two states. The Sultan of Selangor said the fatwa could not be implemented in the state yet as it had not been presented to the state Fatwa Committee.

The human mind, in his evolutionary trial, she has been illuminated by the light of the awareness producing systems whose end is the improvement of the human condition. They are the circumstances that…

‘The fatwa issued by the National Fatwa Council’s on the practice of yoga by Muslims as haram should be left alone for the Muslim community and their leaders to deal with.’ On Samy to meet PM over yoga ban S Mohan: The fatwa issued by the National …

YOGA studios ought to be subject to the retail sales tax imposed on all physical-fitness services. Yet, the state Department of Revenue…

The National Fatwa Council’s chairman, Abdul Shukor Husin, said many Muslims fail to understand that yoga’s ultimate aim is to be one with a god of a different religion – an explanation disputed by many practitioners who say yoga need not have a …

PETALING JAYA: The implementation of the National Fatwa Council’s edict on yoga seems to be facing some hiccups in Selangor and Perak. The Sultan of Selangor has said the edict cannot be implemented in his state yet as the state Fatwa Committee had yet to deliberate the matter.

PETALING JAYA: The implementation of the fatwa (edict) banning the practice of yoga by Muslims has been put on hold in two states. > The Sultan of Selangor said the fatwa could not be implemented in the state yet as it had not been …

KUALA LUMPUR: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah wants the Rulers’ Conference to be consulted before significant religious edicts are issued. He also proclaimed that the decision by the National Fatwa Council to ban yoga was not in …

YOGA has recently been deemed unsuitable for Muslims. This has not been received well by many quarters of society and many faithful practitioners of yoga are left bewildered with the question “what to do now?”