Yoga fatwa: Up over nothing – Straits Times

Women practising yoga in Kuala Lumpur. A huge uproar erupted in Malaysia last month when the National Fatwa Council barred yoga, saying its Hindu influences may make Muslims deviate from their faith. -- PHOTO: REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: In the past, it ...

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One Response to “Yoga fatwa: Up over nothing – Straits Times”

Yoga London on December 29th, 2008 11:32 pm

I think it is unfortunate that such a kind of fatwa is issued against yoga because Yoga actually means union and it has nothing to do with Hindusim and deviating the faith.

I don’t know hoe they reach to this conclusion. Probably those who have issued the fatwa did in ignorance as they had never tried the yoga before.

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