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Malaysia’s Fatwa Council says yoga with worshipping and chanting is prohibited November 22nd, 2008 Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov.22 (ANI): Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga practices which involve physical movements, worshipping and chantings are haram (prohibited) in Islam. The Star reported that the announcement was made on Saturday. Recently, Professor Zakaria Stapa, a lecturer of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Islamic Studies Centre, advised Muslims who had taken up

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Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov.22 (ANI): Malaysias National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga practices which involve physical movements, worshipping and chantings are haram (prohibited) in Islam. The Star reported that the announcement was made on Saturday. Recently, Professor Zakaria Stapa, a lecturer of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysias Islamic Studies Centre, advised Muslims who had taken up yoga to [...]

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Muslim cleric in Malaysia has called on Muslims to stop doing yoga exercises, but some religious experts in Singapore do not share that sentiment. They are largely of the opinion that yoga is harmless as long as its spiritual aspects are not practised. Professor Zakaria Stapa, a lecturer at University Kebangsaan Malaysia”s faculty of Islamic studies, said recently that yoga is based on Hindu elements and could affect the faith of Muslims practising it. That sparked a nationwide debate and th

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It is with great sadness and emotions I write this post. The title speaks for itself, that Malaysia has decided to ban Yoga for Muslims. So yes, Malaysia has made another great backward step into caveman-ism by banning Yoga for Muslims. How typical. Basically, what seemed to have triggered this sudden revelation is the statement by Professor Zakaria Stapa of the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, who stated that yoga’s origins could be traced back to Hinduism and sa

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Not content with banning women from wearing trousers, Malaysia’s top Islamic council now wants a ban on yoga, according to a report on state news agency, Bernama. The National Fatwa Council’s Deputy Director-General, Othman Mustapha told reporters after a seminar on Islamic jurisprudence on Thursday that the announcement would be made soon. Professor Zakaria Stapa of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Islamic Studies Centre told the seminar on Wednesday that Muslims who had taken up yoga shou

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