Criminal penalties prescribed by hudud law such as chopping off hands and stoning to death are needed to safeguard Islamic principles and way of life, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) said today.<\/p>\n
In its weekly Friday sermon, Jais listed down the five basic tenets of Islamic principles \u2014 guarding one\u2019s faith, life, mind, dignity\/lineage and property, saying such forms of punishment were just in defence of Islam.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery thing that destroys our religion, faith or apostasy comes in many forms which have to be dealt with.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many schools of thought which can deviate us from our faith such as secularism, pluralism, liberalism and many other deviant teachings which can destroy the Muslim faith,\u201d said the sermon, also available on the Jais website.<\/p>\n
The sermon also stressed the importance of maintaining clarity and to avoid consuming alcohol or taking drugs, and supported punishments in the form of whipping, saying that it is necessary to steer Muslims away from sin.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the case of adultery, the punishment in the form of stoning and whipping is meant to preserve (a person\u2019s) dignity and to ensure any child born will not be illegitimate.<\/p>\n
\u201cActivities which go against Islamic principles such as adultery, rape, sodomy, casual sex\u2026 have to be avoided or else it will bring about the destruction of society,\u201d Jais added.<\/p>\n
The sermon also prescribed amputating the hands of any individual found guilty of stealing, saying it will serve as an effective deterrent.<\/p>\n
\u201cMuslims have to be confident that Islamic law is the best way,\u201d Jais said.
\n– themalaymailonline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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