Imagine. This is being said in Malaysia, the world-acknowledged "moderate Muslim" state. The one where democracy lives happily with Islam.
Yeah, right.
Here's the Sultan if Selangor saying that non-Muslims ("every citizen in the state") have to abide by Islamic sharia law. And they shouldn't criticise Muhammad. Even as "the prophet" impeached himself in his official biography, the Sirah of Muhammad, which records his wars of agreession and his cruel punishments of those who criticised or made fun of him. And records his beheadings of vanquished foes, usually of Jews.
Malaysia makes Islam its official religion. Is democracy compatible with an "official religion", the beliefs of a superstitious people about a supernatural being?
No.
And note the barely veiled threat that the criticism of Muhammad is "testing the Muslims' patience". We all know what happens when Muslims' patience is tested. Boom.
Fie on it all.
The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today expressed his disappointment over insults made against Prophet Muhammad by a few non-Muslims lately.Selangor Council of the Royal Court secretary Hanafisah Jais in a statement said that the Sultan of Selangor expressed his disappointment after discussing the issues with members of the council today.Hence, Sultan Sharafuddin also reminded the people, especially the non-Muslims, to stop insulting Prophet Muhammad and tarnishing the sanctity of Islam.This was because, His Highness said, the irresponsible act would not only jeopardise the harmony and unity among the people, but could also cause racial and religious tension that would lead to prolonged animosity between the different races in the country."Incidents of individuals throwing insults to Prophet Muhammad and tarnishing the sanctity of Islam occur quite often and have come to the point of testing the Muslims' patience. Islam, as the country's official religion and enshrined in the Federal Constitution should always be respected by every citizen in the country," he said.
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