The Qur’an says: “O you who believe, the idolaters only are unclean.” (9:28). Christians are considered idolaters because of the doctrines of the divinity of Christ and the Holy Trinity, although the Qur’an betrays a lack of understanding of what the Trinity actually is: “And when Allah said, O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to mankind, Take me and my mother as two gods besides Allah? He said, Be glorified. It was not for me to say what I had no right to say. If I said it, then you know it. You know what is in my mind, and I do not know what is in your mind. Indeed, you, only you, are the knower of hidden things. .” (5:116)
“Malaysian state bans Muslims from entering churches,” Christian Today, April 7, 2023:
A Malaysian state has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from entering churches and other non-Muslim places of worship.
The fatwa was passed on 15 March in the state of Selangor in western Malaysian and is believed to be a reaction to an event staged by Malaysia’s Sports Minister for citizens to learn more about Christianity, Open Doors reports.
Selangor is the most populous state in Malaysia, which is a Muslim-majority country – 63.5 per cent of the country in 2020.
According to the country’s constitution, Islam is Malaysia’s state religion. The constitution also allows some restrictions on the proselytisation of Muslims.
Not all Muslims support the fatwa.
Muslim politician Syed Saddiq said in a video posted on social media: “How do we want our children to live in a harmonious society when they cannot understand the religion and culture of their own peers.
“What is the need to gatekeep Muslims in Selangor? Don’t tell me that if you entered a church your faith would waver. Every other person of a different religion here hears the [Islamic] call to prayer five times a day.”
Malaysia is ranked 43 on Open Doors’ annual World Watch List of countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.
Open Doors highlighted some of the practical consequences of the fatwa, which will prevent Muslims from attending weddings or other events held in churches, and affect the income of people event coordinators and wedding photographers….
somehistory says
I have a good friend…a Christian man…born in that country, but who came to the U.S. to work and live.
mozlulm governments are afraid for people to hear something other than what is preached in their barracks. Because what is said in other places, has a better feel, a better tomorrow, and allows a freedom to think and to not be dictated to by an evil book.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
One fatwa I can get behind. B’cos when muslims enter holy places of real faiths, all that they do is desecrate those places. If I were running a church, temple, synagogue… in any muslim country, last thing I’d want would be visits from muslims at all!
abu taleb says
Malaysia is a very racist country toward both non Malay race and non Islam religions. Only for the existence of 35% non muslim citizens which contribute a lot to the economy that the racist fact is obscured.
European pagan says
Yes, they are racist, I heard about a white European tourist, converted Muslim, who wanted to pray in a mosque in Malaysia, and he was attacked with knife! ?
Mr Andi says
Some years ago one of the top muslim leaders in Malaysia wanted the word ”allah” to be used by muslim ONLY and to make it illegal for any non muslim to use the word and when explaining why he wanted this Law to pass he explained that if a muslim was walking past a Church and he heard the word allah being said inside he may become confused and enter the Church thinking its a mosque and then automatically be converted to Christianity therefore he will end up in the hell fire..
This dude was 100% serious.
The word allah can only be used by muslim in Malaysia today thanks to this confused idiot that denigrates the intelligence level of his own flock of sheep.
Brunei has the same Law… allah is merely the Arabic word for god, it was used long before muhamnd, may piss be upon him, met his fallen Angel in a Cave.
European pagan says
The more I hear about Malaysia, the more I hate it
alexreid says
Betcha if they went into a Church & ripped it apart, there would be NO complaint from the Imams etc.!