Muslims not ready yet for hudud, says Dr M
BernamaPublished: Apr 25, 2014 11:38 PM | Updated: Apr 26, 2014 12:15 AM
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad sees Muslims in Malaysia as not ready yet for the implementation of hudud.
Mahathir said this was because the party intending to implement hudud, the Islamic penal code, was not prioritising justice, which is emphasised in Islam, but doing it in its own way.
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad sees Muslims in Malaysia as not ready yet for the implementation of hudud.
Mahathir said this was because the party intending to implement hudud, the Islamic penal code, was not prioritising justice, which is emphasised in Islam, but doing it in its own way.
"Hudud is part of Islam, but we cannot give the power to penalise (offenders) under this law to those who do not understand justice as stated in the Quran.
"In Islam, it is not the severity of the penalty that takes precedence," Mahathir said yesterday, after launching the book, 'Saya, SPR dan Pilihan Raya', written by former Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar (right).
He said he still maintained his stand that it would not be fair to have different penalties between Muslims and non-Muslims for the same offence.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the federal government had never rejected hudud, but the priorities and constraints should be addressed before the Islamic law could be implemented, without affecting its objective.
The young must understand election process
Meanwhile, Mahathir said he would want to see the young generation learn and understand the country's general election process.
He said they were born after the country had achieved independence and were exposed to foreign propaganda, causing them to think that Malaysia is not democratic.
"In a general election, there will be winners and losers, but often the losers find it difficult to accept the results and will blame the EC for their loss.
"If the EC fails to counter the allegations, riots can happen, like in Egypt, Bangladesh and Thailand," he said.
On Wan Ahmad's book detailing nine years of his experience as EC deputy chairperson, Mahathir said it could be a reference for the young generation on the election process, so that they would not be easily influenced by wild accusations against the EC.
Wan Ahmad said he wrote the book as there was a lack of reference books on the general election and the country's democratic process.
- Bernama
Mahathir said this was because the party intending to implement hudud, the Islamic penal code, was not prioritising justice, which is emphasised in Islam, but doing it in its own way.
"Hudud is part of Islam, but we cannot give the power to penalise (offenders) under this law to those who do not understand justice as stated in the Quran.
"In Islam, it is not the severity of the penalty that takes precedence," Mahathir said yesterday, after launching the book, 'Saya, SPR dan Pilihan Raya', written by former Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar (right).He said he still maintained his stand that it would not be fair to have different penalties between Muslims and non-Muslims for the same offence.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the federal government had never rejected hudud, but the priorities and constraints should be addressed before the Islamic law could be implemented, without affecting its objective.
The young must understand election process
Meanwhile, Mahathir said he would want to see the young generation learn and understand the country's general election process.
He said they were born after the country had achieved independence and were exposed to foreign propaganda, causing them to think that Malaysia is not democratic.
"In a general election, there will be winners and losers, but often the losers find it difficult to accept the results and will blame the EC for their loss.
"If the EC fails to counter the allegations, riots can happen, like in Egypt, Bangladesh and Thailand," he said.
On Wan Ahmad's book detailing nine years of his experience as EC deputy chairperson, Mahathir said it could be a reference for the young generation on the election process, so that they would not be easily influenced by wild accusations against the EC.
Wan Ahmad said he wrote the book as there was a lack of reference books on the general election and the country's democratic process.
- Bernama
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