Posted on 01/26/2009 6:52:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Ulamas Council (MUI) has issued an edict forbidding children, pregnant women and MUI members from smoking.
The edict, which was issued in a meeting here last Sunday, also bans smoking in public places.
Antara News Agency quoted the council’s Edict Commission chairman Amin Suma in West Sumatera Monday as saying that MUI decided in the meeting that smoking for Muslims was between haram (forbidden) and makruh (objectionable).
He said that MUI would later formulate the form of sanctions against council members who smoked.
Suma said that the MUI meeting agreed on two rulings, namely one which banned smoking for children, pregnant women, in public places and MUI members, and the other which states that smoking was between haram and makhruh.
He said the adoption of the edict was based on the emergence of differences in opinions on whether smoking for Muslims was allowed or forbidden.
He said the decision taken by MUI should not be used by the public to act against smokers.
“It is the government which has the right to take action against smokers,” he said, adding that a legal framework was therefore needed to implement the MUI edict on smoking.
Nurhayati Hakim, an advisor to MUI for West Sumatra, said the decision on smoking was enough to serve as guidance for Muslims.
“At least, the MUI edict will provide restrictions so that the public would not be free to smoke at will,” she said.
Last Sunday, MUI also issued an edict banning Muslims from practising true yoga, namely meditation which contains genuine ritual and spirituality of other religions.
“The edict is issued to provide guidance for Muslims so that they would not mix the wrong and the right together,” said MUI chairman Ma’ruf Amin.
Oama’s first fatwa.
So, cigs are out, but poppies and hash are still in?
JAKARTA..
Wow they have the same rules in CA.
Wow they have the same rules in CA.
Hysterical.
How do you think they got Muslims in the first place?
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