This is Sharia: non-Muslims are forbidden to speak negatively about Islam or the Qur’an, on pain of death. This is the impetus behind the Organization of the Islamic Conference’s attempts to compel the West to restrict free speech regarding Islam. “Reciting from Quran only allowed if it’s to understand religion,” from The Star, April 7 (thanks to all who sent this in):
ACTION can be taken under the Penal Code against those who cite Quranic verses with the ulterior motive of causing hatred or ill-will, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said.
He added that while there was no law prohibiting non-Muslims from reciting verses from the Quran, they were only allowed to do so in an effort to know more about Islam.
He said there was no prohibition in Islam against non-Muslims who quote verses from the Quran if it was done to understand the religion.
“Based on the National Fatwa Council edict on Islamic affairs, the Government can take appropriate action against parties that abused Quranic verses for ulterior motives or to question Islamic practices.
“This is to ensure that racial harmony is maintained,” he told Datuk Ibrahim Ali (Ind-Pasir Mas).
Asked on the action of non-Muslims who cite the Quran at political ceramah, Jamil Khir said the council had, on Dec 3, 2010, issued an edict that non-Muslims who quoted or interpreted Quranic verses freely on their own understanding and do so without sincerity were deemed to have insulted the Holy Book….