Posted on 12/24/2016 9:14:35 AM PST by BenLurkin
"It's no more than a mere greeting to express happiness and enjoyment upon seeing the happiness of those celebrating," the mufti said in a statement on Monday. He said the greeting is permissible when it is a congratulatory expression on the celebration of other faiths without glorifying their religion.
Growing Islamic conservatism in multicultural Malaysia has tested relations between communities.
The Christmas greeting issue had surfaced in 2014, when an activist with conservative Muslim group Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia said it was not proper for Muslims to celebrate Christmas or wish Christian friends a happy celebration.
The broader issue of greeting non-Muslims in Malaysia during their festivals blew up in 2006, before the fatwa committee's ruling.
The then head of insurance company Takaful Malaysia's Islamic law department told his Muslim staff via e-mail that Deepavali involved the worship of Hindu deities, so issuing greetings was equivalent to practising polytheism and against the tenets of Islam.
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Similar sensitivities have again cropped up in the region. Last week, the Indonesian Ulema Council issued an edict prohibiting Muslims from donning non-Muslim "attributes" such as Santa hats.
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For Mr Zulkifli, his recent statement on Christmas greetings was not his first effort to foster goodwill. In January, he met - and warmly hugged - Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur.
"Many issues were discussed together, especially those pertaining to the concept of a diverse society, tolerance and the spirit of respecting each other's faiths," Mr Zulkifli wrote on his Facebook page then.
(Excerpt) Read more at malaysiandigest.com ...
Muslims allowing what democrats deny. What next . . . okay for cowboys to eat ribs?
....Before you kill them.
As you collect that special tax that non-Muslims have to pay.
“Of course after you wish them Merry Christmas you must decapitate them as they are infidels who will not bow before muhommed*. But make them feel good first.”
*May he burn in hell in a pigs feet jar forever
Pigs Barf Upon Him (pbuh)
>>....Before you kill them.<<
Now, to be fair, research shows only 30% of muslims want to kill you.
The other 70% just want the 30% to kill you.
Translation:
Uh oh. Even the stupidest among them are figuring it out. Time to sound like we’re accepting and tolerant. Thankfully, all of we muslims know this is taqqiya.
Exactly and exactly
“It’s ok to convince them you’re friendly, until the Faith calls. Then—off with their heads!”
I received a very lovely Christmas greeting from my Muslim friend.
He also told me he wished his country had a Donald Trump.
If his country had a DJT, I would be worried!
...O.K. before they stab you in the back.
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