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KUALA LUMPUR: All parties have been urged to await an explanation from the Johor religious authorities regarding the marriage of a Muslim woman from Malaysia to a hockey player from India, as the matter is still under investigation.
The Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Minister Datuk Seri, Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Al Bakri, said he was confident that any form of crisis can be resolved well, as Islam requires its followers to verify information before making observations.
“Screenshots, video recordings or social media posts are secondary and tertiary information, which may or may not be authentic.
“In this case, the woman and her relatives are much more aware of the real situation and what exactly happened, including matters related to her religious status and her partner,” she said yesterday in a statement here.
He advised all parties to avoid actions that could cause the public to have a negative perception of the people involved, adding that politicizing religious issues was an immature act and harmful to all parties.
Zulkifli also thanked the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar for his advice urging all parties not to jump to conclusions and act prematurely on the news, saying that this showed the Sultan’s concern for his subjects.
According to Zulkifli, in Malaysia, a person who wishes to convert to Islam must profess the ‘Kalimah Syahadah’ and register with the Registrar of Mualafs or any party that handles the affairs of new converts.
He said that the record of those who converted to Islam was under the supervision of the state religious authority, and that marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims was not allowed under Section 10 of the Islamic Family (Johor State) Law 2003.
“A non-Muslim individual must convert to Islam before marrying. For Muslim marriages performed abroad, the marriage application must be submitted to the Marriage, Divorce and Ruju ‘Registry at the Malaysian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate General Office of the country concerned.
“The marriage must also be registered after the couple returns to Malaysia, and interfaith marriages are not allowed under Malaysian law,” he said.
Recently, various images and news of Malaysian Illi Najwa Saddique’s marriage to the captain of the Indian hockey team, and their wedding reception is believed to have taken place in Punjab, went viral on social media.
Viral photos show the couple wearing Punjabi wedding suits at the ceremony.Called
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