Muslims were allowed to engage in yoga

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badavi said that Muslims can engage in yoga if they do not sing mantras. So he responded to indignation, which caused the decision of the National Muslim Legislative Council that this Indian practice could lead to a faith, reports.ru reports with reference to the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post .

After the decision of the Muslim Legislative Council, many Malays indignantly stated that they practiced yoga, remaining Muslims.

“I want to emphasize that there is nothing wrong in physical exercises that do not contain elements of worship, they do not fall under the ban. I’m sure that Muslims are not so easy to seduce in paganism,” the Prime Minister said to journalists.

One of the employees of Mr. Badavi reported on the terms of anonymity that the Prime Minister sought to make amends made by the decision of the Council. At the same time, the gentleman did not directly or indirectly disputed and did not condemn the decisions of Muslim legislators.

Decisions of the National Muslim Legislative Council have no legal force - except for those cases when federal or local laws are adopted on their basis. However, the unofficial authority of the Council is very high in this country, where Muslims-Malays make up two-thirds of the population.