KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) today labelled the implementation of ‘Imam Al...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism today labelled the implementation of ‘Imam Al Nawawi’s 40 Hadith’ appreciation module at national schools by the Education Ministry as unconstitutional.“The ‘Hadith’ is clearly part of the Religion of Islam. There appears to be no provision in our Federal Constitution that allows such Islamic teachings in National type schools. This may be carried out in Islamic Religious Schools.
The group pointed out that the Federal Constitution allows every person to practise their own religion and they can’t be instructed to take part in any religious act or worship other than their own. “Article 12 FC provides that ‘Every religious group has the right to establish and maintain institutions for the education of children in its own religion’. Thus, the 40 Hadith can be taught in Islamic religious schools but in National schools, it may be unconstitutional to do so.
The council said the government and the education minister should act according to the FC which does not allow Islamic religion as a way of life to be introduced in national type schools.