PUBLISHED IN THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER (HERE)
November 16, 2011
NOV 16 – We read with interest the article titled “Religion no excuse to discriminate on sexuality” written by Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, representing the group the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF), published in Malaysiakini on the 14th November 2011.
As the article pertains to fundamental issues in Islam, such as the nature of Man, the nature of Good and Bad and of Right and Wrong, the nature of Rights and Freedom, all of which must be understood properly and correctly based upon the guiding principles laid down in the Qur’an and enacted in the lives of the Holy Prophet P.B.U.H, we feel compelled to respond to several key issues raised in the article, to separate the truth from falsehood, to clarify certain points that has been needlessly obfuscated by the author and finally to set forth a correct understanding of the issue.
