OK this is stretching things a little but if we use the same reasoning as the ban on YOGA as described in this malaysiakini article Fatwa Council under fire for banning yoga, then participation in the Olympics Games also becomes unacceptable.
If you read about the origin of the Ancient Olympics Games it included offerings and also competing in the nude. I recently attended an Olympics Games Exhibition in HongKong and the exhibits showed how the games were organised.
Does anyone know if Malaysia's most famous dancer Ramli Ibrahim was hauled up for performing and promoting classical Indian dance?
As a non-Muslim this fatwa appears to be encroaching on human rights and a more progressive stance would have been to advise yoga practitoners that using chants and mantras that are non-Islamic are not permitted.
Surely a mantra like "Allah is great" or similar is a good practice?
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When was the last time that Ramli Ibrahim gave a public performace ? Or has he "retired" ?
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