“People should be free to pray according to any sect of Islam”, says Adhaalath president
27 Jun 2010, 6:07 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Islamic Ministry and the Adhaalath party have expressed concern over certain amendments proposed in the religious unity act by Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) MP Dr Afrasheem Ali.
The Islamic Ministry on its website said that while the amendment bill was useful, it was concerned about an article stating that the Shafi sect should be enshrined as the basis of Islam in the Maldives.
The Islamic Ministry described the article as “unIslamic”, and that it was against the constitution of the Maldives.
Furthermore, the ministry called on parliament to gather more information and to cite that information when amending the proposed bill during the committee stage.
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