Religious advice should not involve political interest, says Nasheed
24 Jun 2013, 12:49 PM
Minivan News
The Maldivian public are often misinformed of authentic Hadiths (sayings of the Prophet) because some local scholars offer religious advice with the intention of serving their political interests, former President Mohamed Nasheed said last night (June 23).
Speaking at a ceremony at the Male’ City Hall to launch a second volume of Dhivehi translation and interpretations of Sahih Muslim’s Hadiths by former State Minister for Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Hussain Rasheed Ahmed, Nasheed said genuine religious advice should not involve personal interest or a political “agenda.”
While a politician might present statistics in a way that would favour his party, “religious advice should not be given in a way that would benefit a political ideology.”
One of the biggest problems facing the country today was the “mixing up” of politicians and religious scholars, Nasheed added.
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