Religious Perceptions on The Laws Regulating Major Social Ills in Malaysia: Quranic and Biblical Perspectives
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Christianity, laws, social ills, MalaysiaAbstract
This study analysed to what extent the existing laws in Malaysia regulating the three major social ills, namely illegal drugs, alcoholic drinks and adultery are in harmony with or in violation of the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and Bible respectively. To achieve this purpose, a comparative analysis between the Quranic and Biblical scriptures was carried out. The findings showed that both religious texts view that the three major social ills are forbidden acts. However, this study found that the current laws used to deal with the three major social ills are not in full harmony with the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the Bible. This study found that the punishment for alcoholic drinks and adultery under the Malaysian Syariah criminal offences enactments/acts are not in harmony with the prescribed punishment as mentioned in the texts of the Holy Qur’an. In addition, the non-existence of capital punishment (namely death penalty) for the commission of adultery by Christians is not in harmony with biblical texts.
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