Wait for clarification, says Dr Zulkifli over woman’s marriage ceremony abroad 22 Dec 2020 / 08:41 H. Illi Najwa Saddique (left) wed Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar.
KUALA LUMPUR: All parties have been urged to wait for an explanation from the Johor religious authorities over the marriage of a Malaysian Muslim woman to a hockey player from India, as the matter is still under investigation.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al Bakri said he was confident that any form of crisis can be resolved well, as Islam requires its followers to verify information before making observations.
Monday, 21 Dec 2020 02:58 PM MYT
BY BEN TAN
Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar recently tied the knot with long-time Malaysian girlfriend Illi Najwa Saddique in Mithapur near Jalandhar. Picture via Facebook
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JOHOR BARU, Dec 21 The Johor government, through the state’s Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ), will conduct a detailed investigation into Malaysian Illi Najwa Saddique’s recent marriage to Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar, which has been the subject of some controversy.
Johor Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi said evidence, including those concerning the allegation that the marriage had already been held, was being compiled by JAINJ.
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21 Dec 2020 / 19:09 H.
JOHOR
BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (
pix) today expressed his sadness over the news of a Muslim woman from Johor who is said to have gotten married in India, not based on Islamic practices.
However, as the head of Islam in Johor, the Sultan also advised all parties not to jump to any conclusion or act prematurely based on the news.
“I have ordered that all necessary efforts be made by the Johor State Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) to verify the woman’s status through her family members and also via the Malaysian High Commission in India.
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