Verses from the Holy Quran
Kuala Lampur, July 26: A recent survey has showed that the majority of young Muslims in Malaysia want the Noble Qur’an to replace the country’s federal constitution.
‘More than 70% among them slightly more males than females – want the Qur’an to replace the Federal Constitution of Malaysia,’ said the survey recently published on the website of the independent pollster Merdeka Center.
Commissioned by two German-based cultural organizations, the survey, titled ‘Values, dreams, Ideals: Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia’, interviewed 1,060 Muslim Malaysians, aged from 15 to 25.
It found out that about 72 percent of young Muslims said they want the Muslim holy book as the country’s highest law, while 25 percent disagreed.
Most respondents also said that they support the implementation of hudud as enshrined in Shari’ah.
The poll, however, found that only 18.1 percent of respondents read the Qur’an often while 8.6 percent said they never do. The rest said they read the Qur’an sometimes.
Those who always observe the compulsory five daily prayers do not surpass 28.7 percent.
But when asked about how they view themselves first and foremost, nearly 80 percent of respondents identify themselves as Muslims rather than as Malaysians.
Muslim Malays form about 60 percent of Malaysia’s 26-million population, while Christians make up around 9.1 percent.
Buddhists constitute 19.2 percent, Hindu 6.3 while other traditional Chinese religions make up the rest of the population.
Dubbed the “melting pot” of Asia for its potpourri of cultures, the country has long been held up as a model of peaceful co-existence among its races and religions.
-Agencies
Source: Siasat Daily
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