The Selangor Islamic Department (Jais) will be ordered to return copies of the Bible that they seized on Jan 1, if the publication fulfils Putrajaya's 10-point solution on Christian texts.
 
This was announced by Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim after a marathon eight hour meeting with his state exco members.
 
He said that for now, Jais will have to consult the Home Ministry on whether the Bibles seized from the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) fulfils the stipulations within the 10-point solution.
 
Khalid explained that this was necessary as the Home Ministry is the regulator for the import, use and printing of Bibles in the Malay language.
 
"If the Home Ministry is satisfied that the (seized) copies fulfil the 10-point solution, then the state government will order Jais to return them to the BSM," he said during a press conference today.

Khalid added that Selangor will continue to ensure that the Sultan's decree and laws are upheld, while ensuring that everyone in Selangor lives in harmony.
 
"The state government respects religious freedom that is enshrined in the Federal Constitution and will step up efforts to ensure mutual respect among citizens, while ensuring that Islam is the official religion (of the federation) and recognise the Sultan of Selangor as the head of Islam in the state," he said.
 
Last January, Khalid had publicly stated that his administration supports the Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Among Muslims) Enactment 1988 and the Sultan's decree that the term "Allah" cannot be used in the state by non-Muslims.