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YOURSAY ‘Which part of the law has the Korean tourist broken?’

 

Cops probe Korean tourist over 'Quran' kaftan

Fair&Just: The poor Korean woman definitely has no intention to insult Islam as she is only a tourist.

 

She bought the kaftan in India and may think it is Sanskrit or words for protection like some Chinese using talisman with words scribbled on it.

 

The gist of the matter is that the Korean woman will go back to Korea and tell her friends not to come to Bigotland.

 

Casey: I think inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar should investigate if the bigot has criminally intimidated or threatened the Korean tourist instead.

 

What right do we have to humiliate or inflict inconvenience, even if it's puny, on this poor foreigner because of a dress of her choice?

 

Indict him for criminal threat or send him for proper Islamic teaching classes so that he can learn the true teachings of Islam.

 

Ferdtan: This is addressing to the man who was wearing a robe telling off the Korean woman in a very crude manner.

 

This is the holy month of Ramadan. Patience is what is expected of a pious Muslim, not only in this month, but at all times. It is quite obvious that the Korean aunty was not aware of the implication of wearing something offensive to Islam.

 

Is it too difficult to ask of him to politely explain to the clueless foreigner why she was wearing that? If she was not aware, then explain and educate her and you can be sure she would be equally embarrassed by her unwitting mistake.

 

Then advise her to quickly change her dressing. That way Islam would have won the respect of all. The man, by rudely pointing his finger at her to ‘defend’ Islam, was really doing the opposite. He should be ashamed for losing his temper so quickly.

 

MfM: When you go visit a country, you can't claim ignorance if you break the law. Telling a person off for breaking the law of a country is not an offence.

 

Racial slurs, of course, have no place in the matter. Law is law, you break it, you pay for it.

 

For those who think there are many 'versions' of Islam, there aren't, there is Islam with the four schools of Fiqh (Hambali, Hanafi, Maliki, Syafi'i) and there are the heretical groups that claim to be 'Muslims' but in reality are not, like the Shi'ites, Alawis, Ahmadiyyah and the like.

 

So no, we don't kill one another, we only fight with the heretics.

 

Changeagent: Which part of the law has the Korean tourist broken? Please elaborate.

 

Keturunan Malaysia: This is not only getting down to raw pettiness but absolutely crazy. As a tourist, the Korean woman is our guest. She brings in good money to spend in our country.

 

She knows nuts about the narrow-mindedness of some of our people and I for one cannot believe that she intentionally meant to insult.

 

The God that I believe in would not be angry nor punish me for any wrong that I unknowingly committed and/or have no intention of committing and as I pray to God for forgiveness, I too would forgive in no less the same way.

 

Anonymous_1395475602: The IGP is commenting on this matter and the police are investigating it? No wonder our police force is badly stretched.

 

The Korean visitor probably thought she had acquired a beautiful, ethnic piece of kaftan until she was rudely awakened by an incensed man, who was intent on acting for the Almighty.

 

Somehow, I think the Almighty is a lot more gracious and merciful than all His fallible creations, falling all over themselves to defend His honour and protect His feelings.

 

SSDhaliwal: If this is the way tourists are being treated, we might as well forget about Visit Malaysia Year. As it is, Chinese tourists have all but stopped going to Sabah and westerners have also dwindled.

           

If the kaftan is acceptable in India then why not here? There are better ways to tell someone that it is offensive since in all likelihood she does not even know that the writings on the dress are Quranic verses.

 

Korea does not have a significant Muslim community hence possibly her ignorance.

 

David Dass: The kaftan was purchased in India. India has the second largest Muslim community in the world. It is highly unlikely that the writing on her kaftan would be offensive to Islam and Muslims.

 

The lady is Korean. She is a tourist. She probably bought the kaftan because it looked pretty. She wears the kaftan in Malaysia where she probably knows Islam is an important religion.

 

Does anyone seriously believe that she wore the kaftan with the intention of offending Muslim Malaysians? Did she really want to turn her holiday in Malaysia into a nightmare?

 

What have we become? Where is beautiful Malaysia? A little calm, please.

 

Awish: I'm sure the Korean woman has no idea of what is written on her kaftan. Not all things written in Arabic are from the Quran, anyway.

 

I am a Muslim and sometimes I don't understand why some of my fellow Muslims are so easily agitated and would bray for blood when a gentle and compassionate approach would work better.


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