KOTA BARU, April 13 — Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat yesterday said it was not necessary for non-Muslims to inform their family of their wish to embrace Islam.
He was reacting to the proposal by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to make it compulsory for non-Muslims to inform their family before converting to Islam to avoid problems in future, like tussles over the remains of a deceased convert for burial.
Nik Aziz said the requirement for would-be Muslims to do so could hinder them from converting to Islam.
The PAS spiritual leader said nobody should stop anyone from embracing Islam.
"It is not right to impose the requirement (to inform family members) of one's desire to embrace Islam because it concerns an individual's right."
He felt that if informing family members was to maintain relations and harmony among the country's multiracial society, it can be done so after the conversion. — Bernama
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