Yoga: Behind the Fatwa - Part 1

Sedarlah Melayu. Janganlah memberuk budaya luar. Indera86 anda lah pejuang Melayu tulin. Kite sokong awat. Budaya kafir macam inilah yang merosakkan orang orang Melayu. Kalau tak suke balik negeri lerr

well, masterchief and sizzer,you nitwits can say anything you like of course, about the fatwa but the fact remains; youre a disgrace to mankind because you know what? your pathetic ideas matter only here in youtube. It does not get any better.on your face.

What are they gonna do if our Moslem friends pratices yoga privately at home ? Maybe they'll make a law that all Moslem homes will be installed with close circuit cameras and will be monitored by the clerics. Additionally it creates many jobs for unemployed local grads .Many things can happen in Malaysia. Just wait and see.

Yoga helped my dad sleep peacefully after years of insomnia. Heals the bad joints as well. These Fatwa gang should just stop doing useless S**t like this. People should just forget about their existence as most things done by them are just F**king useless.

owh really? at the beginning, you asked the question;'owh~~is it ok with my faith?'. say, did you issue that question to manasekaran?...owh ..ok

Oh Mr AliMcB, my thoughts exactly. Is not that I am not open to listen to the council's decision and reasoning, but the attitude of 'not to question us' is just a bit too much.

I am not worthy of asking any questions? to prod more? cant the non-muslims ask why is it even banned? whats wrong with that? Since when Islam is only exclusive to muslims?

Great exposure for yoga though. If only people read and understand yoga, then only they will be preplexed with the decision.

As much as I would like to take that as a compliment kuttybiscuit, but all credit goes to the two women instructors whom I know personally in the video above. They too had their doubts, but rather than just blindingly believing what the masses would, they did something Islam preached. They read and learn more about the craft, and found what they did is not misleading.

It's nice to hear from someone without a loose screw in their heads, for a change.

I totally agree with you. I'm so SICK of my intelligence being belittled. We're humans gifted with brains, not blind folded lambs who are too susceptible to being 'led astray'. Education is the key, no?

the clerics only mentioned it's forbidden ONLY if it contains all the 3 elements (emphasis on the WORSHIPPING & CHANTING part)

so if the yoga we do only contains ONE of the element (physical exercise), then by right & definition of the fatwa itself it shouldn't be a problem!

they should have mentioned that instead of zealously banning it altogether

stop giving islam/malaysia bad press to other religions/countries!!!

I truly respect you (aio193) as a muslim and able to understand about Yoga....There should be more ppl like u around.

Now before everyone says i am a BAD muslim and hilang arah tuju.I am very aware of my religion.I have never believed that yoga has swayed my aqidah.n better,there was never any chanting.heavy breathing?yess

I am not dumb. I am a muslim.I do yoga for physical and mental benefits only.

How? physically uses a lot of the core. And I have bad knees.

Mental?Believing that u can execute a pose is crucial.Body awareness,knowing where ur hands are. Thats how it works.

For me at least.

One of the many reasons I reply to most of your comments is that,most commentators have misconception of yoga and how it is practised in malaysia.

It is fine the fatwa council is doing their job, but the lack of transparency on their research paper, their sources, and the lack of proper discussions with experts or even analyzing how yoga was back then and today, shows the lack of research depth.

My engineering article was even more tedious.

Of course everything in the world comes from God. Does that mean if people say rokok membahayakan that is also comes from God? i think its an over-abused phrase. Good things come from Allah. period.

I am a muslim with bad ankles from football and basketball. Yoga helped me a lot and it never swayed my 'aqidah'.I never say yoga is better than solat. i take yoga, for my own physical and mental benefit.Its not easy holding a pose. Its like gymnastics.

Why not I just call it, physiotherapy then.

Mencari ketenangan tak semestinya hanya dengan solat. It was never said, and solat is not REALLY for mencari ketenangan.

Solat, untuk menyembah Allah. Bukan untuk rekreasi. Yoga bukan untuk menyembah sesiapa, tetapi untuk kesihatan fizikal dan mental.

Mungkin ada kelas yoga yang menyimpang dari ajaran islam, tetapi kelas kelas di gim gim, semua untuk aktiviti fizikal.

Mmg benar asal usul yoga dari India, bukankah kita juga boleh berkata demikian mengenai silat dan tangkal tangkal jampinya?

How dare you judge them. Who are you to judge? Skimpy clothes? Didn't you notice that they are in a class? They're not walking out in those clothes. You feel these women have no dignity? I understand Islam. And I am not swayed by yoga and feel yoga is the answer for my life. Mr manisekaran is a yoga expert. He understands the history and the present.

Perhaps before you comment, do a little more research on yoga. you sound too bitter.