குர்ஆன் அடிப்படையில் சட்டமியற்றக் கோரும் மலேசியா இளைய சமூகம்.

அண்மையில் மலேசியாவில் மேட்கொள்ளப்பட்ட  கருத்துக்கணிப்புகளின் அடிப்படையில் 70% இளைய சமூகத்தினர் நாட்டின் அரசியலமைப்புக்குப் பதிலாக குரானையும் அதன் சட்டதிட்டங்களையும் பாவிக்கவேண்டும் என தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

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.

Polygamy 

The survey, which was published earlier this month, also showed that most young Malaysian Muslims disapprove polygamy.

“On polygamy, 72.7% of all respondents reject it, with understandably a much higher percentage 85.1% amongst females (as compared to 60.5% amongst male),” the report said.

Muslim men in Malaysia can have up to four wives at one time but must fulfill various requirements, including obtaining consent from existing spouses and from the state religious department.

State council of the north-eastern state of Kelantan said last month it was considering rewards and incentives for husbands who are taking good care of their multiple wives.

Islam sees polygamy as a realistic answer to some social woes like adulterous affairs and lamentable living conditions of a widow or a divorced woman.

A Muslim man who seeks a second or a third wife should, however, make sure that he would treat them all on an equal footing.

The Noble Qur'an says that though polygamy is lawful it is very hard for a man to guarantee such fairness.The survey also found that about 62 percent of respondents are reluctant to get married to someone from a different religion. 

 from OnIslam.net