Jawi ordered to probe misuse of Quranic verse at parade


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) has been instructed to investigate the use of a banner displaying a translated Quranic verse that was allegedly misused to promote deviant culture during a parade in the capital city recently.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan said Jawi had been directed to take action under the law after the banner, which contained a mistranslated verse from the Holy Quran, went viral on social media.

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