“Failure to Report Conversion” in the Administration of Muslim Law Act
بِسۡمِ
ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
This portion of the Administration of Muslim Law Act is problematic:
Neglect or failure to report
conversion
138. Whoever, being under a duty to report to the Majlis a conversion to the Muslim religion under the provisions of this Act, wilfully neglects or fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
There are people who decide to be
Muslim, but for various reasons, do not want the world to know, let alone be
put on some registrar. This needs to be
adjusted. Also, we have to consider that
in the context of a secular state, this clause can easily be challenged.
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