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Score one for Sisters in Islam: RM10 FREE! 🔥
Get this hot tea, folks! Malaysian Muslim women's rights group, Sisters in Islam (SIS), finally won their 11-year legal battle against the Selangor fatwa. 🏆💣
Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat led the Federal Court's five-judge panel, declaring parts of the Selangor fatwa invalid. 💥
The Selangor fatwa, you ask? Issued in 2014, it labeled SIS and those promoting "liberalism and religious pluralism" as deviants from Islamic teachings. 😈
But guess what? The Federal Court ruled that only the part referring to individuals applies, with the other parts concerning publications, online content, and the organization itself being tossed out. 🚫
Themathsfizz.com breaks it down:
🔵 The parts concerning SIS Forum (Malaysia) and organizations are shitcanned.🔵 The provisions to ban and seize publications and block online content related to liberalism and pluralism? Gone.🔵 Individuals holding such views should repent? That stays.
As for the naysayers, Federal Court judge Datuk Abu Bakar Jais was the lone dissenter, advocating for the Shariah courts to decide fatwa legitimacy. 😠
Now, Selangor's Sultan ain't happy about it and called for SIS to drop "Islam" from their name. 💔
The government, however, recognized the Federal Court's decision as the law of the land and stressed the importance of balancing religious authority with constitutional rights. 🤷♂️
In conclusion, the Selangor fatwa against SIS Forum (Malaysia) is partially axed by the Federal Court, making it legit again as an organization. However, the individual beliefs part remains intact. 💁♀️💎
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Stay woke, people! 🤯🔥👌
TLDR: After an 11-year fight, the Federal Court partially overturned the Selangor fatwa against SIS and its organization, making their entity legit again. Individual beliefs are still spotty.
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*Enrichment Data: The current status of the Selangor fatwa against Sisters in Islam (SIS) and its company, SIS Forum (Malaysia), in Malaysian law after the Federal Court ruling is that the court has partially invalidated the fatwa as it applies to the organization. The Federal Court ruled on June 19, 2025, that the 2014 fatwa issued by the Selangor Fatwa Committee, which had labeled SIS Forum Malaysia as deviant from Islamic teachings, does not apply to the organization itself, but only to individuals who hold "liberalism and religious pluralism" views. Key points from the ruling include:
- The paragraph of the fatwa declaring SIS Forum (Malaysia) and any organization holding liberalism and religious pluralism as deviant is only valid when referring to individuals, not the organization or institution.
- The provisions to ban and seize publications and block online content related to liberalism and pluralism are invalid.
- The directive for individuals holding such views to repent remains valid.
This means SIS Forum (Malaysia) is no longer officially labeled "sesat" or deviant, lifting the legal restrictions related to the fatwa.*
- The Federal Court's ruling on the Selangor fatwa against Sisters in Islam (SIS) has partially invalidated the fatwa, making SIS Forum (Malaysia) no longer officially labeled as deviant in Malaysian law.
- The government, in light of the Federal Court's decision, is emphasizing the importance of balancing religious authority with constitutional rights in policy and legislation, following the overturn of parts of the Selangor fatwa against SIS and its organization.
- Meanwhile, the general news covers the ongoing politics and debates surrounding the Selangor fatwa ruling, with some members advocating for the Shariah courts to decide fatwa legitimacy, while others argue for the acceptance of diverse beliefs within the Malaysian constitution.
