Syed says: May 1, 2016 at 8:05 pm
I’m a malay Man married a Catholic girl she had a Muslim name after registration but she remain Catholic so are my children they are all raised Catholic. I too don’t practice Muslim faith and follow my wife’s faith. I live in a area which are mostly non-muslim to avoid problem.
-Syed
Admin says:
Hi Syed, we are sympathetic to your situation. Ideally, one should have freedom of religion. Unfortunately this is not possible in Muslim majority countries like Malaysia. Lets us explain issues that you will face.
Your wife converted to Islam for your nikaah and was give a new Muslim name for your marriage registration. That name is (probably) in her Malaysian MyKad ID card and passport. Further, her ID card (probably) says her faith as “Islam.”
Your children will also have Muslim names and their ID will ultimately have “Islam” on it. This will go on for your grand children and great grandchildren; even none of you wish to follow Islam. Now any time any one of you tries to change the Muslim name to a Catholic name, Malay government will not allow and will punish you.
Any time your children and great grand children marry to any one other than a Muslim, the non-Muslim party will have to convert to Islam. When any of you die, the Malay Sharia police may come and take away the dead body from your Catholic family and give a Muslim final rite. So, in your after life, you may wish to meet Jesus but you will go with Muhammad.
Any time if any one reports to the Sharia police that you (or your great grandchildren) are practicing a non-Muslim faith, you will be in deep trouble for apostasy.
Bottom line, you think you are fooling the Malay government but in reality you and your all future generations are in a trap, you can’t escape (unless move out of Malaysia). You can run, but not hide. It is only a matter of time. As far we are concerned, people should not follow your footsteps or advise.
It is notable that refugees and immigrant Muslims in Christian majority nations demand religious equality but most Muslim majority nations have created laws to marginalize Christians and non-Muslim minorities.
Syed, it is certainly sad that your liberty to express your faith is taken away by the government. This is not fair. We wish you the best. —Admin
Hiddush (marriage.hiddush.org) conducted Freedom of Marriage survey and found severe marriage restrictions in 62% Muslim, 7% Christian but not in Hindu/Buddhist (0%) majority nations.
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I just broke up with my bf because i refused to fall into the “Islamic trap”. He was just like Syed, he told me i just need to do a paper conversion. I believe that he wont force upon me or our future children to practice islam, but like what you have said, i do not want my future generation to fall into the Islamic trap. It’s a one way road with no point of return.
Congratulations for your brevity! It is wrong to fake-convert.
This “It’s a one way road with no point of return” is very true. Muhammad said. “Whoever changes his Islamic religion, then kill him.” (Bukhari 9.84.57)
Hi Syed,
Correct us for what we wrote. Educate us about Malay laws. Thanks.