BUKIT MERTAJAM: Taking an oath on the Quran does not absolve a person of his sin and a Muslim should not make a mockery of the holy book by swearing on it.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he decided to take the alleged sodomy case to Syariah Court because his honour and dignity were at stake.
“Please do not make a mockery of the holy book. Can you absolve your sin by swearing on the Quran?
“If you respect the law and the dignity of a man, do not use the Quran for political mileage,” he said Sunday during a press conference at Yayasan Aman here.
He said there were many contradictory statements in relation to the case and it showed his perpetrators and the police were bent on tarnishing his image with the allegation.
Anwar said he took the matter to Syariah Court following advice by Muslim scholars and described the allegation as a malicious attack on his character in view of the Permatang Pauh by-election.
He said his adversaries had been attacking him for being anti-Malay and an American stooge and that he was also sacrificing religion for personal gains.
