When clerics in Malaysia banned Muslims from practising yoga, they started a heated debate in the Islamic world. But Islamic scholars in India, including those at the Darul Uloom Deoband, say they do not find anything objectionable in Muslims practising yoga. Chanting mantras like Om that have religious connotation, they add, is not necessary for yoga and Muslims can replace them with verses from the Quran or references to Allah.
'Yoga is a good form of exercise. If some words, which are supposed to be chanted while performing it, have religious connotations, then Muslims need not utter those. They can instead recite verses from the Quran or praise Allah or remain silent,' Maulana Abdul Khaliq Madrasi, deputy vice chancellor of the Darul Uloom, told The Indian Express.
He said he discussed the issue with yoga experts and they told him that reciting 'Om' or any other mantra was not compulsory for practising yoga.
By Manoj C G
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