Canberra, Sept 20(ANI): Australia's new Grand Mufti, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, the highest religious official in the country, has said Sharia law is consistent with Australia's culture and values.
Mohamed said his goal as the Grand Mufti of Australia is "clarifying the misconceptions about our religion", the Telegraph reports.
He said people widely misunderstood sharia law and focussed only on extreme punishments of the law.
"It's not fair that you just look at one element out of a hundred elements in the Sharia law and make that element to be the most important thing. We see a lot of the Australian culture and values are part of our Sharia law," he said.
"Freedom is a Sharia law, respecting others is a Sharia law, justice is a Sharia law, tax and paying tax and fulfilling your obligations is also considered to be a Sharia law, respecting others and honouring others, that is all Sharia law," he added.
Mohamed said the Muslim community believed in a democratic system
"We are a democratic nation, and whatever the majority votes for is what goes," he saide also dispelled the myth that radical groups were inciting young Muslims to indulge in extremism and violence, adding, "evilness always had followings".
"Extremism and radicalization is not just in Islam and among Muslims, it does exist in all societies and all communities," he said.
He warned that Australian troops in Afghanistan could incite passions in the community.
"It is a nature of mankind that if there is any oppression upon any nation that our emotions start to move and react," he said. (ANI)
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