Johor ruler orders Islamic affairs dept to probe woman in Punjab wedding
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Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has ordered the state s Islamic Affairs Department to probe claims that a Johorean woman had a wedding ceremony in India not in accordance with Islamic law.
The ruler said he was saddened by such claims and wanted the authorities to determine whether this was true through the woman s family and the Malaysian embassy in India. I believe we will all know the.
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Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar recently tied the knot with long-time Malaysian girlfriend Illi Najwa Saddique in Mithapur near Jalandhar. Picture via Facebook
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JOHOR BARU, Dec 21 Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today advised all parties to avoid assumptions and to refrain from any premature actions on the issue surrounding the religious status of Malaysian bride Illi Najwa Saddique.
He said the woman has been subjected to trial through social media while all along she has never said that she intends to leave Islam.
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Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar recently tied the knot with long-time Malaysian girlfriend Illi Najwa Saddique in Mithapur near Jalandhar. Picture via Facebook
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JOHOR BARU, Dec 21 The Johor government, through the state’s Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ), will conduct a detailed investigation into Malaysian Illi Najwa Saddique’s recent marriage to Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar, which has been the subject of some controversy.
Johor Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Tosrin Jarvanthi said evidence, including those concerning the allegation that the marriage had already been held, was being compiled by JAINJ.
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India s hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar wedding ceremony with Malaysian Illi Najwa Saddique. (Photo: Team India/ Facebook)
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JOHOR BAHRU: Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar has weighed in on a recent issue involving a Malaysian Muslim woman whose wedding ceremony in India was carried out in accordance with Sikh customs.