1+ week, 31+ min ago (240+ words) Na'im said performing silat or engaging in any inappropriate behaviour within a cemetery compound is not acceptable in Islam. He said Johor Islamic affairs committee chairman Fared Khalid has instructed authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the matter. Na'im said visiting graves is meant to remind Muslims of those who have passed on, and any act carried out in a cemetery must be done respectfully, with consideration for the next of kin and in accordance with the boundaries of the faith. "Let us not speculate on this issue," Bernama quoted him as saying after an event in Kota Tinggi, Johor. "If the investigation finds that the individual is suffering from a mental disorder, he should be referred for treatment and given support to improve his condition. "Muslims who are unsure about the ruling on any act should seek guidance…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago (231+ words) The prayers were held in 2,000 mosques across the Muslim country of 35 million people. "We never had such prayers before," 63-year-old faithful Abdurashid Rasulov told AFP at a prayer in the capital Tashkent. "But now, since the rain is delayed, our religious leaders instructed us to ask Allah for rain," he added. Anvar Abduazizov, 67, said: "We prayed for a blessing for our country and our land and for the rain to pour down abundantly." For Tashkent, the largest city in Central Asia, this year's drought has been one of the harshest in 170 years, Uzbekistan's Meteorological Agency said this month. Over the past 60 years, temperatures in Uzbekistan have risen "nearly three times the global average, leading to more frequent droughts", according to a UN report. Climate change is speeding up the melting of glaciers, a key water source for the approximately 80 million…...