Be Wary of Misleading Online Quranic Applications, Muslims Advised

Muslims in Malaysia were advised to be careful when uploading any Quran-related application through the smartphone or Internet as the content could be misleading.

Malaysian Home Ministry's Publication and Quranic Texts Control Division secretary, Hashimah Nik Jaafar said the ministry had detected what was seen as an attempt to mislead Muslims through such applications by adding verses or interpretations that deviated from the true meaning.

She said complaints on the matter had also been received from members of the public.

"We will discuss this further with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission for action to be taken," she told reporters after attending a briefing on the Quran Endowment Program organized in collaboration with Yayasan Restu in Shah Alam, Thursday.

"This matter has raised concern as it is difficult for the Home Ministry to monitor Quranic contents on the Internet as there are lots of such software or applications.

"Even some printed copies of the Quran could have printing errors, what more online Quranic contents," she said.

Hashimah said the division, however, would be monitoring more stringently this development to prevent Muslims, especially the younger generation, from being led astray by such dubious Quran-related applications.

She said the ministry had enforced the use of hologram on printing companies from this month for each copy of the Quran to be sold or distributed to the public.

Hopefully, the use of the hologram could assist Muslims obtain authentic copies of the Quran, while they were also advised to buy printed copies that were approved by the Home Ministry, she added.

Source: Bernama