Though declared verboten by the country’s Muslim council because of its Hindu heritage, the system of exercises enjoys widespread popularity
The Galactic Wanderer says:
If your faith is threatened by the discipline of yoga, then perhaps that is a good thing.
The truth is that Islam is a vital and quite spiritually beautiful faith, and there is actually nothing that separates the conception of God in Islam from the goal of yoga, which is union with God.
The truth also is that the same people who issue fatwas like the one in Malaysia against yoga also would prefer women not go to school, etc.
