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Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter IV · General Offences
Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter IV · General Offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any Muslim who —
declares himself or any other person as Imam Mahdi; or
states or claims that he or any other person knows an event or a matter that is beyond human understanding or knowledge, whilst such declaration, statement or claim is false and contrary to
Hukum Syara’ is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, whipping with 40 strokes and the Court shall order him to repent.
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
Court
“Court” means the Syariah Courts established under section 6(1) of the Syariah Courts Act;
repent
“repent” means to realise, to regret and to relinquish a wrongful act and intention to correct oneself with a determination not to repeat the same;
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