The depiction of Muslim characters in a recent episode of the action television series “Batang Quiapo” has rubbed Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Ziaur-Rahman Alonto Adiong the wrong way.
“This humble representation is disheartened by the recent episode of the Batang Quiapo series. In the episode, Muslim characters are depicted as harboring and condoning theft, under the pretext of using stolen goods to help others,” Adiong said in a statement Thursday, Feb. 16.
“It is crucial to note that Islam does not coddle theft and considers it a major sin. The Quran states in Chapter 5, verse 38: ‘As for the thief, male or female, cut off their hands. It is the recompense for what they have earned, exemplary punishment from Allah. And Allah is Almighty, Wise.’ Clearly theft even to benefit the less fortunate is not countenanced by Islam,” he said.
Adiong asked the creators of Batang Quiapo to reconsider the impact of their film and the message it sends to its viewers.
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