Muslim community rejects judge's call to denounce verses of the Quran

Australia's peak Muslim leader says comments by a New South Wales Supreme Court Justice about the Quran are inappropriate. Justice Ray Fagan said Muslims should publicly denounce what he called “belligerent” verses of the Islamic book.

One of the three oldest handwritten copies of the Quran. Source: ICHPL Imaginechina

In sentencing a young couple convicted of a New Year's Ever terror plot Justice Desmond Fagan focused on deterring further crime.

The Supreme Court judge took aim at what he called  “belligerent”  and  "hostile" verses of the Quran.

Justice Fagan went on to say Islamic followers should denounce some sections of the holy book.

Muslim community representatives have rejected the judge’s comments and say it is inappropriate for a court to delve into religious interpretation.

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