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I read the Koran every day - Tony Blair

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By Ian Drury He was notoriously reluctant to discuss religion while Prime Minister, with his chief spin doctor Alastair Campbell famously commenting: ‘We don’t do God.’ But since leaving Downing Street in 2007, Tony Blair has become increasingly open about the importance of religion. Mr Blair, who converted to Catholicism months after leaving Number 10, has now spoken of how he reads the Koran every day. Reading the Islamic religion’s holy book - considered by Muslims to be the exact words of God - ensured he remained ‘faith-literate’, the former Labour leader said. In an interview with the Observer magazine, published yesterday he said: ‘To be faith-literate is crucial in a globalised world, I believe. ‘I read the Qur’an [Koran] every day. Partly to understand some of the things happening in the world, but mainly just because it is immensely instructive.’ Mr Blair believes that a knowledge of the faith informs his current role as Middle East envoy f...

Tony Blair Baca Al Quran Setiap Hari

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Semasa menjawat jawatan Perdana Menteri Britain dan tinggal di Downing Street, Tony Blair dikenal sebagai seorang yang enggan berbicara tentang agama. Namun, sejak bersara pada tahun 2007, Blair menjadi lebih terbuka dalam soal agama dan mengakui kepentingan agama. Beliau yang memeluk Katolik beberapa bulan sebelum meninggalkan kediaman rasmi Perdana Menteri, kini mengaku membaca al-Quran setiap hari. Menurut Blair, dengan membaca kitab suci Islam -yang diyakini orang Islam sebagai kata-kata yang benar daripada Tuhan (Allah SWT) - memastikan bahawa beliau sentiasa celik-agama. Dalam sebuah wawancara dengan majalah Observer, yang disiarkan semalam, Blair berkata, "Menjadi celik-agama adalah sesuatu yang penting dalam dunia yang semakin global, itu yang saya yakini," katanya, seperti tersiar dalam DM. "Saya baca al-Quran setiap hari. Sebahagiannya untuk memahami beberapa hal yang terjadi di dunia, namun faktor utama kerana kitab itu (al-Quran) sangat instruktif." Mant...