Gugatan akidah: reda dengan kekafiran

Tajuk yang dibincangkan dalam penulisan ini ialah mengenai perkara yang boleh merosakkan akidah seseorang Muslim sama ada dalam sedar atau tidak sedar. Selain itu reda dengan kekafiran ialah menerima sesuatu dengan hati terbuka dan mengizinkan kepada sesuatu itu untuk berlaku tanpa ada persoalan. Meredakan sesuatu perkara sama ada yang baik atau buruk dalam situasi yang tertentu. Seterusnya, kafir pula dimaksudkan dalam bahasa Arab kafir bermaksud orang yang menyembunyikan atau mengingkari kebenaran dalam sesuatu keadaaan. Kafir juga digunakan kepada orang Islam yang mengingkari nikmat Allah. Reda dengan kekafiran boleh dijatuhkan kepada kekafiran dalam dua bentuk keadaan. Pertama ialah tidak mengkafirkan orang kafir. Kedua, tidak mengkafirkan orang Islam yang mengikuti upacara ibadat fahaman yang bukan Islam

The concept of Wasatiyyah in governing the Muslim community of Singapore

Wasatiyyah is the original nature of Islam, therefore Allah calls Muslims as ummatan wasatan. The principle of wasatiyyah is the reason why Islamic sharia can be relevant to be practiced anywhere and at all times, including in secular countries such as Singapore. This article discusses the concept of wasatiyyah implemented by MUIS and related institutions in governing the Muslim community in Singapore. The research method in this article is qualitative with a literature review approach. The collected data was analyzed using the opinion of scholars or experts in the field of sharia law. From the results of this study, the author concludes that in governing the Muslim community of Singapore, MUIS and related institutions have adopted the concept of wasatiyyah

Persepsi mahasiswa terhadap dasar pengasingan penginapan mengikut gender: kajian perbandingan di Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor Dan Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

Mixing among the teenagers may contribute to the decadency morals among the Malaysians especially among the students studying in higher institution (IPT). Many efforts have been done to overcome this problem and one of the practical ways that has been identified is to implement a new policy which is to separate the student based on their gender in hostels. Basically this study has been done to determine the importance, advantages and disadvantages of implementing this policy to all IPT in addition to prevent the decadency moral among the students. 382 students at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai and 381 students at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur were chosen as respondents. Questionnaires were used and analyzed descriptively using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The reliability for this study is = 0.927. From the findings, most of the respondents agreed that the implementations of this policy are important to prevent the decadency morals in IPT and it will bring many benefits

Wakaf di negeri Johor: latar belakang dan potensi

Waqf is a practice that is encouraged in Islam. In Malaysia, wakaf is under the jurisdiction of the state. This makes the wakaf management and administrative background of each state quite unique. Johor is one of the states that achieved the best achievement in waqf. This article discusses the background of wakaf practices implemented in the state of Johor, including the historical, legal, and management perspectives. Also discussed about the achievement of wakaf in the state of Johor and the forms of potential wakaf to be developed in the future. This study is qualitative. Data collection using library methods and data was analyzed based on 'content analysis' approach. It is found that the achievement of wakaf in Johor is very good especially in terms of the increase in value of waqf assets. Similarly, the Wakaf Shares and Waqf Shares that’s have currently implemented are very potential to be developed and ensure the sustainability of wakaf institutions

Application of the doctrine of binding precedent in Malaysia: a re-evaluation

This paper aims to analyze the issues concerning the implementation of binding precedent in Malaysian cases, and propose a re-evaluation of the binding precedent doctrine. The qualitative approach was employed to indicate the issues related to the doctrine of binding precedent by analyzing relevant cases. These cases were selected to propose the re-evaluation of the binding precedent doctrine as practiced by the Malaysian dual-judicial system. The main issue to be discussed regarding the doctrine of binding precedent is interference by the Civil Court on Islamic matters and Syariah Court decisions, which lead to inconsistency in judgments, even after the amendment of Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution. This study proposes that the application of binding precedent should be re-evaluated to ensure that the principles of justice are upheld. Court judges should decide cases based on merit, and only use previous judgments as guidance for present and future cases

Anger management: a psychotherapy sufistic approach

Anger is a natural emotion of a normal human being. It arises from the inner soul and it is usually expressed in 2 major forms: Through speech and action. Angry speech can be detected in the form of conversation such as slandering, verbal abuse, gossip and other dirty talk. Anger in action is expressed through the physical acts of violence. Feelings of anger cannot be excluded from the human soul at all. Without anger the struggle against evil will not happen. The existence of anger is very important in an individual. To the sufis it is like a hunting dog, it needs a particular command and is guided by the owner. It goes to show that the right knowledge of anger is paramount to the avoidance of its misuse. As such, the attribute of anger should be harmonized and regulated by laws of God in order to guide the soul towards divine. Anger may be regarded as a function of the defence of truth and the fight against evil. This study attempts to analyze the attribute of anger from the perspective of Islamic sufism. The thoughts of Al-Ghazali, Al-Maqdisi and Al-Sulami in relation to anger management will be studied

The role of ijtihad in expanding zakat distribution

The patterns and stayles of human life today have changed. Current developments from various angles have led to new issues including the distribution of zakat funds. Hence, a comprehensive approach should be taken to address these issues. Ijtihad is seen as one of the most deserving steps to emphasize the problems that arise in the distribution of zakat. Among the zakat distribution issues presented in this study are the issues of non-Muslims as zakat recipients on the ground of da'wah, distribution of zakat through micro-credit and the distribution of zakat through zakat asnaf-riqab (slaves). This qualitative study was conducted by examining the ijtihad implemented by contemporary scholars on the issue of zakat distribution which has no clear law in the Qur'an and Hadith. The results of the study found that the method of ijtihad plays an important role in ensuring that new issues pertaining to the distribution of zakat to be solved. But it is necessary to follow the conditions laid down by the fuqaha so that it does not deviate from the maqasid of distribution of zakat itself

Roles of social media in disseminating inheritance estate management information

This study aims to identify the extent to which social media disseminates information related to inheritance estate management in Malaysia. It is a qualitative study using the thematic analysis. Samples of this research are Facebook ‘Pages’ with ‘likers’. There are four themes; ‘Organized activities’, “General information’, “Advertisement’ and “Call for feedback’. This study discovers that Facebook ‘Pages’ related to inheritance estate management do not emphasize much on organized activities and general information related to inheritance estate management. The ‘Pages’ also do not share information regularly and the time interval between a ‘Post’ to another one is long. This study recommends that owners of Facebook ‘Pages’ should update their information and activities frequently, and employ FB ads to provide information on the inheritance estate management

Roles of social media in disseminating inheritance estate management information

This study aims to identify the extent to which social media disseminates information related to inheritance estate management in Malaysia. It is a qualitative study using the thematic analysis. Samples of this research are Facebook ‘Pages’ with ‘likers’. There are four themes; ‘Organized activities’, “General information’, “Advertisement’ and “Call for feedback’. This study discovers that Facebook ‘Pages’ related to inheritance estate management do not emphasize much on organized activities and general information related to inheritance estate management. The ‘Pages’ also do not share information regularly and the time interval between a ‘Post’ to another one is long. This study recommends that owners of Facebook ‘Pages’ should update their information and activities frequently, and employ FB ads to provide information on the inheritance estate management