Community engagements to explain fatwa against deviant teachings also ongoing — Dr Zaliha

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, March 19 — The Selangor government is taking a tough stance on Muslim men who cross-dress, following the lead of the Selangor Mufti Department’s fatwa on the matter. State executive councillor for Islam and innovation Dr Fahmi Ngah said the department’s fatwa is clear...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The controversy surrounding Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holding Sdn Bhd (GISBH), which has been implicated in issues of exploiting children and religion, has intensified as Perlis became the first state to declare that the teachings and beliefs promoted by the group contain elements of deviant teachings, particularly in spirituality.

KANGAR, Sept 20 — The Perlis Fatwa Committee has concluded that the teachings of Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holding Sdn Bhd (GISBH) contain deviant elements, particularly in their spiritual beliefs.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar has called on all parties to be more responsible and not arbitrarily give speeches that could cause strife, tension and anxiety in the society.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Malaysia has obtained the views and explanations of the world's leading Muslim scholars or ulama on the fatwa of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 14 — The office of the Mufti of the Federal Territories (PMWP) has agreed to adopt the resolution of the Muzakarah (discussion) of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI) on December 3 last year.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — The government is still waiting for the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Conference of Rulers regarding the fatwa (edict) on the use of the Covid-19 vaccine among Muslims in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — The government is still waiting for the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Conference of Rulers regarding the fatwa (edict) on the use of the Covid-19 vaccine among Muslims in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 3 — The decision of the Special Muzakarah Committee Meeting on the use of the Covid-19 vaccine among Muslims in Malaysia is expected to be known tomorrow, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.

SEPANG, Sept 22 — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, said today all fatwa must be accepted positively as they can strengthen the ummah’s faith, and they should not be regarded as restrictive and oppressive.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — The Council of Senior Religious Scholars of Al-Azhar on Friday have agreed that a gathering during an outbreak even for the purpose of worship constitutes a contravention of the Shariah law.