Malaysia an Islamic State? Thursday‚ 17 November 2005 05:00PM IS MALAYSIA AN ISLAMIC STATE?by ©Tommy ThomasA. INTRODUCTION - On 29th September 2001‚ during his Opening Address to the Gerakan Party’s 30th national delegates conference‚ Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamed announced:“UMNO wishes to state loudly that Malaysia is an Islamic country. This is based on the opinion of ulamaks who had clarified what constituted as Islamic country. If Malaysia is not an Islamic country because
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The idea was supported by Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri‚ who told that the Islamic world needed to reassess its priorities and embark on "concrete action." Malaysia’s outgoing Prime Minister added in the same meeting that Muslims built a great civilization but halfway through "came new interpreters of Islam who taught that acquisition of knowledge by the Muslims meant only the study of Islamic theology. The study of science‚ medicine etc. was discouraged. Intellectually the Muslims
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Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary is currently the richest bumiputra corporate figure with many interest in diversified business areas which include transportation and logistics‚ plantations‚ property development‚ defense and armory as well as engineering and power generation. He is also a symbolic figure that holds philosophy that ’education does not guarantee success in life‚ but hard work does’‚ and he’s a walking proof of that. Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhari was born into a mid-low class family
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Rabi’a al-Adawiyya is recognised as the first female Saint of Islam due to her major role in the early maturation of Islam‚ specifically‚ the expansion of Sufism. It was she who focused on a rigorous asceticism that required complete abandonment of ones worldly pleasures in order to detach one from the fear of hell and enter the passionate love and devotion for God. Her belief in this notion “Muhabbah” (Divine Love) and her dismissal of materialism became a strong prestige throughout her teachings
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Topic- Online learning may replace many forms of face-to-face teaching. Do you agree? Compare to the past years postgraduate course and learning material were changed in the education system. A number of education institution or organisations provide summer schools and social events to the students to create virtual learning community. But now internet offers more possibility course to the interested students. Many students are opting master degree or postgraduate qualification online while they
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Case Analysis Al Ahram Beverages Company “2” By: Marmina Abdel-Malek 900 00 1809 Fall 09 I- Overview: ABC was a public company originally found in 1897‚ that has been nationalized in 1963‚ until it had been privatized in 1997 and acquired by the Luxor Investment group represented by Ahmed el Zayat as a CEO and board chairman. Luxor group is an American investment group focusing on investment more than the business itself. Zayat’s vision and objectives: Marinating local market dominance
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Eid al-Ghadeer is the anniversary commemorating Muhammad’s last sermon at Ghadir Khumm‚ which occurred on 18th of Dhu al-Hijjah of 10 AH in the Islamic calendar. It is the basis of their confirmation of Ali ibn Abi Talib’s succession to Muhammad On this day the Prophet Mohammad was ordered by the Almighty to publicly and officially appoint Imam Ali as his successor and to seek the Muslims’ allegiance for Ali. He therefore ordered all caravans returning from Hajj to stop at Ghadir Khumm. As soon
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It wasn ’t until 622 AD that the Islamic religion took its lead. It started with the creator‚ Prophet Muhammad and his followers fleeing to the town of Yathrib and starting the first Hijra movement. This movement began the popularity of the Islamic faith (Patel). Today the Islamic faith is one of the most practiced religions in the world. The Islamic faith goes back to the town of Mecca‚ which is considered for them the holiest place in the world. The Kaaba‚ which is located in Mecca‚ holds many
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BURSA SUQ AL SILA OVERVIEW Bursa Malaysia through its wholly-owned subsidiary‚ Bursa Malaysia Islamic Services Sdn Bhd has officially launched Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ or commodities market in Arabic on 17 August 2009. It was previously known as Commodity Murabahah House. Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ is another effort to promote Malaysia as an international Islamic financial centre. It will serve the growing demand for Shariah-compliant financing needs and close the gap currently faced by international Islamic financial
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– Don’t confront a narcissist. Wait until they confront you. Then resist and stand your ground‚ while exerting an air of confidence. – When a religious narcissist has their eyes set on attaining a specific goal‚ they will twist scripture to suit their needs. The easiest tactic against this is to reference their scriptures by the letter and be prepared to prove it. (More often than not‚ things will get violent long before you have the chance to pull out a book) – When they profess love and peace
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