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Website. www.islam.gov.my. Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, Jawi: جابتن كماجوان اسلام مليسيا ) or popularly known as JAKIM (جاكيم ), is a federal government agency in Malaysia that administers Islamic affairs in Malaysia. [1]
Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence. [2][3] Islam was introduced to Malaysia by traders arriving from Persia, Arabia, China and the Indian subcontinent. It became firmly established in the 15th century. In the Constitution of Malaysia, Islam is granted the status of "religion of the Federation" to ...
Mohd Na'im bin Mokhtar (Jawi: محمد نعيم بن مختار; born 25 November 1967) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and legal scholar who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet as well as a Senator since December 2022. He served as 4th Chief Judge of the ...
February 8, 2024 at 10:44 PM. By Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar. KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the ...
Dark green: Muslim majority > 50%. Light green: Muslim plurality < 50%. Blue: Christian majority > 50%. Islam is the state religion of Malaysia, as per Article 3 of the Constitution. Meanwhile, other religions can be practised by non-Malay citizens of the country. [4] In addition, per Article 160, one must be Muslim to be considered Malay. [5]
Malaysian authorities widened on Thursday their investigation into a prominent Islamic business organisation, a day after police rescued more than 400 children suspected of being sexually abused ...
Al-Arqam is a Malaysian-based Islamic sect, founded by Ashaari Mohammad.The sect was banned by the Malaysian federal government on 21 October 1994. More than 5 Al-Arqam members including Ashaari Mohammad, the leader of the sect were arrested under Internal Security Act (ISA) in Thailand and were flown back to Malaysia to be detained.
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - A Malaysian man, who authorities say is linked to an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly abused, was charged with ...