Saturday, December 25, 2010

PAS FATWA COUNCIL URGES HARUSSANI REALITY CHECK

TEMERLOH, Dec. 24: Vice-President of PAS, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man urged the National Fatwa Council to intervene to review the statement Mufti of Perak, Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria on the issue of shelf.
Harussani previously reported to maintain the action Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir put the rack does not superstitious.
"PAS National Fatwa Council to seek revisions to a statement issued by the Mufti of Perak Menteri Besar Perak that measures the ceremony rack, tasteless powder house beams, with various rites are not contrary to Islamic law," Mr. Ibrahim said in a statement to Harakahdaily.
In a newspaper report last week, Harussani seen as forced to legalize the act of categorizing Zambry the splatter and flour fresh when installing the rack beams recently as "a common practice in the Malay community and not in conflict with Islamic law."
The statement issued after the former Chief Minister of Perak, Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin Pasir Panjang state assemblyman who is also the matter raised at the Conference of the Legislative Assembly (DUN) recently.
Prior to this, Nizar also claiming that not only can be misleading Harussani Muslims in this country, but also the credibility of scholars, including Mufti scratch.
More dangerous by Nizar, Zambry act was made in the village that also give the practice may continue to practice and not superstition.
In a statement today, Mr. Ibrahim, who is also Commissioner for PAS Pahang Harussani also slammed the action, saying that the statement concerned Harussani PAS will ignite a more superstitious practices eroded because he is seen as an influential mufti in the country.
"PAS as a curiosity to see his influence, he should have advised the Muslims to stay away from practices that do not underlie Islamic law, not a fact that does not help strengthen the faith of Muslims," Mr. Ibrahim bidas.
Meanwhile, Perak PAS Youth Council is planning to meet with council members and the ruling clerics, to get as many explanations on the issue of shelf more closely.
For starters, they had a meeting with one member of the Perak State Fatwa Council, Abdul Majid Haji Zainal Abidin yesterday.
Nearly two-hour meeting among others, discussed the problems that Muslims still continue the practice of superstition, especially in Perak.
Perak PAS youth chief, Hassan Zawawi informed they would also hold meetings with leaders of other religions.

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