TARIKH P/RAYA KECIL DI DUA BUKIT

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) telah menetapkan tarikh pilihan raya kecil bagi kawasan undi kerusi Dewan Rakyat bahagian Bukit Gantang, Perak dan bagi kerusi kawasan undi Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah bahagian Bukit Selambau serentak pada 7 April. Hari penamaan calon ditetapkan pada 29 Mac.

(Nomination date: March 29 - Polling date: April 7)

Kedua-dua pilihan raya kecil ini akan memberi gambaran atau isyarat yang jelas mengenai sokongan rakyat sama ada kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) atau Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ekoran daripada krisis atau kemelut politik di Perak.

No individual "fatwas" please

Of late, Muslim scholars are tempted to issue religious edicts or "fatwas" including by Malaysian "ulamas" commenting on political and social issues. It is in fact "unauthorized".

According to chairman of the Cairo-based Cultural Establishment for dialogue between civilizations and a noted Islamic thinker, Abdul Malik Mansour, there is a need to establish religious institutions dedicated to the issuing of fatwas.

He was referring, in particular, to satellite tv channels in the Arab world for hosting men who issues "fatwas" without referring to recognized religious institutions.

In Malaysia, the National Fatwa Council is the established authority and not individuals.

Fatwas issued by unauthorized individuals should be rejected, added Abdul Malik.

"Fatwa is a religion and not an opinion. It should not be issued according to someone's wishes and opinions," he said.

Source: Islamicnews