The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is banking on two factors to make inroads into tiny Perlis and win the minimum eight seats it requires to form the next state government. It is cashing in on the hottest topic among voters - high prices of consumer goods and services - and using it as its main […]
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many people took up the belief that the religion of Islam promotes terrorism and that all Muslims are terrorists. But it is radical Islam which promotes terrorism. Islam itself is a very peaceful religion which is much like Christianity or Judaism. In every religion you will find people who […]
First by ignoring the righteous and straight path that Allaah subhaanahu wa ta‘ala has command us to follow. There will be other paths, but we must not go to these paths, because these will be the paths of Shaytaan and will cause us to do bad things and follow Shaytaan’s way. As mentioned in the […]
The answer is no, Malaysia is certainly not a secular state as it has been adhering to Islamic principles in governance. This is confirmed by the Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak in a recent press statement.
This is proof that Malaysia is not a secular state.
The term was first used by Dr. Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Ummatism, as explained by Dr. Faruqi, is a collection of individual, autonomous religious ummahs, each practicing their own beliefs or customs and each expounding their religious liberties to the fullest, making bai’ah (oath of fealty) to a ruler who conducts the affairs of the State […]