Mufti: Amendments against state fatwa


KANGAR, 2 Feb -- Prof Madya Dr Mohd. Asri Zainul Abidin sekali lagi dilantik sebagai Mufti Negeri Perlis berkuatkuasa 1 Februari 2015 bagi menggantikan Dr. Juanda Jaya yang tamat perkhidmatannya pada tahun lalu.Mohd. Asri yang memiliki ijazah kedoktoran (Ph.D) dalam Pendedahan Pengetahuan dan Warisan (Al-Quran dan Sunah) dari Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia sebelum ini pernah dilantik sebagai Mufti Perlis pada 1 November 2006 sehingga November 2008 sebelum digantikan oleh Dr Juanda Jaya.-- fotoBERNAMA (2015) HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA

KANGAR: The amendments passed by the Perlis state assembly go against a fatwa issued by the Perlis Mufti Department which states that a child of a convert need not embrace Islam but may receive teachings on Islam from the Muslim parent.

In the April 2015 fatwa, which is still valid, the converted parent is responsible for introducing Islam to the child but custodial right is not decided by religion.

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