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  • MUIS Fatwa: Qadiyan (Ahmadiyah) Are Not Muslims And Are Deviant

    MUIS Fatwa: Qadiyan (Ahmadiyah) Are Not Muslims And Are Deviant

    Question: Are the followers of Qadiani considered as kafir?

    Answer: In the discussion over this matter, a book entitled “Anjam Atham”, written in Urdu-Arabic by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad himself, was referred to. This is the only book that is recognised by the followers of Ahmadiyah in Singapore and Malaysia. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is not only a kafir who is murtad, his teachings are misleading and could lead people astray from the real teachings of Islam. The following extracts from the book is clear proof that he is not Muslim and no longer an adherent of the religion.

    1. “Oh Ahmad (Mirza) how perfect is your name and my name is imperfect (Allah)”

    2. “Truly We (Allah) had delivered it (The Qur’an) near the Qadian.”

    3. “Allah praises you (Mirza) from His Arasy and Allah comes walking to face you (Mirza).”

    4. “You (Mirza) come from Our sperm (Allah).”

    5. “As if Allah came from the heavens, His name is Manuwel.”

    6. “Whichever man who does not place his faith in me (Mirza) they are all kafir and the future tenants of Hell.”

    Apart from these statements, there are other statements and declarations made by Ghulam Ahmad which proves that he is no longer a Muslim. Al’allamah Ash-Shaikh Muhammad Anuar Al-Kashmiri in his book “Ikfarul Mulhidin” stated that Ghulam Ahmad had made 77 statements, which leads to him being kafir.

    The most important statement of all, which forms the basis that Ghulam Ahmad and his followers are kafir, is his declaration that he is the next Prophet and Messenger after Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h..

    This clearly transgresses the teachings of the Qur’an, the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad and the consensus (ijma’) of the ulama’. This is supported by the fatwa given by the Mufti of Johor which is found in his book “Anwarul Qur’an Al-Mahiyati Lizulumatimutanabbien Qadiyan” (Volume 3, pages 1- 4). Based on the beliefs of the Qadiyan as explained above, it is concluded that the Qadiyan (Ahmadiyah) and those who are similar to them are not Muslims and are deviant. This is in line with the fatwas issued by all other Islamic countries, that the Ahmadiyah Qadiyan are not considered to be within the folds of Islam. The bodies of their dead cannot be buried in Muslim burial grounds.

     

    Fatwa decided by the Fatwa Committee of MUIS on 23 June 1969. Fatwa text appeared in Kumpulan Fatwa 1 published by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, 1st ed. 1987.

     

    Source: http://officeofthemufti.sg

  • Wakaf: Hajjah Fatimah Mosque

    Wakaf: Hajjah Fatimah Mosque

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    Philanthropist #2: Hajjah Fatimah
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    Gazetted as a National Monument in 1973, Masjid Hajjah Fatimah is one of the mosques named after a woman. This is in recognition of the generosity of this wealthy tradeswoman, who contributed much to help the poor and needy in Singapore. She also generously built several houses around the area for the poor to reside.

    Consistent with the spirit of perpetual giving in wakaf, she wanted her charitable acts to continue even after she had passed. Thus, Hajjah Fatimah made a bequest that upon her death, the income from the leased houses was to be used for the maintenance of the mosque. Hajjah Fatimah’s grave lies in a private enclosure within the mosque’s compound, together with her daughter, Raja Siti Kraeng Chanda Pulih and son-in-law, Syed Ahmad Bin Abdulrahman Alsagoff.

     

    Source: MUIS

  • MUFTI: Lapor Individu Berfahaman Radikal Kewajipan Agama

    MUFTI: Lapor Individu Berfahaman Radikal Kewajipan Agama

    Mufti Ustaz Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakaram (gambar) berkata setiap rakyat mempunyai tanggungjawab membantu orang yang menunjukkan tanda dipengaruhi fahaman radikal tentang agama mendapatkan bimbingan betul.

    Bahkan, melaporkan kepada pihak berkuasa seseorang yang cenderung melakukan perkara yang melanggar undang-undang ialah satu kewajipan agama.

    “Jika anak-anak muda kita menunjukkan tanda bahawa mereka telah sampai satu peringkat yang sangat radikal sampai ibu bapa berasa ia di luar kemampuan mereka untuk membimbing, dan (anak muda itu) menunjukkan kecenderungan melakukan sesuatu yang melanggar undang-undang, maka menjadi kewajipan (kita) melaporkan mereka kepada pihak berkuasa.

    “Ini tidak boleh dilihat sebagai satu penganiayaan atau mengorbankan anak sendiri, tetapi satu kewajipan setiap warganegara, malah setiap ibu bapa, untuk membantu anak mereka dan menyelamatkan anak mereka itu,” ujar Ustaz Fatris.

    Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas mengenai kes baru dua belia radikal – seorang diberkas dan seorang lagi ditahan – di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA).

    Ustaz Fatris berkata juga menjadi tanggungjawab, termasuk di sisi agama, untuk keluarga, ibu bapa, guru, sahabat, sebagai contoh, berwaspada dan memerhatikan.

    “Jika kita mendapati ada seorang yang kita kenali, baik seorang rapat dengan kita sekalipun, menunjukkan tanda awal dia terpengaruh oleh pandangan sempit dan radikal tentang agama, hendaklah kita mengorak langkah membantunya,” katanya.

    Orang ramai boleh membantu individu yang menunjukkan tanda dipengaruh fahaman radikal dengan memberi jawapan sahih bagi persoalan yang dalam fikirannya, ujar beliau.

    Jika berasa tidak berupaya memberi jawapan itu, mereka boleh merujuk individu tersebut kepada asatizah bertauliah.

    Mereka juga boleh pergi ke masjid kerana ada t pegawai agama terlatih dan berkelayakan memberi panduan, ujar Ustaz Fatris.

    “Sekiranya ini tidak diberi perhatian, dibimbangi ia akan sampai ke peringkat anak itu tidak dapat dibantu, tidak dapat dibimbing dan tidak dapat diselamatkan,” tambah beliau.

    Semasa diminta mengulas, Ketua Eksekutif Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), Haji Abdul Razak Hassan Maricar, berkata Muis akan memperluas pendekatannya berhubung belia.

    Ini walaupun Muis telah merombak pendidikan Islam beberapa tahun lalu untuk menjadikannya lebih sesuai kepada belia dan turut membincangkan isu semasa yang dihadapi masyarakat.

    “Kami akan meningkatkan sesi perbincangan dengan pelajar di institusi pengajian tinggi. Kami juga akan memastikan masjid lebih peka dan bersedia menangani isu pengganasan dan individu radikal sendiri,” ujar beliau.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Abdul Rahman Mohamed: MUIS Perlu Beri Bimbingan Tentang Ajaran Tareqat Naqsabandiyah

    Abdul Rahman Mohamed: MUIS Perlu Beri Bimbingan Tentang Ajaran Tareqat Naqsabandiyah

    Pada tahun 2013, semasa isu Tareqat Naqsabandiyah pimpinan Sheikh Nazim Haqqani dan Hisham Kabbani sedang hot diperkatakan di Malaysia tentang dakwaan menyebarkan ajaran kesesatan, saya telah menulis pada majlis fatwa Muis utk mengeluarkan fatwanya tentang golongan ini dan ajaran Hisham Kabbani yg semakin menular di Singapura hingga ke hari ini.

    http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/tarekat-baharu-ancam-umat-islam-1.94756

    Saya minta agar Muis memberikan pencerahan sekiranya golongan adalah benar tidak salah katakan sahaja mereka itu benar, jangan biarkan masyarakat umum bingung dan keliru.

    Hingga ke hari ini Permohonan Rasmi saya meminta fatwa tiada jawaban dari Muis.

    Membuat saya merasakan jabatan fatwa Muis ada menyembunyi sesuatu.

    Alasan yg diberikan setelah berapa kali ditanya hanya,
    ” Ada pihak2 yg tidak setuju perkara ini dibincangkan selanjutnya”, itu sahaja.

    Di America gololongan ini mendapatkan perlindungan pihak berkuasa khususnya CIA kerana dikatakan telah membantu dalam usaha membanteras kefahaman radikal dan menentang pengganasan dengan slogan ajaran mereka Peace and Love.

    — with Fatris Bakaram.

     

    Source: Abdul Rahman Mohamed

  • Wakaf Philantropher: Syed Mohamed Bin Ahmad Alsagoff

    Wakaf Philantropher: Syed Mohamed Bin Ahmad Alsagoff

    Salaam Friends,

    Wakaf (Islamic endowments) in Singapore are typically properties bequeathed for a charitable purpose by a philanthropist. Our pioneering wakifs such as Syed Sharif Omar Ali Aljunied, Syed Mohamed bin Ahmad Alsagoff and many others left behind significant assets that are still benefiting our community today.

    We will be sharing with you “info bites” of some of these great philanthropists in the upcoming days. We hope you get to learn more about our forefathers and their contributions to our country.

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    Philanthropist #1: Syed Mohamed bin Ahmad Alsagoff
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    Born of royal parentage and a respectable Arab clan, Syed Mohamed bin Ahmad Alsagoff engaged in the export of Straits produce and Malayan tin to Arabia and Europe. From his vast assets, Syed Mohamed bequeathed a portion of his estate to Wakaf SMA Alsagoff.

    Together with other pioneers, he also set up the Muslimin Trust Fund Association (MTFA) in 1904 to look after the welfare of poor and underprivileged Muslims. In his last will just before his death, he had stated that a school be built to teach Islamic knowledge, Arabic language as well as English for the Muslim community. The school, Madrasah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah was later opened in 1912.

     

    Source: MUIS