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  • Skim Pengiktirafan Asatizah Akan Diubah, Meliputi Semua Asatizah Tempatan

    Skim Pengiktirafan Asatizah Akan Diubah, Meliputi Semua Asatizah Tempatan

    Skim Pengiktirafan Asatizah (ARS) akan diluaskan untuk meliputi semua asatizah tempatan.

    Ia bertujuan meyakinkan lagi masyarakat bahawa golongan asatizah yang memberikan bimbingan agama, mempunyai kelayakan dan latihan yang sempurna.

    Pada masa ini sekitar 80 peratus asatizah menyertai skim ARS.

    Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim mengumumkan perubahan itu di majlis penyampaian sijil bagi satu program baru untuk asatizah.

    35 asatizah hari ini (1 Ogos) menjadi kumpulan pertama menerima sijil program Pemikiran Islam Dalam Konteks Kehidupan Masyarakat Pelbagai.

    Program baru itu bertujuan melengkapi asatizah dengan pendekatan kontekstual dalam mempraktikkan Islam di negara ini.

    Ia disertai asatizah dari universiti-universiti Islam di Timur Tengah dan Asia Tenggara.

    Dekan Akademi MUIS Dr Albakri Ahmad berkata, para peserta melihat program tersebut sebagai satu proses mengembangkan kefahaman mereka dengan pengajian-pengajian yang mereka alami.

    “Mereka juga dibantu untuk memikirkan bagaimana dengan tradisi yang ada dan juga kandungan-kandungan yang mereka belajar di universiti-universiti luar negara dapat dimanfaatkan dengan menggunakan alat-alat tradisi-tradisi yang digunakan oleh ilmuan lampau untuk membuahkan atau menghasilkan penyelesaian-penyelesaian cabaran masa kini,” tambah beliau lagi.

    Salah seorang peserta, Cik Zahratur Rofiqah Mohd Sandisi, mahasiswa Universiti Jordan berkata, program itu berguna dan bermanfaat sekali untuk membantu para peserta menjadi orang yang terbaik.

    Iaitu bukan sahaja sebagai asatizah masa hadapan kata beliau, bahkan juga sebagai masyarakat dan rakyat Singapura secara keseluruhannya.

    “Pertama sekali sebagai asatizah, orang melihat kepada kita. Jadi apa yang kita katakan, apa yang kita buat, orang akan menjadikannya sebagai contoh,” ujar Cik Zahratur Rofiqah lagi.

    Program kerjasama antara Akademi Muis dengan Program Pengajian Hubungan Antara Agama dalam Masyarakat Majmuk (SRP), Sekolah Pengajian Antarabangsa S Rajaratnam (RSIS) turut menampilkan ilmuan-ilmuan dari merata dunia.

    Ketua SRP Mohd Alami Musa berkata: “Kita dapat lihat bagaimana mereka menunjukkan penghargaan yang sangat mendalam terhadap apa yang telah disampaikan oleh sarjana-sarjana itu.

    “Bukan hanya pemahaman kandungan tetapi pemahaman kandungan di dalam konteks dan bagaimana aplikasinya disesuaikan dengan profil dan situasi masyarakat Islam dalam negara Singapura ini.”

    Dalam ucapannya, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim berkata program itu perlu bagi membantu asatizah memahami bahawa pengamalan Islam sebahagiannya dibentuk oleh konteks sosio-sejarah.

    Oleh itu asatizah boleh memainkan peranan membantu membentuk perspektif masyarakat ke arah pemahaman kehidupan beragama yang lebih progresif dalam dunia moden kini.

    Bagi memberi jaminan kepada masyarakat bahawa asatizah yang memberi bimbingan agama mempunyai kelayakan dan latihan yang sempurna, Dr Yaacob mengumumkan bahawa Skim Pengiktirafan Asatizah (ARS) akan diluaskan kepada semua asatizah tempatan.

    Muis akan bekerjasama dengan PERGAS serta Lembaga Pengiktirafan Asatizah untuk melaksanakannya.

    Skim tersebut memberi pengiktirafan kepada asatizah tempatan yang memenuhi kelayakan minimum untuk mengajar ilmu agama Islam di pelbagai institusi keagamaan awam dan swasta.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Lebih 50% Kambing Korban JKMS Habis Ditempah, 5 Masjid Tutup Tempahan

    Lebih 50% Kambing Korban JKMS Habis Ditempah, 5 Masjid Tutup Tempahan

    Jawatankuasa Korban Masjid-masjid Singapura (JKMS) hari ini (1 Ogos) mendedahkan, lebih separuh daripada 3,500 ekor kambing yang akan diimport untuk ibadah korban, sudah ditempah orang ramai.

    JKMS menambah, dengan perkembangan itu, lima buah masjid yang menawarkan kambing korban dari Australia, akan berhenti mengambil tempahan.

    Kelima-lima masjid tersebut ialah:
    Masjid Assyakirin,
    Masjid Ar-Raudhah,
    Masjid Al-Mukminin,
    Masjid Al-Istighfar dan
    Masjid Darul Makmur.

    Peruntukan kambing Australia bagi dua lagi masjid, iaitu Masjid Al-Iman dan Masjid En-Naeem, juga dijangka habis ditempah dalam masa yang terdekat, menurut JKMS lagi.

    Bagi tempahan kambing biri-biri dari Ireland pula, JKMS menambah kesemua 13 pusat yang menawarkannya juga melaporkan setengah daripada bekalannya sudah ditempah.

    Lantaran itu, JKMS menggalak orang ramai yang mahu menjalankan ibadah korban tahun ini, supaya membuat tempahan awal supaya tidak kecewa.

    Sebelum ini, JKMS menyatakan ia akan membawa masuk sejumlah 3,500 ekor kambing biri-biri dari Australia dan Ireland, dan tempahan boleh dibuat sehingga 28 Ogos ini.

    Harga seekor kambing biri-biri Australia ialah S$490 – sama seperti tahun lalu.

    Bagi kambing biri-biri Ireland pula berharganya S$556 seekor, S$14 lebih murah berbanding tahun lalu.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Singaporean In Munich: ‘I’m Scared To Wear My Tudung In Public’

    Singaporean In Munich: ‘I’m Scared To Wear My Tudung In Public’

    Despite the recent terror attacks in Europe and the increasing level of hostility towards Muslims, Singaporean student Maahirah Mohammed has never been afraid to put on her tudung in public.

    That is until last Friday, when an attack happened in Munich, Germany, where she is studying.

    A teenage gunman opened fire at the Olympia shopping centre, killing nine people.

    The mall is just five minutes by train from the flat where Miss Maahirah, 18, and her cousin, Miss Hanim Zaini, 18, have been living for the last 15 months.

    Thankfully, they were on a picnic in the outskirts of the city with a group of friends when the shooting happened at around 6pm (midnight, Singapore time).

    Miss Maahirah told The New Paper in a phone interview on Tuesday that she found out about the incident on Facebook as she was leaving the picnic.

    She said: “I was quite shocked… because Munich is usually a very safe place. I kept thinking, ‘An attack? Here in Munich?’”

    The shooting resulted in a shutdown of the city’s public transport system, leaving thousands stranded in the streets.

    Mrs Norliza Asisi Maurer, 53, a fellow Singaporean at the picnic, dropped the cousins off at a tram station about 10 stops away from their flat, unaware that the trams were not running.

    Miss Maahirah described the situation as confusing at first, and then gradually becoming more chaotic and tense as time passed.

    “The streets were lined with people, and you could feel everyone’s frustration and anxiety,” she said.

    There were also rumours that two other shooters were on the run, which added to the girls’ stress and paranoia.

    The cousins, who both wear the tudung, were trying to figure out how to get home when an old man started yelling as he walked past them.

    “He was pointing at us and shouting in our faces in German about ‘another terrorist attack again’, and cursing refugees and Islam,” said Miss Hanim.

    The man walked away after his outburst and the girls quickly walked in the opposite direction.

    “It was over very quickly, but we were so shocked and embarrassed as his voice was louder than the (din of the) crowd, so everyone was looking at us,” Miss Maahirah added.

    The cousins said this was the second time they had been on the receiving end of anti-Islam sentiments.

    Last year, while Miss Hanim was waiting at a traffic light junction, a woman made a rude gesture at her from across the street and called out anti-Islam comments.

    Miss Maahirah said the shooting was the first time something had happened in Munich so now they are more concerned about their safety.

    She said: “I’m scared of wearing my tudung out in public after getting yelled at like that.”

    Unable to get home after the attack, the teens called Mrs Maurer, who is married to a German national and has been living in Munich for over 20 years. About half an hour later, she picked them up in her car.

    ROADBLOCKS

    But the journey home was not over.

    The roads to their residential area had roadblocks, so they went to Mrs Maurer’s home, which was a 10-minute drive away from the tram station.

    Miss Maahirah and Miss Hanim ended up spending the night there as public transport was unavailable throughout the night. Services only resumed at 4am so the girls returned home the next day.

    Mrs Maurer, who helps her husband run a software company, said: “The locals here are usually very tolerant, and it’s very unfortunate that the girls were on the receiving end of someone’s frustrations.”

    Miss Hanim’s family, who live in Saudi Arabia, frantically tried to reach her when they read about the shooting.

    Her sister, Ms Yasmin Zaini, 22, told TNP: “We had just completed our umrah pilgrimage in Mecca and news of the shooting sent us into panic mode.

    “We couldn’t reach my sister because her phone was off, but we found out that she was safe from Maahirah just a while later.”

    While Miss Maahirah thinks that Munich is still a safe city, much like Singapore, she admitted she would not worry about her safety if such an attack happened in Singapore.

    She said: “I don’t think Singaporeans would be hostile or look at us any differently.”

    If attack happens here, S’poreans will behave rationally: Religious leaders

    Religious leaders in Singapore told The New Paper they believe Singaporeans would not react irrationally if a terror attack were to occur on our shores.

    Reverend Gabriel Liew, a pastor at Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, is quite confident that Singaporeans would not generalise or harass a community based on the actions of a few.

    Rev Liew, a council member of the Kampong Glam Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC), said: “I have faith that in the event of an unfortunate incident, Singaporeans will take the high road and be understanding and rational.”

    Mr Yahya Hashim, chairman of Al-Falah Mosque, believes that in order to avoid such incidents in Singapore, religious groups and communities cannot be complacent.

    “There needs to be continuous efforts to promote understanding and tolerance among all religious groups,” said Mr Yahya, who is also chairman of the Henderson-Dawson IRCC.

    Mr Khalid Shukur Bakri, chairman of Darul Makmur Mosque and a member of the Nee Soon East IRCC, added: “It’s important for us as Singaporeans to be vigilant and look after one another.”

     

    Source: The New Paper

  • Man Detained Under ISA Had Radicalised Other Singaporeans: MHA

    Man Detained Under ISA Had Radicalised Other Singaporeans: MHA

    Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, the Singaporean arrested and detained for terrorism-related activities, had contributed to the radicalisation of at least two other Singaporeans, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday (Jul 29).

    One of them was Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidik, who has since been detained, and Mohamed Saiddhin Abdullah, who was issued with a Restriction Order for two years in July.

    A person issued with a Restriction Order is not allowed to change his residence or employment or travel out of Singapore without prior approval from the authorities.

    The 33-year-old businessman identified Zulfikar, whom he befriended online, as the person who had influenced him to support the Islamic State.

    “Saiddhin had looked up to Zulfikar and followed his postings; he was convinced by Zulfikar’s positive portrayal of ISIS and later started reposting Zulfikar’s postings on ISIS as a form of jihad, emulating Zulfikar,” MHA said.

    Like Zulfikar, Saiddhin also photographed himself adopting the common pose of jihadi fighters while standing in front of an Islamic State flag. He posted these photographs online as a show of his solidarity with militants fighting in Syria and Iraq, the ministry added.

    OTHER RADICALS DETAINED, ISSUED WITH RESTRICTION ORDER

    Separately, MHA also said that another 17-year-old male Singaporean has been issued with a Restriction Order for two years.

    Investigations showed that the teenager, who recently graduated from a madrasah, had become radicalised online after viewing pro-Islamic State videos, websites and social media material.

    “He became convinced that ISIS’ violent actions were justified and harboured the intention to fight for ISIS in Syria in the future where he was prepared to die a martyr,” MHA said, adding that he also sought out other like-minded individuals online and tried to influence his friends.

    Another 27-year-old Singaporean was re-detained under the ISA for two years in April after he planned to join a terrorist group like ISIS to engage in armed violence in Syria, the ministry said.

    Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid was previously detained from 2010 to 2012 when he was self-radicalised, and wanted to engage in armed violence in Afghanistan. He was released from detention in 2012 and placed on a Restriction Order.

    Fadil had initially made some progress in reintegrating into society, MHA said. However, he later became attracted to radical online material again, like teachings of radical ideologues such as Anwar al-Awlaki and the propaganda of ISIS, and fell under its influence.

    He became convinced that partaking in the violence in Syria was “justifiable jihad” and wanted to fight alongside ISIS militants in Syria. He also reverted to the belief that militant jihad was the easiest way to achieve martyrdom, the ministry said.

    Another self-radicalised Singaporean, Abdul Basheer, 37, was released after his detention order was suspended in February, while the Restriction Order of Rijal Yadri Jumari, 35, was allowed to lapse upon expiry in March this year.

     

    Source: ChannelNewsAsia

  • Mufti Gesa Asatizah Tolak Gejala Kafir Mengkafir Dan Pemikiran Agama Bersifat Mutlak

    Mufti Gesa Asatizah Tolak Gejala Kafir Mengkafir Dan Pemikiran Agama Bersifat Mutlak

    Masyarakat Islam Singapura perlu menolak pemikiran agama yang menyatakan seseorang Muslim tidak boleh hidup dalam negara berbilang kaum, lebih-lebih lagi jika pandangan itu menjurus kepada kekerasan dan pengganasan.

    Itulah antara tiga batasan yang ditekankan Mufti Negara, Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakaram, dalam menangani kerencaman di kalangan masyarakat Islam Singapura

    Beliau berucap di satu acara perjumpaan Hari Raya yang turut dihadiri para asatizah tempatan.

    Satu lagi batasan yang disebutkan Dr Fatris ialah penolakan gejala saling mengkafirkan sesama Muslim serta pemikiran agama bersifat mutlak yang menganggap hanya segolongan Muslim sahaja yang berhak menjadi ahli syurga.

    Beliau turut menyeru masyarakat Islam tempatan supaya menolak pemikiran agama yang boleh menimbulkan lebih masalah serta yang melarang masyarakat Islam daripada berinteraksi, bermasyarakat dan berhubungan baik dengan golongan dari agama lain.

    Tambah beliau, tindakan tegas perlu diambil sekiranya mana-mana pihak cuba melanggar batasan sedemikian.

    Dr Fatris juga menyifatkan golongan yang cenderung terhadap impian kumpulan pengganas seperti ISIS, yang mengidamkan sebuah negara yang kononnya bercorak Islamik,sebagai “menangguk di air keruh” dan menanam racun di dalam minda generasi muda Islam yang mahukan huraian segera kepada segala masalah kehidupan.

    Beliau menerangkan, itu merupakan pemikiran utopia yang bermasalah dan akan hanya menambahkan kebingungan bahkan bercanggah dengan roh Islam.

    Mufti turut mengingatkan para asatizah yang hadir tentang bahayanya amalan “cut and paste” ataupun meniru secara total pengalaman dari luar tanpa saringan dan penelitian yang matang.

    Mereka juga diingatkan tentang bahayanya jika berlaku pergeseran di kalangan barisan asatizah yang memainkan peranan utama mencorak kehidupan beragama di Singapura.

    Maka itu, Dr Fatris menekankan peri penting mengelakkan perselisihan kerana menurutnya, agama dan tauhid seharusnya menyatukan dan bukan memecah belahkan.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp