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Malaysia must continue as a secular State with Islam as the official religion". [10] National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Four of Malaysia's states, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis, are governed by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), which is a conservative Islamic political party, with a proclaimed goal of establishing an ...
Lina Joy, who was born Azalina Jailani, converted from Islam to Christianity, arguing that it came under her right to freedom of religion under Article 11 of the Constitution of Malaysia. [54] She first approached the National Registration Department (NRD) in February 1997, seeking permission to change her name to Lina Joy, and also her ...
The first was the founding of the Melaka Sultanate at the beginning of the 15th century; second was the spread of Islam in the indigenous culture; and finally, and perhaps the most significant in modern Malaysia, was British colonial rule which brought with it constitutional government and the common law system.
The National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, built to celebrate independence.. Malaysia is a multi-religious society, but while the Malaysian constitution theoretically guarantees freedom of religion, Islam is the official religion of the federation, as well as the legally presumed faith of all ethnic Malays.
It has an important impact on Islam in Malaysia and the Malay people due to its definition of a Malay person under clause 2. [ citation needed ] It took effect after 31 August 1957 ("Merdeka Day" or " Independence Day ") in the Federation of Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia ), and took effect in Singapore and East Malaysia when they merged with ...
Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, Jawi: جابتن كماجوان اسلام مليسيا ) or popularly known as JAKIM (جاكيم ), is a federal government agency in Malaysia that administers Islamic affairs in Malaysia. [1]
Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur v. Menteri Dalam Negeri (sometimes referred to as Malaysia v. The Herald) was a 2009 legal decision by the High Court of Malaya holding that Christians do not have the constitutional right to use the word "Allah" in church newspapers. An appeals court overturned a previous ruling which granted ...
Islam Hadhari (Arabic: الإسلام الحضاري) or "Civilisational Islam" is a theory of government based on the principles of Islam as derived from the Qur'an.It was founded in Malaysia by its first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1957 (but under a different name), [citation needed] and has been promoted by successive Malaysian governments, in particular, by ex-Prime Minister ...