PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — A complete of 10,607 cases or 88.98 per cent of the 11,921 sulh cases registered in the Shariah courts nationwide final yr had been successfully and peacefully resolved.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar in commending the success charge, stated sulh aligns with Islam’s robust endorsement of amicable dispute decision.
“…out of all of the cases (sulh) that had been filed, greater than 10,000 cases had been resolved with out being dropped at trial. This is an achievement and congratulations to Shariah Judiciary Department Malaysia (JKSM) sulf officers.”
He stated this to reporters after presenting the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) — JKSM Sulh Mediation skilled certificates to 30 members of the Armed Forces Religious Corps (KAGAT) right here as we speak.
Meanwhile, Mohd Na’im emphasised the significance of extending sulh abilities coaching to numerous events, together with village heads, to empower them with the data wanted for efficient and correct decision of disputes inside their communities.
Sulh includes session and dialogue between events, facilitated by a sulh officer, addressing disputed issues or claims inside the shariah court docket.
In one other growth, he proposed establishing tips or commonplace working procedures (SOP) for muftis when issuing views or statements.
He was commenting on the response of the Federal Territory Mufti’s Office on its web site, which reportedly suggested Muslim staff in standard banks to search for different halal jobs as these banks cope with interest-based actions and transactions that are deemed as haram (prohibited) to Muslims.
Last Saturday, Mohd Na’im suggested the mufti establishment to convey points associated to nationwide curiosity to the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia (MKI) committee earlier than offering any response to such issues. — eNM
