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Oleh : Mohammad Salleh Abdullah Tarikh: 27 Oktober 2008 Guna dana wakaf bantu bukan Islam Cadangan pengagihan zakat kepada rakyat bukan Islam bukanlah isu baru. Ia pernah timbul di hampir setiap negeri. Di Pulau Pinang, misalnya baru-baru ini, dalam satu kempen pilihan raya kecil Parlimen Permatang Pauh di Kampung Guar Jering, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim juga pernah mencadangkan perkara yang sama untuk menarik hati pengundi bukan Islam. Paling terbaru, di dalam sidang Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor minggu lalu, wakil Kota Damansara, Dr. Mohd. Nasir Hashim mencadangkan supaya sebahagian peruntukan zakat disalurkan kepada bukan Islam bagi mengatasi masalah kemiskinan. Dari segi hukum, usul tersebut tiada kewajarannya kerana agama Islam melarang agihan zakat kepada bukan Islam. Mengikut sarjana terkenal Dr. Wahbah al-Zuhaili dalam Kitab Al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuhu al-Juz' al-Thani (terjemahan), Islam memperuntukkan bahawa zakat tidak boleh diberikan kepada orang kafir. Mengikutnya,

Oleh:HermanSamsudeen Tarikh: Oktober 22, 2008 Kontrak Sosial Perlu Jadi Kurikulum Universiti PULAU PINANG 21 Okt (Utusan Malaysia). - Naib Presiden UMNO, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mencadangkan supaya kontrak sosial dijadikan kurikulum di universiti bagi menjelaskan isu itu yang kini sering dipersoalkan oleh pelbagai pihak. Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri itu berkata, penjelasan kepada generasi muda khususnya pelajar universiti penting bagi mengelakkan kekeliruan di kalangan mereka. Katanya, jika perkara itu dapat difahami dengan betul, maka tiada pihak yang akan mempersoalkan mengenainya kerana sudah termaktub dalam Perlembagaan. “Yang penting bukan mempersoalkan kontrak sosial tapi penjelasan supaya generasi muda faham apa itu kontrak sosial kerana tidak semua faham mengenai kontrak sosial dan mengaitkannya dengan sejarah negara adalah penting untuk diberitahu kepada mereka,” katanya. Beliau berkata demikian pada sidang akhbar selepas menyampaikan syarahan Politik Melayu

By: Promusm Posted on October 21, 2008 Seminar politik 'Melayu-Islam' gamat, ProM nyata pendirian Dewan Budaya USM Dimaklumkan sambutan Seminar Politik Melayu Islam, Kemelut dan Penyelesaiannya yang dianjurkan oleh Centre for Islamic Development and Management Studies (ISDEV) mendapat partisipasi yang luar biasa dari pelbagai pihak di sini. Ucaptama seminar tersebut disampaikan oleh Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, YB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin turut mendapat respon positif oleh peserta seminar yang hadir. Menurut wartawan kami, Sdr. Muhammad Al-Amien Sobri dalam sesi soal jawab, hanya tiga peserta dibenarkan bercakap. Masing-masing meletakkan harapan yang tinggi kepada Muhyiddin untuk melakukan perubahan menyeluruh dalam Pemilihan Agong UMNO (PAU) pada Mac tahun depan. Turut hadir Pengerusi ProM USM dan beberapa pemimpin umum pertubuhannya. Ketika ditanya apakah pendirian langsung Pengerusi ProM USM, Sdr. Adi Syahid Mohd Ali, maka ini jawapannya: Pendirian kit

By : Promusm Date: 22 Oct 2008 Cadangan subjek 'Kontrak Sosial', ProM puji Muhyiddin FOYER DK USM ProM menyifatkan cadangan Naib Presiden UMNO, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yang mencadangkan ‘kontrak sosial’ dijadikan subjek di Universiti sebagai suatu langkah berani dan rasional demi memastikan pendidikan tinggi untuk mahasiswa; di sini. Bagi saya, ‘Kontrak Sosial’ telah lama dimeterai (dan) saya yakin generasi pasca merdeka (mahasiswa) hari ini kurang didedahkan tentang kontrak tersebut dan perlembagaan sendiri, walhal perkara-perkara tersebut sangat diperlukan. Sebab itu, saya melihat cadangan Tan Sri Muhyiddin (Yassin) tersebut wajar dipuji kerana sikapnya yang berani dan rasional,” jelas Pengerusi ProM, Sdr. Adi Syahid Mohd Ali. Beliau juga mencadangkan kurikulum baru ini patut memberi fokus pada pengajian hak asasi mahasiswa, perlembagaan dan AUKU sendiri secara koprehensif dan sepadu supaya mahasiswa turut mengetahui dan sedar apakah hak-hak mereka dalam Universiti dan neg

By:Bernama Date : 22 Oct 2008 Explain social contract issues to students, minister tells universities Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said explaining the issues to the younger generation especially university students was important so as to avoid confusion. “The important thing is not to question the social contract but to give an explanation so that they understand what the social contract is all about especially among the younger generation, because not all understand the social contract. “Therefore, giving the explanation with proper methods and linking it with the country’s history is important,” he told reporters after delivering a lecture on Malay-Muslim Politics - Crisis and Solution at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here today. The lecture, organised by the Centre of Islamic Development Management Studies and Nurul Yaqeen Foundation, was attended USM students and lecturers. Besides, he said, university lecturers should play a crucial role in giving the explanati

By:Bernama Date:October 21, 2008 18:52 PM Pick Capable Leaders, Says Muhyiddin PENANG, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that in the coming march party polls he wants the concept of meritocracy to be practised by electing capable leaders and rejecting those who indulge in money politics. He said only genuine leaders would be on the frontlines of the party's agenda, especially in facing Umno's "enemies", and who would not "hide" behind party members. "We have to develop in our country's politics a system of meritocracy. We should not elect a leader just because we know him and he has money but we must choose based on ability, credibility and experience," he said. Muhyiddin said this to reporters after delivering a lecture titled 'Malay-Islamic Politics: Crisis and Solution' organised by the Centre for Islamic Development Management Studies (ISDEV) and the Nurul Yaqeen Foundation at Dewan Buday

By:Mohd Sabri Said Tue Oct 21, 08 4:13:41 pm Muhyidin akui berlaku ketirisan dalam penyaluran peruntukan DEB PULAU PINANG, 21 Okt (Hrkh) - Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Tan Sri Muhyidin Yasin menempelak sebahagian kepimpinan Umno yang suka mengambil kesempatan daripada peruntukan kerajaan sehingga mengakibatkan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) dipertikaikan banyak pihak sekali gus memberi tamparan hebat terhadap Barisan Nasional (BN) semasa pilihanraya umum ke-12 Mac lalu. Jelasnya, paras kejayaan DEB tidak berganjak apabila hanya mencatatkan 19.4% di mana angka tersebut telah wujud sejak tahun 1980-an lagi "Kerajaan BN memang sebuah kerajaan yang prihatin dari segi memberikan bantuan kepada rakyat contohnya ketika saya menjadi Menteri Pertanian, Industri Asas Tani peruntukan diberikan sehingga melibatkan jutaan ringgit kepada sektor perladangan tetapi malang hasilnya orang Melayu masih berada di tahap rendah dan mendukacitakan," tegasnya ketika berucap dalam 'S

By Andrea Filmer Date:22 Oct 2008, Wednesday Need to explain social contract to the young: Muhyiddin GEORGE TOWN - There is a need to explain the history and rationale behind the country’s social contract but it must be done in a proper manner. Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the younger generation had not been equipped with knowledge on the agreement and was therefore susceptible to questioning it. “Many younger Malaysians are not in the know about what the social contract is all about and yet, we say they have to respect this very important component in our constitution,” he said Tuesday after giving a talk in Universiti Sains Malaysia .Muhyiddin said the recent statement issued by the Conference of Rulers was a testament to the importance of protecting crucial elements in the social contract including the special status of bumiputras, protection of other races, Islam as the country’s official religion and position of the Rulers. “I think there is a reason why the

By: Himanshu Bhatt Date : Wed, 22 Oct 2008 Muhyiddin calls for BN revamp GEORGE TOWN (Oct 21, 2008) : Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for the format of Barisan Nasional (BN) to be revamped to make component parties officially work together in serving communities across the racial divide. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin giving his talk on Malay-Islamic politics at USM. He said the ruling coalition needed to be reformed at national, state and divisional levels to change the public’s perception of it being racially segregated, in order to help it in the next general election. This would entail having one BN office in each division, with representatives of component parties tackling community problems together, not on basis of race but by interacting with everyone. “Then you create a picture of a new BN where everybody helps each other. It is not just on racial lines,” said Muhyiddin, who is contesting the post of Umno deputy president at the party's polls in March.

And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: not if thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have produced that affection, but Allah hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise [Al-Anfaal, 8: 63] .

PETIKAN DARI BERITA USM Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin Sampai Syarahan di USM Y.B. Tan Sri’ Dato’ Hj. Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Malaysia akan menyampaikan syarahan bertajuk ‘Politik Melayu – Islam: Kemelut dan Penyelesaian’ pada hari Selasa, 21 Oktober 2008, jam 10.00 pagi di Dewan Budaya Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. Menerusi sesi berkenaan, beliau akan mengupas senario politik semasa di negara ini dari perspektif masyarakat Melayu dan fahaman Islam selain turut mencadangkan usaha-usaha yang wajar dijalankan oleh segenap pihak ke arah kemajuan negara. Syarahan beliau ini dianjurkan sempena Siri Syarahan Pusat Kajian Pengurusan Pembangunan Islam (ISDEV) Ke-VII, USM. Untuk maklumat lanjut, hubungi Sekretariat Siri Syarahan ISDEV di talian 04 – 653 2656/3422/2910 atau e-mel: isdev@usm.my.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Facilitate things to people (concerning religious matters), and do not make it hard for them and give them good tidings and do not make them run away (from Islam)" [Hadith from Sahih Bukhari, Book No. 3: Knowledge, Hadith No. 69] .

And know that among you is Allah's Messenger: were he, in many matters, to follow your (wishes), ye would certainly fall into misfortune: but Allah has endeared the Faith to you, and has made it beautiful in your hearts, and He has made hateful to you unbelief, wickedness, and rebellion: such indeed are those who walk in righteousness [al-Hujuraat, 49:7] .

On Tuesday 21st October 2008 beginning 9.30 am at Dewan Budaya Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang, ISDEV in its 7th ISDEV Lecture Series will have Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industries Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin to speak on "Malay-Muslim Politics: Problems and Solutions". The programmes of the day are as follows: 9.30 am: Arrival of guests 9.45 am: Arrival of Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin 10.00 am: Asmaul-Husna 10.05 am: Lecture on Malay-Muslim Politics: Problems & Solutions 11.00 am: Questions and Answers 12.30 pm: Lunch All are cordially invited.

Yahya related that Malik said, "The best that I have heard about the zakat al-fitr is that a man has to pay for every person that he is responsible for supporting and whom he must support. He has to pay for all his mukatabs, his mudabbars, and his ordinary slaves, whether they are present or absent, as long as they are muslims, and whether or not they are fortrade [Hadith from Malik's Muwatta', Book No. 17: Al-Zakat, Hadith No: 17.27.52] .

Welcome back to the normal routines. After having a long and hopefully an enjoyable Eid holidays, you are now cordially invited to ISDEV programmes as usual. The details of the ISDEV programmes for October 2008 are listed on the right side of this ISDEVNEWS. Among the highlights are as follows: 1. ISDEV Lecture Series VII entitled "MALAY-MUSLIM POLITICS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS" to be delivered by TAN SRI DATO' MUHYIDDIN MOHD YASSIN (Minister of International Trade and Industries Malaysia) on 21 OCTOBER 2008 (Tuesday), 10.00am at Dewan Budaya USM, Penang. 2. A new programme, QURANIC ARABIC to be taught by DR ABDUUL HAMEED KHAN ABBASI (ISDEV Post-Doctoral Fellow from the Department of Quran and Tafseer, Faculty of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Allama Iqbal OpenUniversity, Pakistan) to be held at ISDEV every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.00am till 10.00am beginning TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2008. 3. ISDEV Monthly Graduate Supervision to be held on Friday 17 OCTOBER 2008. Dr Fatan Ha

During the first day of Eid Mubarak on 1 October 2008, after Eid prayer at Universiti Sains Malaysia's mosque, foreign ISDEV members and friends gathered at ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh's house to celebrate the Eid together. They were ISDEV Post-Doctoral Fellows from Pakistan, ISDEV Research Officer from Libya, and graduate students and ISDEV friends from Indonesia and Japan. They were accompanied by their wives and children.