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1. taken from the star, 28 dec
He added that Egypt, Jordan and Australia had grand mufti each.

Dr Syed Ali said with the grand mufti, confusion on issues relating to religion could be avoided and religious enforcement agencies could play a more relevant role towards the development of the ummah.

He said threats and criticisms raised by certain quarters following what Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said showed that traditional knowledge of Islam was being destroyed by certain parties with self-interest at heart.

He said if the situation persisted, it could destroy the traditional knowledge of the religion, leading to confusion, bigotry and even chaos.

Mohd Asri had said that religious authorities should focus on more urgent matters such as combating corruption rather than spying on couples committing khalwat. This view drew much criticism.

“I may sound harsh, but the problem is that popular ulamak like sensational issues. They love to comment on such issues, knowing that people like to hear it,” Dr Syed Ali said.

“Why do we waste time catching those who commit khalwat? It is better if the religious enforcement officers and Rela members catch loan sharks who exploit the poor.

“They should work together because they are also responsible for the state of society.”

Dr Syed Ali said a bigger problem which religious enforcement agencies had to overcome was corrupt knowledge.

“For instance, ulamak who speak the truth are being silenced, but the views of those who are ignorant are being heard.

“Corrupt knowledge is even more dangerous than bribery because truth is turned into lies and vice versa

2. sunnah dan kita tolak akidah syiah
Islam-online.net sedang mengadakan polling untuk memilih siapakah tokoh tahun 2006. Sekarang ini Hassan Nasrullah telah mendahului lain-lain calon dengan undian sebanyak 68%. Tokoh ahli sunnah yang nampaknya layak untuk menerima adalah Ismail Haneyya (HAMAS), malangnya sehingga detik ini beliau hanya menerima 15% undian sahaja. Pak Lah juga ada, dia hanya terima 3% sahaja.

Harap antum sekelian dapat mengundi Haneyya untuk menaikkan nama tokoh ahli sunnah dan mujahid kita.

Maszlee

undi melalui: http://www.islamonline.net/English/In_Depth/MuslimAffairs/PersonOftheYear/index.shtml