Deputy State Mufti Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Japar bin Haji Mat Dain @ Maidin left for Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday as a representative of the State Mufti Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia (Dr) Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, to attend the 8th International Annual Conference on Fatwa MUI Studies.
Accompanying him was Senior Istinbat Officer at the State Mufti’s Office Haji Muhammad Ahmad Roza bin Haji Daud.
The conference, organised by the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), will be held until July 28 in conjunction with the anniversary of MUI’s establishment.
The conference, themed ‘The Role of Fatwa in Creating the Nation’s Interests’, gathers scholars, academics and researchers to discuss the role and impact of fatwa in shaping a religious and civilised Indonesian society. – Azlan Othman
