Teluk Intan, 30 August 2016 - Program Executive Talk 'Perak Mufti Department No.2 / 2016 has been accomplished smoothly yesterday. It is the official program organized by the Perak Mufti Department held 2 to 3 times per year. At this time the program is organized in collaboration with District Islamic Religious Office Teluk Intan and Hilir Perak District Education Office. The venue chosen for this program, which was the second time this year is the Town Hall Teluk Intan.

Organizers have invited S.F. Tuan Haji Zamri Bin Hashim, Deputy Mufti of Perak to deliver the first presentation titled; 'Challenges for Muslims in the Present'. He emphasized the need for Muslims to be careful with the threats of modern thought such as liberalism and pluralism that threatens the integrity of Islam.

After that, the program continued with a presentation by S.F. Prof. Dr. Jamil Bin Hashim, Perak Fatwa Committee member who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah. At this time he presented the title; 'The role of the Asatizah Challenges Facing Ummah'. He said asatizah which the teachers of Islamic religious plays a very important role in the defense of Islam in the face of various challenges and threats.

Approximately 500 participants for this program is made up of teachers of Islamic Education (GPI), the religious teachers and representatives of government departments. The program began around 9.00 am and ended at 12.30 pm after a dialogue session where participants were given the space to ask questions and views to the presenters.

Source: Resource Center Unit, Maktabah Division, Perak Mufti Department.