Online akad nikah if physical ceremonies not allowed
KUCHING: Akad nikah (marriage solemnisation) ceremony via online platforms will be used as an alternative if physical ceremony during the movement control order (MCO) is disapproved by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) “The Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) approved the akad nikah of 368 couples from May 29 to June 11 throughout the state,” […]
Abide by all SOPs when celebrating Aidilfitri
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has called on the Muslim community to be careful and to abide by all standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) through the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) when celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year. He said this included complying with guidelines […]
Cooperative hands over zakat
Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud witnesses the Koperasi Koperkasa Sarawak Berhad (Koperkasa) business zakat handover ceremony at his residence, Demak Jaya, in Kuching. During the event, Koperkasa chairman Fathi Hambali handed over a mock cheque to Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) president Datuk Misnu Taha as representative of Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) […]
Raya celebration only on first day
KUCHING: The Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration is only allowed on the first day for Sarawakians with attendance limited to immediate family members, said the State Disaster Management Committee. SDMC said the move was taken after assessing the current Covid-19 situation in the state. “The Sarawak Islamic Council has agreed to amend the guidelines for the […]
Religious school to operate next year
SIBU: Sekolah Agama Madrasatul Islamiah Sibu at Masjid An-Nur Sibu is expected to start operating next year. Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said the refurbishment project had now been completed with an allocation of RM1.8 million from the state government. He said his party was in the process of […]
Only certain time for activities in mosques, surau
KUCHING: Activities such as talks, lectures, reading of Al-Quran or Yasin will only be allowed between the period of Maghrib and Isyak for the respective divisional and district mosques and surau that are placed under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) said this will be effective until the CMCO is declared […]
Muslim cemeteries urged to set up management committees
KUCHING: All Muslim cemeteries in Sarawak have been urged to set up a management committee so that all the land at the cemetery can be considered as an endowment (wakaf), said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said gazetting the land, especially the undocumented […]
Mattary take over – exalting Sarawak tahfiz institutions
BY NATASHA JEE & TANIA LAM KUCHING: Effective Jan 1 next year, the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) will take over the administration and management of Ma’had Tahfiz Tun Abdul Rahman Ya’kub (Mattary) from the Sarawak State Mosque Welfare Trust Board (LAKMNS). This will include the Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Tun Abdul Rahman Ya’kub (Patary) Complex. The […]
Mosque in Kampung Semarang ordered to close
KUCHING: The Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) has instructed the Darul Ehsan Mosque in Kampung Semarang which was hit by strong waves last Saturday (Nov 14) to close immediately. MIS secretary Ustaz Khalidi Ibrahim said the mosque had to be closed due to safety reasons. “The construction of the new Kampung Semarang mosque on a five-acre […]
Islamic agencies helping during pandemic
KUCHING: Islamic agencies have been playing their part in helping the community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) through the Sarawak Baitulmal Fund (TBS) had contributed RM12mil through zakat funds for the benefit of 55,168 […]
