Muslimc scholar Professor Dr Jasser Auda says there is no requirement for a multiracial country to be an Islamic state as long as the system of governance is just to all.
THE habit of sending students to learn about Islam in the Middle East should be stopped as they end up with their beliefs “corrupted” due to the political culture there, said a Muslim scholar.
“We need to differentiate between culture and Islam. This doesn’t mean cultures, including Arab culture, are bad... (but) what is happening these days is highly political,” said Professor Dr Jasser Auda, chairman of London-based think tank Maqasid Institute.
“They come back and cause issues. For instance, those from the US, Canada and European countries, they go and study in the Middle East, and when they return home, they divide the community. They cause all sorts of problems after studying in the Middle East.
“We need to stop the trend of sending people to the Arab world, which is at a really low historical point these days, to learn about Islam,” he said at a roundtable discussion on “Reclaiming the Centre: The Role of Religion in a Multiracial Society”, organised by the Centre for Nation Building Studies at Institut Darul Ehsan in Shah Alam.
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Stop sending students to study Islam in Middle Eas, says Muslim scholar