Wrong To Use The Phrase ‘Islam Hadhari’

ONLINE MEDIA STATEMENT
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After deliberation, our group's leader would like to convey that it is wrong to use the phrase ‘Islam Hadhari’. Islam is just Islam from the beginning of time until the end of time. We cannot attach a label to Islam.

End Statement.

We have highlighted this issue earlier in Malaysia Today as follows:

“Last but not least, why does ISLAM be labeled ISLAM HADHARI because true ISLAM is just one ISLAM since Prophet Adam a.s. until the last Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.? No labels attached. Period. Even throughout Islamic history, it has been shown that all true propagations of Islam do not labelize Islam. To prove our point, a conference was held in Putrajaya from 9 - 14 July 2007 by the World Islamic Fiqh Council and in general the panelists agree that it is wrong to use the term "ISLAM HADHARI" but implementing its contents is not wrong. They suggested the terms "Manhaj Al-Hadhari Al-Islami" and "Al-Manhaj Al-Hadhari". In spite of the consensus of the international Islamic Scholars' decree, our Malaysian Islamic Scholars ignored them.”

We have no objections in implementing all the contents of Islam that the authorities are propagating now. We would like to recommend to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that whosoever among his Ministers or Islamic Scholars that cannot accept this truth should be removed from office immediately. As a proposal, if Abdullah does not choose to follow the international Islamic Scholars’ opinion on this, he can also use our phrase of ‘Islam: A Hadhari Approach (Islam: Pendekatan Hadhari)’.

So, we give the authorities 7 days from now to remove all usage and reference to this ‘Islam Hadhari’ phrase from all electronic and print media. If by 24th February 2008 we still find this ‘insult’ to Islam, then we will proceed with our Phase 13 – Cleanse Malaysians from using the phrase ‘Islam Hadhari’ to the roots.