Dr Mohd Asri Takes Up Office As Perlis Mufti

By Kilamxx

Tahniah.

Congratulations to Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin on being appointed as the Mufti of Perlis on 1^st November 2006.

After months of considering the offer from the Menteri Besar of Perlis, it is believed that Dr. Asri finally accepted the post after certain conditions that he set were met by the state head.

We realize the magnitude of the burden that Dr. Asri has taken on and the tremendous pressure that will be brought to bear on him from all sides.

Being a government appointment, Dr. Asri’s designation could be described as being fairly restrictive on his capacity to act independently.

Everyone must have noticed how most of the states’ Muftis, with the possible exception of Perak’s Datuk Harussani Zakaria, have been quite ineffectual in voicing out their opinion on matters effecting Muslims in Malaysia.

A substantial number of observers tend to believe the same fate will befall the new Mufti. However, having been following Dr. Asri’s development in the academic and missionary fields, we feel he will bring a fresh approach to the Mufti’s role in influencing religious jurisdiction and in carrying out the duties of explaining and propagating the religion of Allah.

We believe Dr. Asri possesses the knowledge and the ability to greatly improve on the image of the Mufti not only in Perlis but also in Malaysia overall, insyaAllah. We personally believe, if Dr. Asri can’t do it, then no one can.

We pray to Allah strengthen his reserves in carrying out his new task. Amin.

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