Selamat Menyambut Awal Muharam – Maal Hijrah 1446H

 

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Salam Maal Hijrah 1446H

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Persatuan Pentadbir UiTM (PPUiTM) mengucapkan Selamat Menyambut Awal Muharam - Maal Hijrah 1446H kepada warga kerja UiTM keseluruhannya.

Bersempena sambutan Maal Hijrah tahun ini, marilah kita bersama-sama menghayati semangat hijrah dan perjuangan Rasulullah SAW dalam menyebarkan agama Islam.

Semoga kedatangan tahun baharu memberikan semangat untuk lebih berjaya dalam apa jua yang kita lakukan

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Tan Sri Dr Zeti , Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz dan Dato' Dr Haron Din Antara ‘Tokoh Ma’al Hijrah’ 1432

PUTRAJAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz was named "Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah 1432H" at the national-level Ma'al Hijrah celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre here Tuesday.

Zeti, 63, is the first woman ever named as the recipient of the "Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah" award in the celebration's history of 24 years.

She received a cash prize of RM100,000, a medal, plaque and a certificate.

Interestingly, Zeti's father, Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid was also named recipient of the award 11 years ago.

Speaking to reporters after receiving the award, she said she had never imagined receiving such an honour.

"I am very grateful and this will be an encouragement and inspiration for me to continue to work hard," said the holder of a doctorate degree in Finance and International Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Apart from numerous awards she received in Malaysia, Zeti had also received international recognition when she was selected as a member of the United Nations Commission of Experts to suggest the direction of world monetary and financial system.

Zeti also chaired the Executives' Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks (EMEAP) task force to formulate the master plan of financial cooperation between central banks.

Under Zeti's leadership, the Islamic financial system had been prominently visible in Malaysia and contributed to a competitive, diverse, comprehensive and inclusive financial system.

In a decade, Zeti had also made Malaysia the world's largest sukuk market, increased Islamic banking assets by three-fold to 21 per cent, and enabled over 100 domestic and international Islamic financial institutions operating in Malaysia.

At the international level, Zeti also contributed to the global acceptance of Islamic finance, including by leading an international team in the preparation of a report on Financial Stability and Islamic Finance, as well as chairing the Islamic Financial Services Board, an international agency for setting prudent monetary policy for Islamic financial institutions worldwide.

Sharing her success, Zeti said she spent most of her time reading, especially about financial, economic, leadership development and self-improvement.

She said that it was important to instill curiosity in one's quest for knowledge.

She also said that gender issue had never arisen throughout her career, adding that she believed that there were also many more women capable of achieving the same level of success.

Meanwhile, her father Ungku Abdul Aziz, 88, was proud of his only child's achievement as the first woman to receive the award.

When asked about how he taught Zeti, he said his daughter had always been given the freedom to choose whatever she wanted to pursue.

"I always gave her freedom. She could choose the subjects she wanted and where she wanted to do her PhD. I discussed it without forcing or influencing her and ultimately she made the final decision," he said.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said Zeti deserved the award based on her contributions in the development of the financial system and national economy, including the Islamic financial system.

This was especially evident in times of economic recession, he said, saying that apart from national leaders, Zeti was among those who provided ideas and contributed towards the recovery of the national economy.

"The country is not only proud of her contributions, but is also happy to give her this award in hopes that our women share the joy of this recognition for Zeti," he added.

Besides at the national level, several individuals were also awarded the Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah at the state level, including National Mosque Grand Imam Tan Sri Shaikh Ismail Muhamad in Terengganu, former Pahang Syarie Judge Chief Datuk Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman (Pahang), independent preacher Datuk Nawawi Ahmad (Melaka), Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and Ridhuan Foo Abdullah (Kelantan), religious figure and politician Datuk Dr Haron Din (Selangor) and International Islamic University Malaysia architecture lecturer Prof Dr Ismawi Zen (Sarawak). - Bernama

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PUTRAJAYA: Gabenor Bank Negara, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, hari ini dipilih sebagai penerima tokoh Ma'al Hijrah 1432H pada Majlis Perhimpunan Sambutan Ma'al Hijrah Peringkat Kebangsaan di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya (PICC) di sini. 

Zeti, 63, adalah penerima Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah wanita pertama negara selepas 24 tahun ia dianjurkan.

Beliau menerima hadiah wang tunai RM100,000, pingat, plak dan sijil penghargaan.

Zeti dianggap sebagai penerima dua zaman kerana bapanya, tokoh akademik Profesor Diraja Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid pernah menerima anugerah itu 11 tahun lalu. 

Bercakap kepada pemberita selepas penganugerahan itu, beliau berkata ia adalah penghormatan terbesar yang tidak pernah disangka. 

"Saya sangat berterima kasih dan ini juga sebagai dorongan dan inspirasi untuk saya terus berusaha," kata pemegang Sarjana dan ijazah kedoktoran Kewangan dan Ekonomi Antarabangsa dari University of Pennsylvania, AS itu. 

Selain menerima pelbagai anugerah dalam negara beliau turut menerima pengiktirafan dari luar apabila dipilih menganggotai Suruhanjaya Pakar Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) untuk mencadangkan hala tuju sistem monetari dan kewangan dunia. 
Beliau juga mempengerusikan jawatankuasa kerja usahasama serantau (EMEAP) bagi merangka pelan induk kerjasama kewangan antara bank-bank pusat.

Di bawah pimpinan Zeti sistem kewangan Islam kini bertapak kukuh di negara ini dan menyumbang kepada sebuah sistem kewangan yang berdaya saing, pelbagai, komprehensif dan inklusif. 

Antara kejayaan Zeti dalam tempoh sedekad ialah menjadikan Malaysia sebagai pasaran sukuk terbesar di dunia, peningkatan aset perbankan Islam sebanyak tiga kali ganda kepada 21 peratus serta lebih 100 institusi kewangan Islam domestik dan antarabangsa kini beroperasi di Malaysia. 

Di peringkat antarabangsa Zeti turut menyumbang kepada penerimaan global kewangan Islam termasuk dengan mengetuai pasukan antarabangsa dalam penyediaan laporan "Financial Stability and Islamic Finance" dan mempengerusikan penubuhan Islamic Financial Services Board, sebuah agensi antarabangsa bagi menetapkan dasar kewangan prudent institusi kewangan islam seluruh dunia.

Berkongsi rahsia kejayaan, Zeti berkata beliau mengisi setiap masa yang ada dengan membaca terutama bahan bacaan mengenai kewangan, ekonomi, pembangunan kepimpinan dan pembangunan kendiri. 

Katanya, setiap individu terutama golongan muda perlu mempunyai keinginan dan rasa ingin tahu yang berterusan bagi meningkatkan pengetahuan. 

Sementara itu, Ungku Abdul Aziz, 88, berbangga dengan kejayaan anak tunggalnya itu sebagai penerima pertama wanita untuk anugerah berkenaan.

Ketika ditanya mengenai corak pendidikan yang diberikan kepada Zeti, beliau berkata anaknya itu sentiasa diberi kebebasan untuk memilih perkara yang ingin dilakukan. 

"Saya sentiasa beri dia kebebasan. Dia pilih apa subjek dia nak. Dia nak ambil PhD di mana. Saya bincang dengan dia tetapi dia yang akan membuat keputusan. Saya tidak pernah memaksa dan cuba mempengaruhi beliau," katanya. 

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, berkata Zeti dianggap tokoh yang paling layak untuk menerima anugerah tersebut berdasarkan sumbangan besar beliau dalam pembangunan sistem kewangan dan kemajuan ekonomi negara, termasuk sistem kewangan Islam. 

Beliau berkata, ini terutama di zaman kemelesetan ekonomi, di mana selain pemimpin negara, Zeti adalah antara mereka yang memberikan idea dan sumbangan dalam memulihkan kembali ekonomi negara. 

"Kita berbangga dengan apa yang telah disumbangkan dan negara turut merasa gembira dengan penganugerahan ini dan saya juga mengharapkan kalangan wanita tumpang merasa gembira dengan pengiktirafan besar yang kita lakukan pada pagi ini," katanya. - BERNAMA

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Sementara itu, di peringkat negeri pula, Imam Besar Masjid Negara Tan Sri Datuk Shaikh Ismail Muhamad dianugerahkan sebagai Tokoh Maal Hijrah negeri Terengganu tahun ini.

Ketokohan beliau yang banyak memberi sumbangan dan khidmat kepada pembangunan dakwah Islam di negara ini adalah antara sebab beliau dipilih menerima anugerah itu.

Dengan anugerah itu, Shaikh Ismail menerima hadiah wang tunai RM10,000, piala serta sijil penghargaan.

Di Jasin, penerima anugerah Tokoh Maal Hijrah Melaka 1432H, Datuk Nawawi Ahmad, 71, berkata perjuangan beliau dalam bidang dakwah masih belum selesai kerana anugerah itu memberikan satu tanggungjawab yang lebih besar baginya untuk menyebarkan syiar Islam.

Bekas Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri kawasan Melekek, Alor Gajah, itu kini menjadi penceramah bebas dan menghasilkan buku antaranya “Ilmu Jiwa Dalam Al-Quran” dan pelbagai artikel majalah.

Di Kota Bharu, Menteri Besar Kelantan, Datuk Bentara Setia Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menerima Tokoh Hijratul Rasul peringkat negeri bersama-sama Ridhuan Foo Abdullah.

Menurut Ridhuan, 53, pergaulan masyarakat Melayu di kampung yang saling bermaafan dengan cara bersalaman semasa menyambut hari raya, mencetuskan ilham seorang saudara baru untuk memeluk agama Islam, kira-kira 29 tahun lalu.

Itulah antara hidayah yang ditunjukkan oleh Allah SWT sehingga berjaya dipilih sebagai Tokoh Hijratul Rasul bagi kategori Saudara Kita sempena sambutan Hijratul Rasul peringkat Negeri Kelantan.

Beliau menerima hadiah wang tunai RM5,000, dinar emas dan sijil penyertaan daripada Sultan Kelantan, Tuanku Muhammad Ke-V, di Balai Islam, Lundang.

Menurut Ridhuan, beliau dilahirkan di Pekan Jelawat, Bachok dalam lingkungan masyarakat Melayu dan jiran-jirannya terdiri daripada orang Melayu.

Beliau melihat bagaimana mereka bersalaman dengan berpelukan mesra antara satu sama lain yang jarang dapat dilihat di kalangan masyarakat asalnya sendiri.

Katanya, bermula dari situlah mencetuskan minat beliau terhadap agama Islam hingga berkahwin dengan sorang gadis Melayu, Che Rohani Abdul Rahman, 50, dan hasil perkongsian hidup mereka mendapat enam anak, tiga daripada sedang menunutut di Mesir di bidang tahfiz al-Quran.

Menurutnya, dua dari anaknya membantu menguruskan syarikat perniagaan barangan elektronik dan menjadi wakil pengedar barangan elektronik berjenama.

Di Shah Alam, tokoh agama dan politik terkemuka negara, Datuk Dr Haron Din (gambar) dipilih sebagai penerima Anugerah Tokoh Maal Hijrah 1432 negeri Selangor.

Tuan Guru Dato' Dr. Haron Din Dianugerahkan Tokoh Maal Hijrah Negeri Selangor 1432H

Dato' Dr Haron Din, pengasas Pusat Perubatan Darul Syifa’ dihadiahkan wang tunai RM10,000, pakej mengerjakan umrah, sehelai persalinan dan sijil penghargaan.

Turut menerima anugerah sempena sambutan itu ialah Ketua Pegawai Dakwah Islamic and Service Foundation (IIS), Shah Kirit Kakulal Govindji bagi kategori Anugerah Tokoh Saudara Kita.

Sukarelawan sepenuh masa yang turut menyertai Konvoi Life Line For Gaza, Noorazman Mohd Samsuddin pula diberikan Anugerah Tokoh Aktivis Masyarakat.

Bagi Anugerah Tokoh Keluarga Mithali pula diberikan kepada Panut Markom dan Jaliah Simin dengan menerima hadiah wang tunai RM5,000, pakej mengerjakan umrah, sehelai persalinan dan sijil penghargaan.

Manakala bagi Anugerah Pertubuhan dan Badan Dakwah Sukarela Selangor diberikan kepada Persekutuan Seruan Islam (Jami’yah) Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan yang menerima wang tunai RM5,000 dan baucar buku bernilai RM500.

Sementara itu, pensyarah Jabatan Senibina Lanskap, Kulliyah Senibina dan Rekabentuk Alam Sekitar, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) Prof. Dr. Ismawi bin Zen dianugerahkan Tokoh Maal Hijrah peringkat Negeri Sarawak di Dewan Suarah, Bintulu.

Dr.Ismawi yang berasal dari Kampung Gedong, Samarahan, Sarawak memulakan kerjayanya sebagai penolong pensyarah di Universiti Teknologi Malaysia pada 1978.

Pada 1996 beliau menjadi Pensyarah dan Dekan Kulliyah Senibina dan Rekabentuk Alam Sekitar, UIAM. Beliau juga pernah menjadi Timbalan Rektor UIAM dari 1999 hingga 2005.

Sumbangan penting Dr. Ismawi kepada pembangunan ummah ialah bila beliau dilantik oleh Kerajaan Arab Saudi mengetuai barisan panel arkitek untuk pembangunan semula bandar Mekah termasuk Masjidil Haram, supaya menjadi lebih luas, mesra alam, dan selamat.

Panel berkenaan terdiri daripada 16 syarikat arkitek antarabangsa dari 13 negara termasuk Arab Saudi, Malaysia, Mesir, Jordan, Jepun, Jerman, Perancis, Switzerland, England, India, dan Afrika Selatan.

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Community Contributors Recognised As Tokoh Maal HijrahYusuf Al-Qaradawi, Yusof Noor

Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (kiri) berkenan menyampaikan anugerah Tokoh Maal Hijrah Peringkat Kebangsaan bagi tahun 1431 hijrah kepada Pengerusi Kumpulan FELDA, Tan Sri Dr. Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor (kanan) ketika sambutan Maal Hijrah peringkat kebangsaan di Dewan Plenari Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya (PICC) di sini, hari ini.-Foto BERNAMA.

Yusuf al-Qaradawi
14-12-2009 Site Qaradawi / 14.12.2009

Malaysia decided to give the mark, Dr. Yusuf Qaradawi, president of the International Union for Muslim Scholars of the Prophet’s Award in 1431 for him, and in recognition of his knowledge and efforts in serving Islam and Muslims, handing it over to his eminence the King of Malaysia in the celebration of the great new year on Friday morning, 1 January 1431 H, corresponding to December 18, 2009.

This honor came to Sheikh Qaradawi, “in recognition of his knowledge and his tender and efforts in serving Islam and Muslims, and the dissemination of Islamic culture, and support of the Islamic faith, and the rationalization of the Islamic awakening, and pre-eminence of Islamic thought and Islamic Sciences, Tenby and the Islamic nation.”

Award of the Prophet’s grand prize awarded to leading figures provided great services to the Islamic nation, which operate at the elevation of Islam at the local level within the State of Malaysia, or at the global level.

He sent the management of Malaysian Prime Minister of Islamic Affairs, Senator Jamil bin Haji Behrom best, a letter on his behalf and on behalf of the Government of Malaysia to Sheikh al-Qaradawi in which he expressed his happiness by choosing eminence public figure to give him the award.

Qaradawi and leave Doha on his way to the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to receive the award Wednesday, 16 being the will of God, where he delivered a speech on the mission of the Prophet at a ceremony attended by the king, ministers, scientists, senior statesmen, as he will make some of the lectures, and meet members of the muftis, the National Fatwa Council scientists and thinkers, and visit a number of features of Malaysia.

And the award of the Prophet is the eighth international prize in the register of awards from Malaysia, Al-Qaradawi, the Sheikh has already been the award for the Islamic Development Bank in the Islamic economy in 1411, the King Faisal International Prize jointly in Islamic Studies in 1414 AH, tender Scientific Excellence Award from the President of the International Islamic University Malaysia for in 1996, and the award of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Sultan of Brunei) in Islamic Jurisprudence in 1997, and the award of achievement in the Sultan Al Owais Cultural and Scientific in 1999, and the Dubai branch of the Holy Qur’an Islamic Personality of the Year 1421.

The other awards received by Sheikh State Award for Islamic Studies from the State of Qatar in 2008, received from His Highness Sheikh Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, one month ago.

The Malaysian government launched award of the Prophet’s (annual) year 1408 AH in 1987, and requires the candidate to be Mtbhra and in-depth in the field of science and knowledge which qualifies to contribute to the advancement of the nation and religion and the homeland, and that it had the characteristics of distinct and unique personality, can be a model by example, and have a distinctive contribution to the development of the logo of the Islamic and development and advancement of the nation, and finally to be a prominent figure in society, and recognizing and acceptable to the public.
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Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Yusof Noor Tokoh Maal Hijrah


PUTRAJAYA: Pengerusi Kesatuan Ulama Sedunia, Prof Dr Yusuf Abdullah Al-Qaradawi, hari ini dipilih sebagai Tokoh Maal Hijrah Peringkat Antarabangsa sempena sambutan Maal Hijrah 1431/2009.

Anugerah kali kelapan itu disampaikan oleh Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah pada majlis sambutan Maal Hijrah Peringkat Kebangsaan Tahun 1431 di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya di sini hari ini.

Sebagai penerima, Yusuf memperoleh wang tunai sebanyak RM100,000, sebuah plak, pingat dan sijil penghargaan.

Yusuf adalah ulama, pemikir, sarjana dan merupakan golongan intelek kontemporari pada abad ini.

Dalam ucapannya, tokoh ilmuwan kelahiran Mesir itu berkata, beliau menghargai anugerah yang diberikan kepadanya namun apa yang lebih utama ialah kekagumannya terhadap kebangkitan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara Islam yang menjadi kebanggaan umat di seluruh dunia.

“Hubungan dan perkenalan saya dengan Malaysia bukanlah baru hari ini atau pun semalam, malah ia adalah satu hubungan yang telah bermula sejak setengah kurun yang lalu.

“Saya mempunyai hubungan yang akrab dengan individu, ulama dan institusi di sini,” katanya selepas menerima anugerah berkenaan.

Menurutnya, beliau telah beberapa kali datang ke negara ini atas jemputan universiti dan masjid-masjid serta berjumpa dengan sebilangan guru-guru selain pelajar-pelajar.

“Saya juga telah sampai ke beberapa buah negeri di sini sehingga pernah satu ketika saya dibawa menaiki pewawat tentera bagi memudahkan saya sampai ke negeri yang dilawati dengan lebih cepat.

“Saya juga ada bertemu dengan pihak pemerintah sama ada daripada Umno mahupun PAS serta saya pernah menerima anugerah daripada Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM),” ujarnya.

Menyusuri kisah hidupnya, tokoh ilmuwan ini telah melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti al-Azhar sehingga ke peringkat Doktor Falsafah (Ph.D) dalam fiqh al-Zakat pada tahun 1973.

Yusuf sangat terpengaruh dengan pemikiran Imam al-Ghazali, Ibn Taimiyyah dan Ibn Qayyim.

Dalam kebanyakan penulisannya, beliau sering mengambil pendapat tiga tokoh berkenaan

Beliau mempunyai sifat dan peribadi yang unggul serta telah memberi sumbangan yang besar dalam perkembangan syiar Islam dan juga pembangunan ummah.

Sehingga 2008, seramai 19 orang dari pelbagai latar belakang dan kerjaya dikurniakan anugerah tersebut.

Antaranya ialah Allahyarham Syeikh Muhammad Idris Al-Marbawi dan Dr. Wahbah Az-Zuhaili.


Yusuf Al-Qaradawi tokoh Maal Hijrah ke-8

KUALA LUMPUR 17 Dis. – Presiden Persatuan Ulama Sedunia, Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi dipilih sebagai penerima Anugerah Tokoh Maal Hijrah Peringkat Antarabangsa sempena sambutan Maal Hijrah 1431/2009M.

Menurut entri dalam laman blog http://www.islamonline.net hari ini, anugerah kali ke-8 itu akan dikurniakan oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin pada majlis sambutan Maal Hijrah esok.

Blog berkenaan menyebut, anugerah itu bagi menghargai ilmu, jasa dan kesungguhannya memberi khidmat kepada agama Islam dan ummah selain berdakwah dan membangkitkan kesedaran Islam.

‘‘Anugerah Tokoh Maal Hijrah hanya dikurniakan kepada individu-individu yang memberi sumbangan dan khidmat kepada umat Islam serta mengangkat kedudukan Islam di peringkat tempatan mahupun antarabangsa,’’ jelas laman blog itu.

Sebelum ini, antara tokoh yang menerima anugerah itu ialah Syeikh Muhammad Idris Al-Marbawi Rahimahullah dan Dr. Wahbah Az-Zuhaili.

Yusuf adalah ulama, pemikir, sarjana dan merupakan golongan intelek kontemporari pada abad ini.

Beliau dilahirkan di Mahallah al-Kubra, Gharbiah, Mesir pada 1926.

Pemikir ini menunjukkan ciri ulama apabila menghafal al-Quran sejak kecil dan sering dipanggil menjadi imam dan menyampaikan syarahan agama di masjid kampungnya.

Yusuf melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti al-Azhar sehingga ke peringkat Doktor Falsafah (PhD) dalam fiqh al-Zakat pada 1973. Beliau terpengaruh dengan pemikiran Imam al-Ghazali, Ibn Taimiyyah dan Ibn Qayyim.

Dalam kebanyakan penulisannya, Yusuf sering mengambil pendapat tiga tokoh berkenaan.

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=1218&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_04.htm
http://www.mykpp.org/index.php/zakat08/261-Dr-Yusuf-Al-Qaradawi-tokoh-Maal-Hijrah-ke-8

Community Contributors Recognised As Tokoh Maal Hijrah

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) president, Dr Yusuf Abdullah Al-Qaradawi, of Egypt, has been selected as one of the winners of the Tokoh Maal Hijrah 1431H award for his contribution as a contemporary intellectual scholar respected worldwide.

Dr Al-Qaradawi, 83, who is also director of Qatar University's Seerah and Sunnah Centre was aware of the needs and problems of Muslims in other countries, which led to his appointment as chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research and member of Oxford University's Islamic Studies Centre.

He studied at the Al-Azhar University and obtained a PhD in the field of fiqh al-Zakat from the Faculty of Usul al Deen in 1973.

Another recipient of the Tokoh Maal Hijrah 1431H award was Felda Group chairman Tan Sri Dr Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor.



Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (kiri) berkenan menyampaikan anugerah Tokoh Maal Hijrah Peringkat Kebangsaan bagi tahun 1431 hijrah kepada Pengerusi Kumpulan FELDA, Tan Sri Dr. Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor (kanan) ketika sambutan Maal Hijrah peringkat kebangsaan di Dewan Plenari Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya (PICC) di sini, hari ini.-Foto BERNAMA.

Dr Mohamed Yusof, 68, was chosen for his contribution in improving the status of the Muslim community, especially through the field of education and politics.

Dr Mohamed Yusof, hailing from Besut, Terengganu is a Usuluddin graduate from Al-Azhar University, and also has a PhD in Philosophy from the Kaherah University of Egypt.

Dr Mohamed Yusof also contributes his expertise as a member of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim)'s board of directors, as Tabung Haji advisory council chairman and as chairman of the Malaysian Islamic Education Board.

He was previously a Deputy Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and was once a lecturer and Dean at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Islamic Studies Faculty.

Both recipients received RM100,000, including a cash prize of RM10,000 from the Ubaidi Foundation, a plaque, a medal and a certificate presented by Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah at the national-level Maal Hijrah celebrations at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here today.

In KEDAH, 77-year-old historian Datuk Wan Shamsuddin Mohd Yusof received his Tokoh Maal Hijrah award at the Dewan Seri Negeri, Wisma Darulaman.

As Kedah-branch Historical Society of Malaysia chairman, he has contributed in the field of education with many of his historical works used for reference.

The former educator from Taiping, Perak who was raised in Sik, Kedah has five children and published 'Sejarah Tanah Melayu' in 1966 and 1968, which was also used as a text book in schools in Brunei.

His works include the restoration and documentation of documents and manuscripts such as 'Hukum Kanun Dato' Kota Setar'; 'Geran-geran Tanah Kerajaan Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam'; 'Panji-panji Perang Kepunyaan Dato' Pekerma Ali'; 'Dua Pucuk Surat Sultan Mohamad Jiwa II 1773'; and 'Surat-menyurat Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah'.

Wan Shamsuddin received RM10,000, accompanying prizes as well as a certificate presented by Tengku Bendahara of Kedah, Datuk Seri Tengku Anuar Sultan Badlisyah.

In MELAKA, Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka (KUIM) Vice-Chancellor Prof Emeritus Datuk Wira Dr Mohd Yusoff Hashim, 64, was awarded the Tokoh Maal Hijrah at the ar-Rashidin Mosque last night. Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob presented the award during a state-level celebration ceremony.

He was appointed Fellow of the Leiden University, Holland; and University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies, and has served as Professor at Universiti Malaya and obtained his Professor Emeritus from the university, in addition to producing various academic works, publications and articles.

JOHOR's Tokoh Maal Hijrah was awarded to Johor Islamic Religious Council adviser Datuk Nooh Gadot. The special Ibu Bapa Mithali awards were given to Saim Suradi and Saniah @ Amnah Ahmad from Batu, while Othman Abd Rahman and Norani A. Rahman from Muar also received the same award.

Meanwhile, mosques which had contributed to the spread of knowledge were also not forgotten. The Tan Sri Ainudin Wahid Mosque in Taman Universiti, Skudai was honoured as Johor's excellent mosque.

However, in KUALA TERNGGANU, the Tokoh Maal Hijrah award was not given to any individual, but an imam who was father to 16 children was selected as an exemplary family leader in a ceremony held at the Islamic Civilisation Park here last night.

Haji Abdul Razak Jusoh, 70, who is 'imam' of the Kampung Bukit Kandis Mosque, near Kuala Terengganu, who was a fishermen was selected for his success in raising 11 of his 16 children until they managed to further their studies at the university level.

Abdul Razak received RM5,000, a trophy and a certificate.

In SARAWAK, the love, guidance and teachings showered by 58-year-old farmer Chek Bujang, and his wife, Jariah Tahir, 58, helped their eight children successfully graduate from universities, allowing the couple to receive the Maal Hijrah award for the Excellent Family Category from the Sarawak Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin.

The duo from Kampung Tanjong Apong, Daerah Asajaya, raised their four daughters and two sons, aged between 21 to 36, to be educated individuals with three of them holding masters degrees in education, while four more obtained bachelors' degrees in various studies, and another was a diploma holder in education.

Chek who was an Al-Quran and Fardu Ain teacher received RM3,000, a plaque, a certificate and souvenirs at the Dewan Suarah in Kuching today.

In SELANGOR, former Senator and politician, Hassan Shukri, 70, was chosen as recipient of Selangor's Tokoh Maal Hijrah award presented by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

-- BERNAMA
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