Section 2

Aqidah and Tauhid of Imam Abu Hassan al-Ash’ari and Imam

Mansur al-Maturidi;

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Fiqh and Syariah of Mazhab Shafie and also of Mazhab Hanafi,

Maliki and Hanbali and other qualified scholars view; and

Tasawwuf of manhaj qualified sufi such as Imam Junaid al-baghdadi and imam al-Ghazali;

“Islamic Law” means Islamic Law according to Mazhab Syafie or any one of

Mazhab Hanafi, Maliki, or Hanbali;

“Jawatankuasa Muzakarah” means Jawatankuasa Muzakarah Majlis Kebangsaan

Bagi Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Malaysia (MKI) established by the Ruler’s Conference under regulation 7 of the National Council for Religious Affairs Malaysia Regulations 2022;

“Majlis” means the Majlis Ugama Islam Negeri Sabah which is established under subsection 4(1) of the Majlis Ugama Islam Negeri Sabah Enactment 2004;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the administration of Islamic affairs in the State of Sabah;

“Mufti” means the person who is appointed to be the Mufti for the State under section 4(1) and includes the Deputy Mufti appointed under section 4(2);

“Previous Enactment” means the Administration of Islamic Law 1992;

“State” means the State of Sabah;

“State Fatwa Council” means the committee established under section 6;

Saving of prerogative