{"id":133974,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/archives\/133974"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:00:00","slug":"malaysias-youngest-mufti-fawwaz-fadhil-eid-memories-and-the-responsibility-of-dawah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/archives\/133974","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia\u2019s Youngest Mufti: Fawwaz Fadhil\u2026 Eid Memories and the Responsibility of Da\u2019wah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Malaysia\u2019s Youngest Mufti: Fawwaz Fadhil\u2026 Eid Memories and the<br \/>\nResponsibility of Da\u2019wah<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Kuala<br \/>\nLumpur:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">As Eid<br \/>\nal-Fitr approaches, the Federal Territories Mufti of Malaysia and member of the<br \/>\nInternational Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Fawwaz Fadhil, recalls special<br \/>\nmemories linked to his late father, former president of the Malaysian Islamic<br \/>\nParty (PAS), Sheikh Fadhil Noor\u2014a scene that reflects the intertwining of<br \/>\nfamily life with public and religious service.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In press<br \/>\nstatements, Fawwaz Fadhil, 45, recognized as the youngest mufti in Malaysia\u2019s<br \/>\nhistory, noted that the family home in Alor Setar was always bustling during<br \/>\nholiday seasons, with well-wishers and supporters visiting. This was during a<br \/>\nperiod when his father was deeply involved in political work and Islamic<br \/>\nda\u2019wah, serving as a member of parliament for the Baling constituency and<br \/>\nleading the opposition.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">He<br \/>\nexplained that these experiences had a profound impact on his personal<br \/>\ndevelopment, saying: \u201cDuring Eid, many people would come to the house. My<br \/>\nfather was a politician, and most of my memories of him are seeing him<br \/>\nextremely busy,\u201d adding that his image of his father is closely tied to the<br \/>\nweight of responsibilities he carried.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">He<br \/>\nfurther highlighted that growing up in an environment blending public service<br \/>\nand community work shaped his early awareness of responsibility and instilled<br \/>\nin him the importance of combining Islamic scholarship with engagement in the<br \/>\nnation\u2019s affairs.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Dr.<br \/>\nFawwaz Fadhil represents a new generation of scholars who combine traditional<br \/>\nreligious knowledge with openness to societal issues, following a family legacy<br \/>\nthat emphasizes the continued scholarly and da\u2019wah role in serving Muslim<br \/>\ncommunities.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(Source:<br \/>\nMedia Office)<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;\nline-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\n&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629<br \/>\n\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;\nfont-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u060c \u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=41265\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/b><b><span dir=\"LTR\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia\u2019s Youngest Mufti: Fawwaz Fadhil\u2026 Eid Memories and the Responsibility of Da\u2019wah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[890],"class_list":["post-133974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-news-en","tag-news-of-the-islamic-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133974\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}