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The Islamic Party of Malaysia (commonly known as PAS or Pas, from the Malay Parti Islam SeMalaysia) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia and is currently headed by Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. PAS positions itself as an Islamist party that aims to establish Malaysia as a country based on Islamic legal theory derived from the primary sources of Islam, the Quran and Sunnah, as opposed to Barisan Nasional's Islam Hadhari, which PAS sees as based on a watered-down understanding of Islam. The social contract in Malaysia refers to the agreement made by the countrys founding fathers in the Constitution. ... Flag of the Supreme Head of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as Supreme Head, Supreme Ruler or Paramount Ruler, is the official title of the constitutional head of state of the federation of Malaysia. ... Duli Yang Maha Mulia Al Wathiqu Billah, Al-Sultan Ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj is the 17th sultan of the state of Terengganu, Malaysia, and the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or King of Malaysia. ... The Cabinet of Malaysia is the executive branch of Malaysias government. ... The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (Timbalan Perdana Menteri in Malay) is the second highest political post in Malaysia. ... Najib Tun Razak is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. ... The Malaysian Houses of Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. ... The Dewan Negara is the Malaysian Senate. ... The Parliament of Malaysia consists of the lower house (Dewan Rakyat or literally Peoples Hall, in Malay) and upper house (Dewan Negara or Nations Hall in Malay). ... Sultan Abdul Samad Building houses the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur as well as the Trade Court. ... The Opposition in Malaysia is a term used to describe political parties represented in the Parliament of Malaysia that is not in government either on its own or as part of a governing coalition. ... Elections in Malaysia gives information on election and election results in Malaysia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Political parties in Malaysia lists political parties in Malaysia. ... Malaysia is a federation of 13 states. ... This article concerns the Foreign relations of Malaysia. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia. ... Islam Hadhari (Arabic الإسلام الحضاري) or Civilizational Islam is a theory of government based on the principles of Islam as derived from the Quran. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ...

The party enjoys strong support from northern rural and conservative area such as Kelantan and Terengganu. It is also the first opposition party in independent Malaysia's history to defeat the Barisan Nasional coalition in a Malay dominated state. In 1999, riding a groundwell of popular protest after the arrest and conviction of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, PAS allied itself with the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Keadilan, founded by Anwar Ibrahim's wife Wan Azizah by forming a coalition known as Barisan Alternatif. In the general election, PAS took over Terengganu from the incumbent Barisan Nasional. State motto: Berserah kepada Tuhan Kerajaan Kelantan State anthem: Selamat Sultan Capital (and royal capital) Kota Bharu Ruling party PAS  - Sultan Tuanku Ismail Petra  - Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat History    - Siamese control 1603   - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942-1946   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 14... State anthem: Terengganu State Anthem Capital (and royal capital) Kuala Terengganu Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin1  - Menteri Besar Idris Jusoh History    - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 12,955 km² Population  - 2001 estimate 879,692  - Density 67. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Anwar Ibrahim has been touring the lecture circuit around the world since his release in 2004. ... Democratic Action Party (DAP) logo The Democratic Action Party (DAP, Parti Tindakan Demokratik in Malay) is Malaysias largest secular and Socialist opposition party. ... This article is about the Peoples Justice Party of Malaysia. ... Anwar Ibrahim has been touring the lecture circuit around the world since his release in 2004. ... Wan Azizah is the wife of Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim,the 4th Deputy Prime Minister in Datuk Sri Dr.Mahathir Mohammad (now Tun Dr.Mahathir Mohammad) term. ... Barisan Alternatif (BA, Alternative Front in Malay) is a coalition of Malaysian opposition parties, formed as a counterweight to the ruling Barisan Nasional. ... The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections. ... State anthem: Terengganu State Anthem Capital (and royal capital) Kuala Terengganu Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin1  - Menteri Besar Idris Jusoh History    - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 12,955 km² Population  - 2001 estimate 879,692  - Density 67. ...

YAB Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, PAS Mursyidul Am (Spiritual Advisor)

In the 2004 Malaysian general election, the party's strength was greatly reduced. It won merely seven parliamentary seats, a significant decrease from the 27 parliamentary seats it had won in the 1999 general election. The party leader, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang even lost his parliamentary seat while one of the seven seats was won because a Barisan Nasional candidate was disqualified on a technicality. PAS also lost control of Terengganu but retained control of Kelantan with a very slim majority of 24 out of 45 seats. [1]. The party's majority in Kelantan's state assembly was further reduced to 23 seats following the Pengkalan Pasir by-election in 2005. At the present, PAS only has the majority of one seat in the state assembly. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics which is still extensively used in Malaysia and Brunei. ... The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics which is still extensively used in Malaysia and Brunei. ... YAB Tuan Guru Dato Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, PAS Mursyidul Am (Spiritual Advisor) Tuan Guru Dato Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (born 1931 in Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia) is a Malaysian cleric and an opposition politician from Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS). ... General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004. ... Barisan Nasional (National Front or BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early History: The Formation of Hizbul Muslimin

In March 1947 the first Pan-Malayan Islamic conference at Madrasah Ma'ahad al-Ehya as-Sharif at Gunung Semanggul, Perak, was held. The conference was sponsored by Parti Kesatuan Melayu Muda (PKMM) under the leadership of Dr. Burhanuddin al-Helmy. The conference set out to address the economic problems faced by the Malay-Muslims. It was meant to bring together the more politically active and progressive Islamic mvoements and thinkers in the country. As a result of this conference, the Majlis Agama Tertinggi (Supreme Religious Council, MATA) of Malaya was formed.

MATA began organising political events and meetings for Malay-Muslim activists to meet and discuss their plans for the future and the need to mobilise the masses. The Council also organised a conference on 13-16 March 1948 which discussed local and international issues which are of concern to the public. The conference participants felt that UMNO was not doing enough to raise important issues in public and that the conservative-nationalists were not doing enough to stand up for Malay-Muslim rights. Needless to say, the UMNO representatives at MATA were not happy with the tone of discussion set by the Islamists, which was too revolutionary and militant for their taste. The UMNO delegates reported their findings and observations to the party leaders. In due course, UMNO leader Dato Onn Jaafar began to issue warnings about the "threat from the mountain" (a reference to Gunung Semanggul).

The Parti Orang Muslimin Malaya (Hizbul Muslimin) was formed on March 17 1948, after the second conference declared that MATA should be reorganised as an Islamic political party. With the formation of Hizbul Muslimin, all political activities were transferred to the organisation. MATA served as the party's religious affairs bureau. However the first Islamist party in Malaya was not destined to last long, as they were banned by the British authorities anxious to retain control of the territories, alleging that Hizbul Muslimin have ties with the Malayan Communist Party.

Demise and revival

Many of the members of Hizbul Muslimin escaped the purge of the British and joined UMNO. When the ulama faction in UMNO broke away from the party, they formed an association called Persatuan Islam Sa-Malaya (Pan-Malayan Islamic Association)^[1], abbreviated as PAS. At the time the association charter allows for dual membership in PAS and UMNO and therefore many of the members in PAS think of themselves as UMNO members and vice-versa. Eventually the dual-membership clause in the party charter was revoked and PAS began to emerge as a distinct entity.

For the sake of contesting in the general elections of 1955, the party was re-registered under the name Pan-Malayan Islamic Party (PMIP). ^[2] The name was later changed to Parti Islam Se-Malaysia during the Asri Muda era in the 1970s.^[3]

Criticism on government

PAS always alleging that the social problems among Malays and Muslim as the government fault. After independent, the social problem such as drug and rape to be among the main crime. PAS strongly support the action to stop the National Service(NS) and urged the government to improve its security. Three-quarter scale bronze sculptures 19th C. Malay people, Indonesia, Borneo. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Oral medication Caffeine is one of the most widely used psychoactive substances in the world. ...

View on entertainment

As an Islamic politival party, PAS oppose all entertainment that will damage the society's moral. It alleging the program like Karnival JomHeboh and Akademi Fantasia can damage the moral of Malays and Muslim. However, the controversy made by Nik Aziz Nik Mat when PAS in Kelantan invited the famous singer, Mawi to Kota Bharu. Akademi Fantasia is Malaysias first reality show, which brought big changes to Malaysian entertainment scene in the year 2003, when the first season of the show aired by Astro Ria. ... State motto: Berserah kepada Tuhan Kerajaan Kelantan State anthem: Selamat Sultan Capital (and royal capital) Kota Bharu Ruling party PAS  - Sultan Tuanku Ismail Petra  - Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat History    - Siamese control 1603   - British control 1909   - Japanese occupation 1942-1946   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 14... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Website: http://www. ...

Sharia law

PAS has publicly stated its intent to instate what it claims to be sharia law, including the full range of criminal laws, such as the controversial death penalty for apostasy (murtad), but has so far been stymied in a court battle. The Barisan Nasional(BN) maintains that this would violate the Federal Constitution. At the same time, BN claims that Malaysia is already an Islamic State. Sharia (Arabic: transliteration: ) is the body of Islamic law. ... Apostasy (from Greek αποστασία, meaning a defection or revolt , from απο, apo, away, apart, στασις, stasis, standing) is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of ones religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

Moves by PAS to extend the already implemented sharia laws , such as by limiting the sale of alcoholic beverage, forbidden to Muslims, and a ban on gambling. In 1999 the Terengganu Government passed the Hudud and Qisas bill which drew much opposition, and eventually prompted the Democratic Action Party to leave the Barisan Alternatif coalition. Bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... The term gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ... Hudud ( Arabic , also transliterated hadud, hudood; plural for hadd, , limit, or restriction) is the word often used in Islamic social and legal literature for the bounds of acceptable behaviour and the punishments for serious crimes. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...

Islamic Issue

PAS always condemned any invasion on Islamic states such as Israel war in Lebanon and Second Chechen War. In 1980s, many of it's members went to Afghanistan and join the resistance against Communist.In 2001 US-led war on Afghanistan, PAS urged some members to fight along Taliban.Early 2006, PAS urged Muslim to boycott Danish goods in the response to Danish cartoon controversy. Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999 About 30,000 in Chechnya in 2007 (mostly MVD) 10,000 to 20,000 in 1999 (including private militias) 700 in Chechnya in 2007 (Russian est. ... The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, as they were first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ Farish Noor (2004). Islam Embedded: The Historical Development of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS (1951 - 2003), Vol. I, p. 72. MSRI
2. ^ ibid., p. 87
3. ^ ibid.

Other references

• Ahmad, Abdul Razak (Oct. 16, 2005). "Umno picks up Pas' reinvention gauntlet". New Straits Times, p. 18.
• "Malaysia's Islamic opposition party prepares for key by-election". (Nov. 6, 2005). AFP.

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External links

• PAS website
• Harakahdaily (PAS newspaper-in English and Malay)

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