Haron bin Din ( Jawi: هارون بن دين‎; 18 August 1941 – 15 September 2016) was a

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and Muslim

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. He was the 3rd Spiritual Leader of the

Malaysian Islamic Party The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamentalism, PAS's ...

(PAS) from March 2015 after the death of his influential predecessor

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to his own death in September 2016.

Education

* Klang Islamic College (1962-1965) - Sijil Tertinggi Kolej * Studies Diploma from Al-Azhar, Cairo (1966-1968) * M.A. in Sharia from Ain-Shams,

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

(1972-1974) - Ph.D. in Sharia *

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(UKM) bestowed upon him Professorship in the year 1986. * He wrote a lot of books. Among them are "Man and Islam", "Islamic Education Philosophy", "The Torch of Islam", "Tasawwur Islam", "Hudud in Islamic Jurisprudence" and many more.

Career

* Lecturer * Professor * Deputy Dean, Islamic Studies Faculty,

(1977-1985) * Syariah Advisory Panel,

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* Syariah Advisory Panel, Bank Negara Malaysia * Syariah Advisory Council,

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* Selangor Fatwa Council Member * Assistant Director Syariah Advisory Council, Bank Pembangunan * Chairman Syariah Advisory Council,

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* Deputy Chairman Syariah Advisory Council,

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* Perlis Fatwa Advisory Council. * Syariah Advisory Council, Muamalat Financial Consulting

Politics

* PAS active member from 1974 * PAS central committee member (1975-1983) * Central Committee Chief * PAS Scholar council * Vice spiritual leader of PAS

Controversies

''Allah'' word issue

This particular issue tests the consensus of the ulema based party. Their top leaders including the likes of

and

Abdul Hadi Awang Abdul Hadi bin Awang ( Jawi: عبدالهادي بن اواڠ; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician and religious teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang since October 1990, 7th President of the Malaysian ...

, were supporting the word be used by Malaysian Catholics in their Malay version of the Bible. Haron however, opposed this idea by saying that it is an abomination for permitting such action. This caused a split in PAS as Haron was deemed as a prominent Islamic scholar. Haron stated that he did not agree to allow non-Muslim to use the word Allah.

Death

Haron died on 15 September 2016 at the Stanford University Hospital in

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at the age of 75 after being in a coma. His body was buried at Five Pillars Farm, a Muslim Cemetery at 1761 Laughlin Rd, Livermore,

. Before his departure to the United States, he told his family and party leaders that he wanted to be buried in the country where he held his last breath. Muslims believe having a quick burial following death is the best and not putting the deceased and his family members in further suffering. His family executed his wishes instead of flying the body on a long haul flight for customary burial on the home soil.

Award

Haron Din was awarded Darjah Kebesaran Dato Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS) from Sultan of Selangor in 2016. However, his son received the award, on behalf of Haron Din, from Sultan of Selangor. He was also awarded posthumously special 'Maal Hijrah' award from Yang Di Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah for his contribution to Islam at national and international levels. * : ** MY-SEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Selangor_-_Knight_Commander_-_DPMS

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Knight Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Selangor The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor. It was foun ...

(DPMS) – Dato’ (2016 - posthumously)

Election results

Other references

Darussyifa

References

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