The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns

The process of halal certification is dependent on the construction of what is deemed to be falling with the halal parameters set by the Quran and Sunnah, being the two primary sources of the Shari'ah, and supplemented with juristic opinion and issuance of fatwa by national religious authoritie...

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Main Authors:	Asa, Rokhsana Shirin, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017
Subjects:	BP173.75 Islam and economics K Law (General) KPG Malaysia TP368 Food processing and manufacture
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spelling	iium-622862019-08-22T04:05:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62286/ The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns Asa, Rokhsana Shirin Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha BP173.75 Islam and economics K Law (General) KPG Malaysia TP368 Food processing and manufacture The process of halal certification is dependent on the construction of what is deemed to be falling with the halal parameters set by the Quran and Sunnah, being the two primary sources of the Shari'ah, and supplemented with juristic opinion and issuance of fatwa by national religious authorities. In Malaysia, the authority responsible for halal certification is JAKIM while the authority responsible to provide rulings on halalness is the National Fatwa Committee. This article examines the guiding principles for he conceot of halal in the Quran and Sunnah and the collection of fatwa on food products by the National Fatwa Committee. Together, the three sources constitute the yardstick to the implementation of halal in Malaysia. Using content analysis, the article analyses the meaning and construct of the three primary sources and examine issues and concerns arising from the implementation of halal certification process in Malaysia. the article also highlights the views of Yusuf al Qaradhawi, being the most prominent scholar on the underlying principles of what constitute halal and haram. The article concludes that whilst the Quran has outlines the general principles for the determination of halalness, there is a considerable degree need for guidance from the religious bodies in the form of fatwa on any recurrent issues pertaining to food products and processes. The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62286/1/62286_The%20Concept%20of%20Halal%20and%20Halal%20Food%20Certification.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62286/6/62286_The%20Concept%20of%20Halal%20and%20Halal%20Food%20Certification%20Process%20in%20Malaysia_scopus.pdf Asa, Rokhsana Shirin and Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha (2017) The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns. Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, 20 (S1). pp. 38-50. ISSN 1511-2802 http://macfea.com.my/?page_id=51
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description	The process of halal certification is dependent on the construction of what is deemed to be falling with the halal parameters set by the Quran and Sunnah, being the two primary sources of the Shari'ah, and supplemented with juristic opinion and issuance of fatwa by national religious authorities. In Malaysia, the authority responsible for halal certification is JAKIM while the authority responsible to provide rulings on halalness is the National Fatwa Committee. This article examines the guiding principles for he conceot of halal in the Quran and Sunnah and the collection of fatwa on food products by the National Fatwa Committee. Together, the three sources constitute the yardstick to the implementation of halal in Malaysia. Using content analysis, the article analyses the meaning and construct of the three primary sources and examine issues and concerns arising from the implementation of halal certification process in Malaysia. the article also highlights the views of Yusuf al Qaradhawi, being the most prominent scholar on the underlying principles of what constitute halal and haram. The article concludes that whilst the Quran has outlines the general principles for the determination of halalness, there is a considerable degree need for guidance from the religious bodies in the form of fatwa on any recurrent issues pertaining to food products and processes.
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author	Asa, Rokhsana Shirin Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
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title	The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns
title_short	The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns
title_full	The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns
title_fullStr	The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns
title_full_unstemmed	The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns
title_sort	concept of halal and halal food certification process in malaysia: issues and concerns
publisher	The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association
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The concept of Halal and Halal food certification process in Malaysia: issues and concerns

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