Haron Din

Haron Din (Jawi: هارون بن دين‎; 18 August 1940 – 15 September 2016) was a Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric. He was the 3rd Spiritual Leader of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from March 2015 after the death of his influential predecessor Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat to his own death in September 2016.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Din is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Haron.
Yang Berbahagia Tuan Guru Dato'

Haron Din
3rd Spiritual Leader of the
Malaysian Islamic Party
In office
12 March 2015 – 15 September 2016
PresidentAbdul Hadi Awang
Preceded byNik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Succeeded byHashim Jasin
Personal details
Born18 August 1940
Bohor Mali, Simpang Empat, Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died15 September 2016(2016-09-15) (aged 76)
San Francisco, California, United States
Resting placeFive Pillars Farm Muslim Cemetery, 1761 Laughlin Rd, Livermore, CA, United States
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(1974–2016)
Spouse(s)Khatijah Salleh
RelationsAbu Hassan Din Al Hafiz (brother)
Children5
ParentsLebai Din
OccupationPolitician

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 (1972-1974) - Ph.D in Sharia
  • National University of Malaysia (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, National University of Malaysia (1977-1985)
  • Syariah Advisory Panel, CIMB
  • Syariah Advisory Panel, Bank Negara Malaysia
  • Syariah Advisory Council, Security Commission
  • Selangor Fatwa Council Member
  • Assistant Director Syariah Advisory Council, Bank Pembangunan
  • Chairman Syariah Advisory Council, RHB Bank
  • Deputy Chairman Syariah Advisory Council, Public Bank Berhad
  • 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 Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and Abdul Hadi Awang, 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.[1] Haron stated that he did not agree to allow non-Muslim to use the word Allah.[2]

Death

Haron died on 15 September 2016 at the Stanford University Hospital in San Francisco, California, United States 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, California. 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.[3]

Award

Haron Din was awarded Darjah Kebesaran Datuk 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.[4] 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.[5]

Election results
Perlis State Legislative Assembly: N12 Tambun Tulang, P3 Arau[6][7]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Haron Din (PAS) 2,680 37.17% Shahidan Kassim (UMNO) 4,422 61.35% 7,208 1,742 85.33%
Parliament of Malaysia: P3 Arau, Perlis[6][7][8]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Independent Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Haron Din (PAS) 14,124 44.10% Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail (UMNO) 17,367 54.23% 32,024 3,243 84.23%
2008 Haron Din (PAS) 16,151 48.27% Ismail Kassim (UMNO) 16,451 49.17% 33,458 300 83.4%
2013 Haron Din (PAS) 18,005 46.84% Shahidan Kassim (UMNO) 19,376 50.41% Zainudin Yom 406 1.06% 38,439 1,371 87.60%

Other references

References
  1. Joceline Tan (10 January 2013). "ANALYSIS: In the spotlight again over 'Allah' issue". The Star/Asia News Network. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. Sira Habibu (10 January 2013). "Haron: I'll never agree to allow non-Muslims use 'Allah'". The Star. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. "Haron wanted to be buried in United States: Pas leader". Bernama. The Sun. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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