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Pejabat Majlis Islam Sarawak
Bangunan Mahkamah Syariah (Jalan Satok), Kuching, Sarawak, MalaysiaAbout
This is Government Building cum Mosque located near Kuching, Malaysia. According to available records, Islamic missionary activities began around the 16th century in the coastal areas of the State. When Brooke family ruled Sarawak in 1842, related to Islamic affairs handled by Datu Datu-appointed by the government at the time.After Sarawak's independence within Malaysia, duties and responsibilities of the Sarawak Islamic Council in conducting the affairs of Muslims in Sarawak increasingly demanding and strenuous. Some amendments and additions were made to the Ordinance of Sarawak Islamic Council, which gives wider powers to the House of Islam. With the expanded jurisdiction of the government found it necessary Sarawak Islamic Council focuses on policy matters related to Islam. Implementation of policies and control is transferred to a specialized department which acts as the secretariat to the Sarawak Islamic Council.
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