Dr Chandra Muzaffar calls on the Conference of Malay Rulers to initiate a review on Islamic education in the country to enhance the people's understanding of Islam.
1Malaysia Foundation Board of Trustees chairman, Dr Chandra Muzaffar said the most qualified body to take on the initiative was the Conference of Malay Rulers as they were the heads of Islam in their respective states.
“We hope that with the review, religious education will be more meaningful and will enhance our understanding of Islam,” he said in a dialogue session held in conjunction with the ‘Strengthening National Pillar: Towards A More Tangible Will’ Convention here today.
In the session, Chandra delivered a paper entitled ‘Education – Continuation to Nation’s Excellence’.
Since Muslims form the majority of the population in the country, the approach to Islam which prioritises substance over form, would have repercussions on people of other faiths.
Chandra said the national education system should also be reviewed by placing more importance on moral values with the aim of reducing social problems among students.
He said it was not wrong for Malaysia to consider the education systems of Finland and Japan as the moral values of the students in these two countries were strong even though the people were not religious-centred.
In Finland he said, teamwork and good values were encouraged and students only sat for one examination before completing their education at age 16.
“The Finland education system is considered the best in the world because the country is free from social ills and the drop-out rate is as low as two per cent.
“In Japan, the emphasis is on manners and discipline and from kindergarten students are taught the importance of good values, regulations, health, healthy food and hygiene,” he said.
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