Friday is now ‘Jawi Day’, says religious affairs minister

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 10 Jul 2020 11:54AM · 2 Comments

Religious affairs minister Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri says Fridays have been declared 'Jawi Day' to preserve the heritage and culture of the script. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 10, 2020.

IN a move to boost a tradition and culture that has shaped Malaysia, Fridays have now been declared “Jawi Day”, effective today.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (religious affairs) Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri said in a statement today the proposal, which was made in the cabinet meeting on July 8, had the full support of all ministers.

“The government is serious about upholding the Jawi script. I urge all ministries, departments, federal and state agencies, non-governmental organisations and Malaysians to work together in preserving this national heritage,” he said.

He added part of the move includes using Jawi in the letterhead of official letters from the Prime Minister’s Department (religious affairs), beginning today.

Dzulkifli said the use of Jawi will be expanded to information on the agency’s official social media.

He added that the use of Jawi is recognised in the federal constitution and entrenched in Section 9 of the National Language Act.

This act states that Rumi is the script in which the national language is written, with the condition that this does not bar the Jawi script from being used. – Bernama, July 10, 2020.

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  • The fact that the religious affairs minister is announcing this confirms the suspicion that the push for Jawi is part of the religious agenda.

    Posted 3 years ago by Loyal Malaysian · Reply

  • Wow! What a progress. Dengan penguasaan tulisan jawi Malaysia akan menjadi sebuah negara maju tidak lama lagi.

    Posted 3 years ago by No Gostan · Reply