THE Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) will monitor the teaching of hadiths during implementation of the Imam Al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith appreciation module in schools. 

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said this was crucial to prevent misinterpretation and to curb radicalism and extremism in society. 

“The District Education Office and State Education Department will also conduct regular monitoring to gauge the effectiveness of module delivery,” she said during the question-and-answer session in Dewan Rakyat today. 

She was responding to a supplementary question from Mohammed Taufiq Johari (Sungai Petani-PH) on the timeline for completion of the module and steps taken by the Education Ministry (MOE) to monitor its implementation to ensure no misinterpretation arose. 

On August 19, the MOE launched the module, aimed at fostering the appreciation of hadiths at the school level. It also sought to foster a spirit of love and deepen religious understanding, especially among Muslim students.  

The pilot programme will be implemented at 61 national religious secondary schools and 228 government-aided religious schools nationwide. 

Fadhlina said schools could download the module through the Digital Educational Learning Initiative Malaysia platform to ensure proper implementation of related activities. 

In response to a question from Roslan Hashim (Kulim Bandar Baharu-PN), who wanted the ministry to explain why five hadiths were removed from the module, Fadhlina said the MOE had not done so. 

“All 42 hadiths were retained. MOE also plans to expand this appreciation activity to all schools under the ministry, which will only involve Muslim students starting from 2024,” she said – Bernama, October 17, 2023.