Shariah index to be tabled in February – Bernama

The government will table in February 2015 the shariah index which evaluates the country's achievements in implementing the demands of shariah, said Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The prime minister said a taskforce made up of religious experts from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and Islamic Development Department (Jakim) were responsible for preparing the shariah index.

In his winding-up speech at the Umno general assembly today, the Umno president said the index will evaluate to what extent Malaysia, under the leadership of the party, had protected the religion, mind, descendants, life and property based on the five requirements of Maqasid Shariah.

"When we have tabled the shariah index for Malaysia, we can also do the same for other Muslim countries.

"Hopefully we can show that the country, under Umno's leadership, has truly upheld and spread the Islamic principles," he said. – Bernama, November 29, 2014.