Malaysia Forum Stresses Muslim Countries’ Synergy in Islamic Economy
The Iranian Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur hosted the forum on Tuesday. It was attended by representatives from Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey.
In an address to the forum, Habib Reza Arzani, Iran’s Cultural Attaché in Malaysia, said Islamic economy issues are valuable in that all of financial and economic processes in it originate from religious teachings.
He referred to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s emphasis on Islamic economy and noted that, according to the Leader, if Muslims in the world want success, one of the main components of power is economy and that economic power is among prerequisites for reaching the new Islamic civilization.
Arzani noted that from Ayatollah Khamenei’s viewpoint, reaching wealth is not the only goal of Islamic economy, but the main goal is reaching a civilization point for Muslims.
Haslinda Abdullah, head of the Institut Pengajian Sains Sosial at Putra University in Malaysia, was another speaker who stressed the need for increased synergy among Muslim states for achieving a top model in the field of Islamic economy.
Ahlam Nama Lafta, Iraq’s cultural and scientific attaché in Malaysia, described self-sufficiency as an important subject in the field of Islamic economy.
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Ahmet Tamal, representing Turkey, said financial issues are taught to children in his country from a young age.
He stressed that financial skills and efforts to obtain halal capital should taught to children.
Other speakers also expressed their views on different aspects of Islamic economy.
The next joint forum with the participation of the five countries’ representatives will be held in the holy month of Ramadan.
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