Wednesday January 17, 2007 e-nikah system in Kelantan to check forgery
By MUHAMMAD IZANI ZAKARIA KOTA BARU: The state religious authorities will soon be able to verify Muslim marriages on-line. The system would help state religious authorities keep tabs on marriages performed by licensed kadi here, State religious development committee chairman Hassan Mohamood said. Hassan said this in response to a case where a couple was charged in the state Syariah High Court here with forging a marriage certificate. A new security-seal document, he added, would also be issued to newlyweds. The document would bear the signature of the Kadi who solemnised their union, making it difficult to attempt duplication, Hassan told a press conference. The high-tech move was to check falsification of documents, especially by couples who marry without consent or who are taking a second or third spouse. Religious authorities here would also liaise with the police to crack down on forgery cases, he said, but declined to specify the number of forged marriage certificate cases last year. Earlier, he said the Sultan of Kelantan Tuanku Ismail Petra would attend the Maal Hijrah celebrations. The event would be held at Balai Islam in Lundang on Friday. The State has invited academician Dr Abdul Basir Abd Rahman from the prestigious Madinah University in Saudi Arabia to speak at the function. The state would also give out awards to the best male and female Muslim entrepreneurs and the best-run religious school during the function.//Thestar
