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ISU PENUKARAN NAMA ISLAM DALAM KAD PENGENALAN GOLONGAN MUALAF
Must a convert to Islam change their name, and must their religious status appear on the identity card?
Short answer
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that a convert's Islamic status must be shown on the identity card.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Johor Fatwa Committee ruled that a convert's Islamic status must be shown on the identity card. Changing one's name is not obligatory but is encouraged, provided the name does not carry the meaning of a deity of the former religion such as Siva and does not have an offensive meaning. A convert need not change the father's name and may use bin or binti with it. Keeping a lineage name or combining the Islamic name with the original name is permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tidak wajib bagi seseorang mualaf untuk menukar namanya tetapi dia digalakkan untuk berbuat demikian dengan syarat:
Read the full fatwa on the Johor website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “ISU PENUKARAN NAMA ISLAM DALAM KAD PENGENALAN GOLONGAN MUALAF”, 15 March 2016. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=340. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/convert-name-change-identity-card-islam/