Mosque As A One Stop Centre
When i join the bureau, i was mesmerize by the idea of restoring the true function of a mosque in Sarawak as a centre of everything you can name in a society.
The initial idea was to make a child day-care centre behind the mosque. As done in Balai Ringin and soon in Kampung Sri Arjuna, candidates are recruited and trained to be certified teachers. Besides that, books and other learning materials are also provided. Anyhow, i still wonder if the opportunity of the bureau assisting entrepreneurs to open day-care centre will become a reality.
However, in my opinion, it relies on the entrepreneur whether or not they have any financial aid to finance their business. I believe there are people out there who thinks of this business idea. The only constraint is the management interest which might think that business are not meant to be at there in the first place. However, i won't blame them as this is the normal scenario of secularism of the world today. Hence, the mindset has to be changed and the mosque administration has to be done not just properly but professionally as well.
Anyhow, i foresee that there are a lot of room for improvement for our mosques in Sarawak. As for the Department of Islamic Council of Sarawak (JAIS) and the bureau itself, conventional letters are still used as a method of communication. It's a pity that even mosque does not even have a functional and reliable phone line for a fax machine. Seeing into this, it would convenient, cost-savvy and fast if email and internet messenger is to be used universally.
But then again, is easier said than done. From personal observation, it might be easy for the younger generation but most of the mosque top administrator are veterans that might not be computer literated. Nevertheless, things will change with time.
Hopefully, I could somehow contribute to correct this situation and make it right someday. Amin :)
The initial idea was to make a child day-care centre behind the mosque. As done in Balai Ringin and soon in Kampung Sri Arjuna, candidates are recruited and trained to be certified teachers. Besides that, books and other learning materials are also provided. Anyhow, i still wonder if the opportunity of the bureau assisting entrepreneurs to open day-care centre will become a reality.
However, in my opinion, it relies on the entrepreneur whether or not they have any financial aid to finance their business. I believe there are people out there who thinks of this business idea. The only constraint is the management interest which might think that business are not meant to be at there in the first place. However, i won't blame them as this is the normal scenario of secularism of the world today. Hence, the mindset has to be changed and the mosque administration has to be done not just properly but professionally as well.
Anyhow, i foresee that there are a lot of room for improvement for our mosques in Sarawak. As for the Department of Islamic Council of Sarawak (JAIS) and the bureau itself, conventional letters are still used as a method of communication. It's a pity that even mosque does not even have a functional and reliable phone line for a fax machine. Seeing into this, it would convenient, cost-savvy and fast if email and internet messenger is to be used universally.
But then again, is easier said than done. From personal observation, it might be easy for the younger generation but most of the mosque top administrator are veterans that might not be computer literated. Nevertheless, things will change with time.
Hopefully, I could somehow contribute to correct this situation and make it right someday. Amin :)
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