THE USAGE OF ICT IN FATWA MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

nformation communication and technology (ICT) is the term used to explain the usage of technology such as computer to manipulate data for the purpose of disseminations and communications...

This research is carried out to look at the usage of ICT in the fatwa management in Mufti’s department in Malaysia. Among issues reviewed is the usage of ICT in the four basic operations that are input, process, output and storage and also identifies technologies and infrastructures being used in the Mufti’s department in Malaysia. The research also identifies the factors that limit the ICT usage in the fatwa management. The data and information were collected by distributing the questionnaires to all staff in Mufti’s department in Malaysia. In order to get a better view the visiting and interviewing session were held. Beside that information also were gathered by library research such as reviewing books, magazine, journal, and surfing the website that related with the fatwa management and ICT. The outcome of this research shows that generally ICT were used in fatwa management in Mufti’s department in Malaysia and specifically the ICT is more applied for storage purposes. Nevertheless the technologies and infrastructures available are limited. The research also revealed that the usage of ICT does help in managing fatwa efficiently and effectively for the Muslim’s benefit.