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| image = Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Dr. Awang Haji Ismail.jpg
| image = Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Dr. Awang Haji Ismail.jpg
| office = 1st [[State Mufti of Brunei]]<br />Vice Mufti of Johore 1956<br />Johore Chief Qadi 1958-1961<br />[[State Mufti of Brunei|State Mufti of Brunei 1962-1994]]
| office = 1st [[State Mufti of Brunei]]
| monarch = [[Omar Ali Saifuddien III]]<br />[[Hassanal Bolkiah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mail.bruneitimes.com.bn/bookmarks-breaking/2014/08/18/just-state-mufti-deliver-talk-bruneis-syariah-penal-code-order|title=JUST IN: State Mufti to deliver talk on Brunei's Syariah Law at Universiti Islam Malaysia|author=Waqiuddin Razak|publisher=[[The Brunei Times]]|date=18 August 2014|accessdate=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101171213/http://mail.bruneitimes.com.bn/bookmarks-breaking/2014/08/18/just-state-mufti-deliver-talk-bruneis-syariah-penal-code-order|archive-date=1 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| monarch = [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mail.bruneitimes.com.bn/bookmarks-breaking/2014/08/18/just-state-mufti-deliver-talk-bruneis-syariah-penal-code-order|title=JUST IN: State Mufti to deliver talk on Brunei's Syariah Law at Universiti Islam Malaysia|author=Waqiuddin Razak|publisher=[[The Brunei Times]]|date=18 August 2014|accessdate=4 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101171213/http://mail.bruneitimes.com.bn/bookmarks-breaking/2014/08/18/just-state-mufti-deliver-talk-bruneis-syariah-penal-code-order|archive-date=1 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| term_end = 3 February 1994
| term_end = 3 February 1994
| term_start = 1 April 1962
| term_start = March 1967
| predecessor = ''Office established''
| deputy = Abdul Aziz Juned
| predecessor = ''Office reinstated''
| successor = [[Abdul Aziz Juned]]
| successor = [[Abdul Aziz Juned]]
| monarch1 = [[Omar Ali Saifuddien III]]
| term_end1 = 1965
| term_start1 = 1 April 1962
| predecessor1 = ''Office established''
| successor1 = '' Office abolished''
| birth_name = Ismail
| birth_name = Ismail
| birth_date = 1911
| birth_date = 1911
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'''Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz''' (born 1911) or also nicknamed '''The Sunni Defender''', was a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] [[nobleman]] and politician whom became the first [[State Mufti of Brunei]] under the [[Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei)|Ministry of Religious Affairs]] office, later [[State Mufti of Brunei|State Mufti Office]]. He was a well-respected Malaysian expatriate ulema (a native Johorean Malay) whom have contributed greatly to Islam and the people, notably for the State of Johor and Brunei.
'''Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz''' (1911 – 3 February 1994) or also nicknamed '''The Sunni Defender''', was a [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] [[nobleman]] and politician whom became the first [[State Mufti of Brunei]] under the [[Ministry of Religious Affairs (Brunei)|Ministry of Religious Affairs]] office, later [[State Mufti of Brunei|State Mufti Office]]. He was a well-respected Malaysian expatriate ulema (a native Johorean Malay) whom have contributed greatly to Islam and the people, notably for the State of Johor and Brunei.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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After returning from [[Egypt]] in 1949, Ismail worked in Johor and [[Selangor]] before being called to Brunei in 1955.<ref name=":0" /> He first stepped foot on Brunei from the end of 1954 till the beginning of 1955 at [[Omar Ali Saifuddien III|Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III]]'s request. It happened again in 1962. He first visited while he was a part of the survey team with the idea to open a religious school in Brunei. He was one of the two individuals tasked with researching the idea for the opening of a religious school in Brunei by touring a number of Malay and English-language institutions and submitting a written report. The investigation came to the conclusion that Brunei's regular religious instruction, which is taught in Malay and English schools, is insufficient since it only receives a half-hour each week. Naturally, as a result of this candid assessment, the Sultan allowed the creation of seven Islamic schools in Brunei in September 1956.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Allahyarham Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz : Tokoh dihormati |work=Pelita Brunei |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Lists/Berita/NewDisplayForm.aspx?ID=8728&ContentTypeId=0x0100BC31BF6D2ED1E4459ACCF88DA3E23BA8 |access-date=2023-08-21}}</ref>
After returning from [[Egypt]] in 1949, Ismail worked in Johor and [[Selangor]] before being called to Brunei in 1955.<ref name=":0" /> He first stepped foot on Brunei from the end of 1954 till the beginning of 1955 at [[Omar Ali Saifuddien III|Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III]]'s request. It happened again in 1962. He first visited while he was a part of the survey team with the idea to open a religious school in Brunei. He was one of the two individuals tasked with researching the idea for the opening of a religious school in Brunei by touring a number of Malay and English-language institutions and submitting a written report. The investigation came to the conclusion that Brunei's regular religious instruction, which is taught in Malay and English schools, is insufficient since it only receives a half-hour each week. Naturally, as a result of this candid assessment, the Sultan allowed the creation of seven Islamic schools in Brunei in September 1956.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Allahyarham Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz : Tokoh dihormati |work=Pelita Brunei |url=https://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Lists/Berita/NewDisplayForm.aspx?ID=8728&ContentTypeId=0x0100BC31BF6D2ED1E4459ACCF88DA3E23BA8 |access-date=2023-08-21}}</ref>


As a result, Brunei built its first structured [[religious school]] in September 1956. He then went back to Johor to become their Kadi Besar in 1958. but was once more lent to Brunei by the Johor government on 1 April of that year for a three-year term as State Mufti of the Brunei Government. His ties to Brunei began to deepen and strengthen about the time that religious schools were first established there. Subsequently added in 1962, during his second trip, when he served as a loan officer for the [[Government of Brunei]] on behalf of the [[Johor|State of Johor]]. The purpose of his visit this time is to assume the duties of Brunei's first ever Government Mufti.<ref name=":1" /> However, he remained to serve Brunei's government as the Mufti due of the strong and cordial relationships between the late Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and [[Ibrahim of Johor|Sultan Ibrahim of Johor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Researcher highlights key players in Islamic development {{!}} The BT Archive |url=https://btarchive.org/news/national/2016/10/08/researcher-highlights-key-players-islamic-development |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=btarchive.org}}</ref> He had declared many [[Fatwas]] during those years, one of which was the banning of selling alcoholic drinks.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz |title=Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 |publisher=Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam |year=2001 |isbn=978-9991733357 |pages=471 |language=Malay}}</ref>
As a result, Brunei built its first structured [[religious school]] in September 1956. He then went back to Johor to become their Kadi Besar in 1958. but was once more lent to Brunei by the Johor government on 1 April of that year for a three-year term as State Mufti of the Brunei Government. His ties to Brunei began to deepen and strengthen about the time that religious schools were first established there. Subsequently added in April 1962, during his second trip, when he served as a loan officer for the [[Government of Brunei]] on behalf of the [[Johor|State of Johor]]. The purpose of his visit this time is to assume the duties of Brunei's first ever Government Mufti.<ref name=":1" /> However, he held that position for 3 tears, until 1965, due of the strong and cordial relationships between the late Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and [[Ibrahim of Johor|Sultan Ibrahim of Johor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Researcher highlights key players in Islamic development {{!}} The BT Archive |url=https://btarchive.org/news/national/2016/10/08/researcher-highlights-key-players-islamic-development |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=btarchive.org}}</ref>


Ismail was an excellent figure who has the ability and can be identified through various aspects, such as personality, trustworthy nature, extensive knowledge, steadfast and courageous attitude, and fiery spirit. His [[Fatwa|fatwas]] were seen as firm, insightful, and enlightening. According to entries in the register of fatwas kept by the Mufti Department of the Government of Brunei, up to 1,753 series of fatwas were published between 1962 and the end of his life in 1993.<ref name=":1" />
Despite that in March 1967, Ismail was reinstated by [[Hassanal Bolkiah|Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah]] to serve Brunei's government as the Mufti.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1997 |title=Mufti dan Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan |pages=3, 13 |work=al-Hadaf |url=https://www.bruneiresources.com/pdf/alhadaf_apr_1997.pdf |access-date=2023-08-21}}</ref> He had declared many [[Fatwas]] during those years, one of which was the banning of selling alcoholic drinks.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz |title=Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 |publisher=Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam |year=2001 |isbn=978-9991733357 |pages=471 |language=Malay}}</ref> He was an excellent figure who has the ability and can be identified through various aspects, such as personality, trustworthy nature, extensive knowledge, steadfast and courageous attitude, and fiery spirit. His [[Fatwa|fatwas]] were seen as firm, insightful, and enlightening. According to entries in the register of fatwas kept by the Mufti Department of the Government of Brunei, up to 1,753 series of fatwas were published between 1962 and the end of his life in 1993.<ref name=":1" />


=== Death ===
=== Death ===
Ismail passed away on 3 February 1993, at the age of 82, in the [[Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital]] in [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]. The next day, on 4 February 1993, his remains was interred in the [[Kubah Makam Di Raja]].<ref name=":0" />
Ismail passed away on 3 February 1993, at the age of 82, in the [[Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital]] in [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]. The next day, on 4 February 1993, his remains was interred in the [[Kubah Makam Di Raja]].<ref name=":0" />

== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book |last=Awang Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Dato Seri Utama.) |title=Fatwa Mufti Kerajaan |publisher=Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam |others=Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Awang Abdul Aziz Awang Juned (Pehin Dato Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji.) |year=1962 |isbn=9789991760155 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) |title=Tanda-tanda hampir kiamat |publisher=Pusat Da'wah Islamiah |year=2000 |isbn=9789991735108 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) |title=Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 |publisher=Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam |year=2001 |isbn=9789991733357 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) |title=Tasawuf dan tarekat menurut pandangan ahli sunnah wal jamaah |publisher=Pusat Da'wah Islamiah |year=2003 |isbn=9789991735290 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) |title=Hukum Islam mengenai pertunangan, pernikahan, dan perceraian |publisher=Pusat Da'wah Islamiah |year=2007 |isbn=9789991735047 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Awang Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Dato Seri Utama.) |title=Tasawuf dan tarikat menurut pandangan ahli Sunnah wal Jama'ah |publisher=Pusat Da'wah Islamiah |year=2012 |isbn=9789991762012 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) |title=Bahtera perkahwinan |publisher=Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam |year=2016 |isbn=9789991760391 |language=ms}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz |first=(Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) |title=ورد اللطيف |publisher=Bahagian Penerbitan & Penerangan, Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan |year=2018 |isbn=9789991760599 |language=ms}}


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==

Revision as of 06:01, 21 August 2023

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar Abdul Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ismail. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama
Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz
DK
1st State Mufti of Brunei
In office
March 1967 – 3 February 1994
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah[1]
DeputyAbdul Aziz Juned
Preceded byOffice reinstated
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Juned
In office
1 April 1962 – 1965
MonarchOmar Ali Saifuddien III
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded by Office abolished
Personal details
Born
Ismail

1911
Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Died3 February 1994 (aged 82)
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Resting place4 February 1994
Kubah Makam Di Raja
Nationality Malaysia
 Brunei PR
SpouseKamaliah Suhaimi[2]
Alma materUniversity of Al-Azhar
University of Cairo
ProfessionMuslim scholar

Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz (1911 – 3 February 1994) or also nicknamed The Sunni Defender, was a Malaysian nobleman and politician whom became the first State Mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office. He was a well-respected Malaysian expatriate ulema (a native Johorean Malay) whom have contributed greatly to Islam and the people, notably for the State of Johor and Brunei.

Biography

Early life and education

Ismail was born in 1911 in Batu Pahat, Johor's Kampong Rengit. He reportedly earned no fewer than five degrees from Al-Azhar University and Cairo University after receiving a grant from the Johor government in 1938 to complete his education there.[3]

Career

After returning from Egypt in 1949, Ismail worked in Johor and Selangor before being called to Brunei in 1955.[3] He first stepped foot on Brunei from the end of 1954 till the beginning of 1955 at Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III's request. It happened again in 1962. He first visited while he was a part of the survey team with the idea to open a religious school in Brunei. He was one of the two individuals tasked with researching the idea for the opening of a religious school in Brunei by touring a number of Malay and English-language institutions and submitting a written report. The investigation came to the conclusion that Brunei's regular religious instruction, which is taught in Malay and English schools, is insufficient since it only receives a half-hour each week. Naturally, as a result of this candid assessment, the Sultan allowed the creation of seven Islamic schools in Brunei in September 1956.[4]

As a result, Brunei built its first structured religious school in September 1956. He then went back to Johor to become their Kadi Besar in 1958. but was once more lent to Brunei by the Johor government on 1 April of that year for a three-year term as State Mufti of the Brunei Government. His ties to Brunei began to deepen and strengthen about the time that religious schools were first established there. Subsequently added in April 1962, during his second trip, when he served as a loan officer for the Government of Brunei on behalf of the State of Johor. The purpose of his visit this time is to assume the duties of Brunei's first ever Government Mufti.[4] However, he held that position for 3 tears, until 1965, due of the strong and cordial relationships between the late Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Sultan Ibrahim of Johor.[5]

Despite that in March 1967, Ismail was reinstated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to serve Brunei's government as the Mufti.[6] He had declared many Fatwas during those years, one of which was the banning of selling alcoholic drinks.[7] He was an excellent figure who has the ability and can be identified through various aspects, such as personality, trustworthy nature, extensive knowledge, steadfast and courageous attitude, and fiery spirit. His fatwas were seen as firm, insightful, and enlightening. According to entries in the register of fatwas kept by the Mufti Department of the Government of Brunei, up to 1,753 series of fatwas were published between 1962 and the end of his life in 1993.[4]

Death

Ismail passed away on 3 February 1993, at the age of 82, in the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan. The next day, on 4 February 1993, his remains was interred in the Kubah Makam Di Raja.[3]

Bibliography

  • Awang Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz, (Dato Seri Utama.) (1962). Fatwa Mufti Kerajaan (in Malay). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Awang Abdul Aziz Awang Juned (Pehin Dato Seri Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Haji.). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam. ISBN 9789991760155.
  • Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz, (Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) (2000). Tanda-tanda hampir kiamat (in Malay). Pusat Da'wah Islamiah. ISBN 9789991735108.
  • Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz, (Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) (2001). Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 (in Malay). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam. ISBN 9789991733357.
  • Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz, (Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) (2003). Tasawuf dan tarekat menurut pandangan ahli sunnah wal jamaah (in Malay). Pusat Da'wah Islamiah. ISBN 9789991735290.
  • Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz, (Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) (2007). Hukum Islam mengenai pertunangan, pernikahan, dan perceraian (in Malay). Pusat Da'wah Islamiah. ISBN 9789991735047.
  • Awang Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz, (Dato Seri Utama.) (2012). Tasawuf dan tarikat menurut pandangan ahli Sunnah wal Jama'ah (in Malay). Pusat Da'wah Islamiah. ISBN 9789991762012.
  • Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz, (Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) (2016). Bahtera perkahwinan (in Malay). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam. ISBN 9789991760391.
  • Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz, (Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama Awang Haji.) (2018). ورد اللطيف (in Malay). Bahagian Penerbitan & Penerangan, Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan. ISBN 9789991760599.

Legacy

State Mufti, Abdul Aziz Juned delivered the Prime Minister's Paper entitled 'Keunggulan Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz Sebagai Tokoh Yang Dihormati' to the International Convention Center, in conjunction with the coronation of Sultan Ibrahim Ismail. Additionally, he underlined that as a significant person, it is important to remember Ismail's past may serve as a remedy, a lesson, and a role model for others.[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Waqiuddin Razak (18 August 2014). "JUST IN: State Mufti to deliver talk on Brunei's Syariah Law at Universiti Islam Malaysia". The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Negara Brunei Darussalam: obituary 2008. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Tengkusyah (20 July 2013). "Maharum Bugis Syah (MBS): Makam Mufti Haji Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz Didalam Kubah Makam Diraja Brunei". Maharum Bugis Syah (MBS). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Allahyarham Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Dato Seri Utama (Dr.) Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz : Tokoh dihormati". Pelita Brunei. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Researcher highlights key players in Islamic development | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Mufti dan Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan" (PDF). al-Hadaf. 1997. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz (2001). Fatwa mufti kerajaan sepanjang tahun 1962-1969 (in Malay). Jabatan Mufti Kerajaan, Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Negara Brunei Darussalam. p. 471. ISBN 978-9991733357.


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