Abstract:

Fatwa coordination in Malaysia are non-ending issues due to certain factors whereas debated by many scholars. The issues of non-coordination or inconsistency of fatwa between the State Fatwa Committee and the Muzakarah Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs in Malaysia discussed by many reviewers as well as its impact on the community and the fatwa institution itself.Hence, this article aims to highlight past research related to the issue of fatwa coordination in Malaysia.The approach adopted is the method content analysis of past studies. The analysis of this literature uses thematic method approach in understanding selected articles based on random systems and the use of keywords in relation to fatwa coordination. Synthesis analysis carried out has resulted in six (6) themes consisting of factors of inconsistency, impact of inconsistency, importance of coordination, resolution of inconsistencies, minimization of inconsistency and the role of the Muzakarah Committee as the national fatwa institution. Thematic reviews give the advantages of the structured aspects of the discussion to the studies carried out by past surveyors. 

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