REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Ulama or Muslim cleric have potential to promote immature Islamic industry in Indonesia. Nevertheless, not many of them are familiar or have knowledge about the industry.
“Ulama role in socializing Islamic insurance is very big,” the Chairman of Economic Association of Indonesia I (IAEI), Agustianto, said in Jakarta. Yet, regulator and industry do not pay more attention to the ulama’s role in promoting Islamic industry despite the big potential.
Some of the efforts MUI has made in this regard are as follows:
MUI launches online halal certification service:
http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en/islam-in-archipelago/12/05/24/m4jctp-mui-launches-online-halal-certification-service
MUI eyes cooperation with China:
http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en/islam-in-archipelago/12/05/24/m4j6hu-mui-eyes-cooperation-with-china
The education of Ulamas is very onesided and therefore they will have difficulties to understand what ‘Islamic industry’ is supposed to be. Anyway, a good start. May be they will start educating themselves further. (There is always hope).