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Malaysia gets its first Imam via 'X-Factor' inspired reality show
Kuala Lumpur News.Net
Saturday 31st July, 2010 (ANI)
Muhammad Asyraf Mohd Ridzuan, 26, an imam from Penang has won Imam Muda- a new reality show, on the lines of 'X Factor', which has gained global attention.
Asyraf beat Hizbur Rahman Omar Zuhdi in the finale held at Pusat Islam to become show's inaugural winner.
He won a scholarship to Al-Madinah International University to pursue post-graduate studies.
Other prizes for Asyraf, who has a degree in Usuluddin and Fiqh from Universiti Malaya, include a job as an imam in one of the mosques in the Federal Territory, a haj pilgrimage, a Proton Exora, RM20,000, a holiday, an iPhone, furniture worth RM10,000 and an Apple Macbook Pro.
Hizbur, 27, a religious teacher from Baling in Kedah, also won a scholarship to the same university, reports the Star Online.
Hizbur, who is currently pursuing a degree in syariah at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, also received an umrah package, furniture worth RM7,000, an iPhone, an Apple Macbook Pro and RM15,000.
The show, which debuted on May 28 with 10 contestants, has built an impressive following among Malaysians.
Its Facebook site has 55,538 fans. (ANI)  Email this story to a friend
Comments on this story
Anonymous
08-01-10, 02:09 AM |
Malaysia gets its first Imam via 'X-Factor' inspired reality show
congrats to the winner. though it is not in islam practise to promote one’s knowledge, i opened my mind a bit and thought, well hey, this could also be a gud way to promote the beauty of islam in a sense. hopefully, people may learn a lot fomr this show.
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Mat Sentul
08-01-10, 03:48 AM |
Malaysia gets its first Imam via 'X-Factor' inspired reality show
Anonymous
08-01-10, 02:09 AM
Congrats to you too for opening up your mind and its about time too. May more of you’s to follow suit. Hope the days will come soon for the “Tok Guru type” who called themselves as imam.
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napi_musa
08-01-10, 05:07 AM |
congrate!!
this is da truth..
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