By NNN-Bernama,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Muslims are advised to address information explosion wisely so as not to be faced with the problem of information overload which can hamper real understanding of their religion.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Major General (Rtd) Jamil Khir Baharom said knowledge would continue to expand and more information being channelled that society was overloaded with information.
Jamil Khir said to address the issue, Muslims must equip themselves with knowledge in fardhu ain and fardhu kifayah in facing the problems of the 21st century, including information overload.
“Efforts in acquiring knowledge in these two areas in Islam must be renewed and stepped up to enable Muslims to face the various challenges ahead,” he said when opening the International Conference On Muslims And The Frontiers of Knowledge In The 21st Century: Issues, Prospects and Challenges’ here tonight.
The text of his speech was read out by Institute of Islamic Understanding of Malaysia (Ikim) chairman Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid.