Haron Din
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Dato' Dr. Haron Din |
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| 3rd Spiritual Leader of PAS | |
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In office 12 March 2015 – 15 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat |
| Succeeded by | Hashim Jasin |
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| Born | 18 August 1940 Bohor Mali, Simpang Empat, Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 15 September 2016 (aged 76) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Political party | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (1974–2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Khatijah Salleh |
| Relations | Hassan Din (brothers) |
| Children | Two sons and three daughters |
| Parents | Lebai Din |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tuan Guru Dato' Haron Din (Jawi: هارون بن دين; 18 August 1940 – 15 September 2016) was the spiritual leader of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
This particular issue tests the consensus of the ulema based party. Their top leaders for the likes of Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and Abdul Hadi Awang, was rooting for the word to be used by Malaysian Catholics in their Malay version of the Bible. Haron however, opposed this idea by saying that it is an abomination for permitting such action. This caused a split in PAS as Haron was deemed as a prominent Islamic scholar. Haron stated that he did not agree to allow non-Muslim to use the word Allah.
Haron died on 15 September 2016 at the Stanford University Hospital in San Francisco, California, United States age of 76 due to coma. His body was buried at Five Pillars Farm, a Muslim Cemetery at 1761 Laughlin Rd, Livermore, California. Before his departure to the United States, he told his family and party leaders that he wanted to be buried in the country where he hold the last breath. Muslims believe in having a quick burial following death is the best and not putting the deceased and his family members in further suffering. His family executed to his wishes instead of flying the body on a long haul flight for customary burial on the home soil.
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