COLUMN 23 that we want. Quality assurance will not create 3S graduates if it just asks students to " define halal " or " list sources of contamination ". Universities should provide rubrics that award the capacity to examine a case that combines scientific detail, shariah reasoning, and social impact.
November-December. 2025 | @ Halal
COLUMN 23 that we want. Quality assurance will not create 3S graduates if it just asks students to " define halal " or " list sources of contamination ". Universities should provide rubrics that award the capacity to examine a case that combines scientific detail, shariah reasoning, and social impact.
For example, a student may be asked to examine a new processing aid, assess its fiqh( Islamic jurisprudence) consequences, consider consumer perceptions, and develop an honest and transparent communication approach. The emphasis on quality, transparency( visibility through Halal logos), and availability are key factors valued by international students when choosing Malaysia( Jamil et al., 2020).
CUSTODIANS OF THE 3S
Building a connection between science, shariah, and society will take time. Leaders, deans, curriculum committees, lecturers, and students must all demonstrate courage. It requires rejecting fragmented approaches within institutions and embracing a tawhidic understanding of knowledge.
In the story of creation, the angels were told of a new creature who would serve as khalifah( vicegerent on Earth). As Allah mentioned in the Quran:
" O Muhammad, when your Lord said to the angels, " Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority."( Quran, Al-Baqarah 2:30)
Carrying this trust in the halal industry is part of the Muslim accountability. It involves farms and freezers, contracts and cargo, enzymes and ethics. Universities are at a crucial crossroads. They have two options: continue to develop fragmented brains for a fragmented world, or consciously form integrated souls and intellects for a halal society.
If they follow the 3S model, each lab, classroom, and seminar room can become, as Badi ' uzzaman Said Nursî( 1877-1960, a Kurdish Islamic scholar) puts it in his book Risale-i Nur. In this garden, the seeds of faith and knowledge bloom together.
That garden will produce future talents who will serve the halal business not as mere employees, but as Allah ' s slaves, seeking His pleasure in every formula, fatwa, and factory they touch.-