What is the Agama Islam Jabatan Selangor (Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor)?
The Agama Islam Jabatan Selangor (Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor), also known as JAIS, is a Muslim religious department , based in Malaysia. Malaysia in the late 1970s and early 1980s embarked upon a remarkable programme of reformation of Islamic family laws under the doctrine of siasah syariah (in codification of the law, the state may choose opinions of differing schools to serve the best interest of the community), which introduced among others the restriction of polygamy to help ensure that justice is done as envisaged by the Quran.
