The Importance of License to Teach (Tauliah)
Recently, our country was shocked by the arrest of a preacher in a southern state for delivering a religious talk without an official teaching license (tauliah) issued by the state’s religious authority. This incident sparked debate among the public: is it appropriate to arrest a religious preacher simply for delivering a religious ceramah, especially when his purpose was merely to preach, invite people to do good, and not to lead them into sin?