There is another area that needs the attention of scholars in the Malay world If we scrutinise the method of teaching the fard ayn courses in matriculation and higher education, it is still fiqh oriented in the case of Malaysia. The effect of this orientation is evident from issues raised by the masses in intellectual discourses which focus on the issue of haram or halal, covering the'awrah, qunut vs non-gunit which are in the domain of fiqh. So a new kind of reform is needed, probably in the form initiated by Harun Nasution and consistent with the call made by Hamka and Zaba, which emphasised philosophical inquiry and the use of the intellect or reason. These three scholars have been labelled as Mu'tazilah, one school of thought in early Islam that gives a superior position to the intellect in contrast to revelation whenever there is a conflict between them. In their case, they were called Kaum Muda and were opposed by the Kaum Tua and the like. Despite this they were not deterred from their sense of mission. In fact, Harun Nasution used to relate that one day he hoped his enemy will understand him. Similar remarks have been made by all reformers including those in our works, Time was their witness. Similarly, the Malay world needs this reform especially if it wants to produce new, creative ideas and in a sense it is already happening in Indonesia.