Islamic cultures and the manifestation of faith in the Malaysian society
Malaysia’s political system and society o�er interesting frameworks for the exploration of the embedment of Islamic cultures and practices. It is written in the history of the pre-independent Malaya, British recruited Chinese and Indian labourers to support its divide and rule policy. As a resu...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/83111/7/83111_Islamic%20cultures%20and%20the%20manifestation%20of%20faith%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20society.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/83111/ https://www.sarawakiic.org.my/index.php/about/about-us-iic |
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| Institution: | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Malaysia’s political system and society o�er
interesting frameworks for the exploration of the embedment
of Islamic cultures and practices. It is written in the
history of the pre-independent Malaya, British recruited
Chinese and Indian labourers to support its divide and rule
policy. As a result, people were racially, socially, and
economically segregated. The situation got bitter when
Chinese and Indians were given the rights of citizenship
which were perceived by the Malays as a threat to their
rights as an inland people. As a compensation, Malay and
Islam have been given preferential treatment through
special rights and positions which are enshrined in the
social contract (Haque, 2003; Yousif, 2004). Hence, as
evidenced today, Malaysia consists of a unique blend of
history, religions, ethnicities, cultures and politics; with
the Malay-Muslim as the dominant group followed by
Chinese and Indian along with other ethnic minority
groups. Islam has been since designated as the religion of
the federation and assigned in the Malay identity and its
roles have been expanded to be included in the public
society. The study contends that Islam is seen as a key site
of ideological struggle to produce a set of hegemonic
structures by the state. One of the ways is through the
embedment of Islamic practices and values in the Malaysian
society in an e�ort to compose Malaysia’s dominant
cultures. It is argued that the cultural implications and
experiences of Islam has not been speci�cally or substantively
addressed, since most research focused on the
broader role of Islam in Malaysian politics (The study is
carried out in Peninsular Malaysia). |
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