The Arabisation of Islam the observation of Arab culture as authoritative Islamic norms amongst Muslims in Singapore & its implications.
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-574242020-11-01T08:35:07Z The Arabisation of Islam the observation of Arab culture as authoritative Islamic norms amongst Muslims in Singapore & its implications. Muhammad Ridzwan Bin Rahmat S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Humanities::Religions::Islam 40 p. Since the religion of Islam arrived in this region several hundred years ago, there never seemed to have been a point of time in history where the Malay and Arab culture seems so fused together in a concoction in identity. Ethnic Malay names common in the past have progressively given way to Arabic ones today. Modest traditional Malay dresses that commonly dot the Singapore landscape in the yesteryears are slowly yielding their positions today to distinctly Arab garbs, head covers and veils. The Arabic language is increasingly finding immense currency amongst the local Muslim population who has adopted a large part of its vocabulary to replace existing Malay terms. But beyond the peripheries of fashion and language, Arab culture could have embedded itself as authoritative elements of Islam. Have Malays been unknowingly been observing Arab culture and experiencing them as manifestations of religiosity? What are the traditions that we have taken for granted to be Islamic are actually Arabic? What are the forces at work that has fused Islamic tradition and Arab cultures together and what are its implications on the community in the context of a resurgent Islam? These are the themes that will be explored in the following dissertation. Master of Science (Strategic Studies) 2014-04-07T10:33:21Z 2014-04-07T10:33:21Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/57424 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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The Arabisation of Islam the observation of Arab culture as authoritative Islamic norms amongst Muslims in Singapore & its implications. |
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