Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey

Introduction: Smoking is prevalent among Muslims in this country despite public knowledge regarding smoking as haram (unlawful). This may be due to ignorance of the consensus of the ' mufti ' on the ' fatwa ' on smoking or a result of poor education and understanding of health-r...

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Main Authors:	Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, A.M., Puteri Melor, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, How, Soon Hin
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2007
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/1/Azarisman.pdf

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spelling	iium-298852016-03-10T07:10:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/ Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah A.M., Puteri Melor Ab Rahman, Jamalludin How, Soon Hin R Medicine (General) Introduction: Smoking is prevalent among Muslims in this country despite public knowledge regarding smoking as haram (unlawful). This may be due to ignorance of the consensus of the ' mufti ' on the ' fatwa ' on smoking or a result of poor education and understanding of health-related risks of smoking. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was carried out among the public who attended the IIUM Faculty of Medicine open day in Kuantan, Pahang on June 12th, 2004. Knowledge of smoking-related illnesses and the religious ' fatwa '(edict) on smoking was assessed. Results: Seventy four muslims participated in the survey. 46(63%) were smokers (including ex-smokers) and 28(37%) were non–smokers. There was no statistically significant difference between the knowledge of smoking-related illnesses and their knowledge of the religious edict which regards smoking as haram between smokers and non-smokers. Only 6.7% of smokers perceive smoking as haram compared to 48% of non-smokers (p<0.001). Conclusion: The conviction that smoking is haram among smokers is still poor among smokers. This could be one of the main reasons contributing to the high prevalence of smoking in our society. There was no difference between smokers and non-smokers concerning their knowledge on the religious edict on smoking and the health-related hazards of smoking. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2007-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/1/Azarisman.pdf Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi and Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah and A.M., Puteri Melor and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and How, Soon Hin (2007) Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 6 (2). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1823-4631 http://www.eimjm.com/Vol6-No2/Vol6-No2-G1.htm
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah A.M., Puteri Melor Ab Rahman, Jamalludin How, Soon Hin Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
description	Introduction: Smoking is prevalent among Muslims in this country despite public knowledge regarding smoking as haram (unlawful). This may be due to ignorance of the consensus of the ' mufti ' on the ' fatwa ' on smoking or a result of poor education and understanding of health-related risks of smoking. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was carried out among the public who attended the IIUM Faculty of Medicine open day in Kuantan, Pahang on June 12th, 2004. Knowledge of smoking-related illnesses and the religious ' fatwa '(edict) on smoking was assessed. Results: Seventy four muslims participated in the survey. 46(63%) were smokers (including ex-smokers) and 28(37%) were non–smokers. There was no statistically significant difference between the knowledge of smoking-related illnesses and their knowledge of the religious edict which regards smoking as haram between smokers and non-smokers. Only 6.7% of smokers perceive smoking as haram compared to 48% of non-smokers (p<0.001). Conclusion: The conviction that smoking is haram among smokers is still poor among smokers. This could be one of the main reasons contributing to the high prevalence of smoking in our society. There was no difference between smokers and non-smokers concerning their knowledge on the religious edict on smoking and the health-related hazards of smoking.
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author	Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah A.M., Puteri Melor Ab Rahman, Jamalludin How, Soon Hin
author_facet	Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah A.M., Puteri Melor Ab Rahman, Jamalludin How, Soon Hin
author_sort	Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi
title	Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
title_short	Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
title_full	Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
title_fullStr	Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
title_full_unstemmed	Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey
title_sort	perception of the islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in malaysia; a preliminary survey
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2007
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29885/1/Azarisman.pdf
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Perception of the Islamic ruling on smoking among muslim adults in Malaysia; a preliminary survey

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