Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims

The growing elderly population indicated a shift in the cultural context in Malaysia and the needs of elderly care facilities. This paper looks at the cultural sustainability issues and Islamic perspectives requirements through a review on the recommendations outlined in the Quran and Hadiths; surve...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Denan, Zuraini, Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) NA1 General
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spelling	iium-331052013-11-29T03:01:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33105/ Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Denan, Zuraini Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan H Social Sciences (General) NA1 General The growing elderly population indicated a shift in the cultural context in Malaysia and the needs of elderly care facilities. This paper looks at the cultural sustainability issues and Islamic perspectives requirements through a review on the recommendations outlined in the Quran and Hadiths; surveys and case studies on the available elderly care facilities in Malaysia. The results indicated the perception of the respondents on the idea of having elderly care for the Muslim community and also the preferred type of care facilities. The research findings outlined the criteria for a cohesive retirement village for Muslims. Elsevier 2013-09-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33105/1/hanoi-retirement.pdf Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Denan, Zuraini and Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan (2013) Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 85. pp. 164-178. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813024750 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.348
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description	The growing elderly population indicated a shift in the cultural context in Malaysia and the needs of elderly care facilities. This paper looks at the cultural sustainability issues and Islamic perspectives requirements through a review on the recommendations outlined in the Quran and Hadiths; surveys and case studies on the available elderly care facilities in Malaysia. The results indicated the perception of the respondents on the idea of having elderly care for the Muslim community and also the preferred type of care facilities. The research findings outlined the criteria for a cohesive retirement village for Muslims.
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author	Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Denan, Zuraini Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan
author_facet	Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Denan, Zuraini Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan
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title	Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims
title_short	Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims
title_full	Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims
title_fullStr	Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims
title_full_unstemmed	Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims
title_sort	cultural sustainability and islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for muslims
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2013
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Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims

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