The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges

Reversion to Islam while opening golden opportunities for a revert in terms of divine guidance and spiritual salvation is coming with somewhat insurmountable challenges in terms of Islamization of the self, family and contributions to the overall development of Malaysia as a multi-religious country....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mahmud, Mek Wok, Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar, Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2018
Subjects:	BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge H Social Sciences (General) H10 Societies
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63751/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63751/1/63751_The%20role%20of%20Chinese%20Muslims%20in%20Islamization%20of%20Malaysia.pdf

id	iium-63751
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-637512019-03-21T00:53:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63751/ The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges Mahmud, Mek Wok Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge H Social Sciences (General) H10 Societies Reversion to Islam while opening golden opportunities for a revert in terms of divine guidance and spiritual salvation is coming with somewhat insurmountable challenges in terms of Islamization of the self, family and contributions to the overall development of Malaysia as a multi-religious country. This is especially so when Islam as an official religion has made the issue of Islamization of the Malaysian society and its systems amongst the pivotal national agendas in the country. As to what is the role of Chinese Muslims (reverts) in the process, studies, among others, have purported to present the statistics about their share in socioeconomic development. Similarly, empirical studies point to the odds faced by this community at personal, family and community levels in their path for transition to the full Islamic way of life. To the presenters of this paper, however, the macro dimension of what it means to become a Muslim which is essential for adjustment to the Islamic requirements has not been sufficiently high-lighted in discourses in the area. Accordingly, this paper presents the position statements on Islamic expectations from Chinese reverts with the purpose of motivating them to achieve greater things in the area of Islamization of their community and the nation to the effect. IIUM Press 2018-05-01 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63751/1/63751_The%20role%20of%20Chinese%20Muslims%20in%20Islamization%20of%20Malaysia.pdf Mahmud, Mek Wok and Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus (2018) The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges. In: Contemporary Issues on Islamic Thought. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 62-86. ISBN 9789674910082
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge H Social Sciences (General) H10 Societies
spellingShingle	BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge H Social Sciences (General) H10 Societies Mahmud, Mek Wok Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges
description	Reversion to Islam while opening golden opportunities for a revert in terms of divine guidance and spiritual salvation is coming with somewhat insurmountable challenges in terms of Islamization of the self, family and contributions to the overall development of Malaysia as a multi-religious country. This is especially so when Islam as an official religion has made the issue of Islamization of the Malaysian society and its systems amongst the pivotal national agendas in the country. As to what is the role of Chinese Muslims (reverts) in the process, studies, among others, have purported to present the statistics about their share in socioeconomic development. Similarly, empirical studies point to the odds faced by this community at personal, family and community levels in their path for transition to the full Islamic way of life. To the presenters of this paper, however, the macro dimension of what it means to become a Muslim which is essential for adjustment to the Islamic requirements has not been sufficiently high-lighted in discourses in the area. Accordingly, this paper presents the position statements on Islamic expectations from Chinese reverts with the purpose of motivating them to achieve greater things in the area of Islamization of their community and the nation to the effect.
format	Book Chapter
author	Mahmud, Mek Wok Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
author_facet	Mahmud, Mek Wok Shah Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
author_sort	Mahmud, Mek Wok
title	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges
title_short	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges
title_full	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges
title_fullStr	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges
title_full_unstemmed	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges
title_sort	role of chinese muslims in islamisation of malaysia: expectations and challenges
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/63751/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/63751/1/63751_The%20role%20of%20Chinese%20Muslims%20in%20Islamization%20of%20Malaysia.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:30:24Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:30:24Z
_version_	1777412472547835904

The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamisation of Malaysia: expectations and challenges

Similar Items