The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions

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....

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Main Authors:	Mahmud, Mek Wok, Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah, Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	IIUM Press 2018
Subjects:	KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects
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spelling	iium-658692018-09-25T06:39:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65869/ The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions Mahmud, Mek Wok Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects 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 socio-economic 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 highlighted 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 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65869/1/Chinese%20Muslims%20role.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65869/2/Acceptance%20letter%20JIA%20Special%20Issue%20Dr.%20Mek%20Wok%2C%20Prof%20Sayed%20%202018.pdf Mahmud, Mek Wok and Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus (2018) The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions. Islam in Asia. pp. 1-11. E-ISSN 2289-8077 (In Press) http://www.iium.edu.my/kulliyyah/kirkhs/journal-of-islam-in-asia
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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 socio-economic 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 highlighted 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.
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author	Mahmud, Mek Wok Haneef, Sayed Sikandar Shah Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
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title	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions
title_short	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions
title_full	The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions
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The role of Chinese Muslims in Islamization of Malaysia: Lessons from life of the companions

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