Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey

Religion affects an individual’s perception and the way in which people behave. The Malays in Malaysia observe religious rites and rituals and portray Islamic values in their behavior. Based upon a sample survey, this study examines respondents’ belief in the deity, the frequency and intensity of...

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Main Authors:	Moten, Abdul Rashid, Wok, Saodah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2019
Subjects:	BL Religion
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spelling	iium-727812019-11-17T17:56:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72781/ Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey Moten, Abdul Rashid Wok, Saodah BL Religion Religion affects an individual’s perception and the way in which people behave. The Malays in Malaysia observe religious rites and rituals and portray Islamic values in their behavior. Based upon a sample survey, this study examines respondents’ belief in the deity, the frequency and intensity of their involvement in religious rites and rituals, and their devotion to religious ceremonies. It is hypothesized that a person with a higher level of religiosity is more likely to align his/her behavior in compliance with religious belief and practices. This study finds that the Malays are polite in their behavior to their parents, try to help others, refrain from taking interests on loans to friends, and the like. Islam seems to influence all aspects of the behavior of the Malays in Malaysia. Most of them would abide by most of the dictates of their religion in their dealings with others. Religiosity is not significantly related to age, education, gender, and marital status. However, the rural population consistently scores high on all measures of religiosity. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2019-06-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72781/1/72781_Religiosity%20of%20Malays%20Living%20in%20Malaysian.pdf Moten, Abdul Rashid and Wok, Saodah (2019) Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey. International Journal of Islamic Thoughts, 15 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2232-1314 E-ISSN 2289-6023 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IJIT-Vol-15-June-2019_1_1-16.pdf
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spellingShingle	BL Religion Moten, Abdul Rashid Wok, Saodah Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
description	Religion affects an individual’s perception and the way in which people behave. The Malays in Malaysia observe religious rites and rituals and portray Islamic values in their behavior. Based upon a sample survey, this study examines respondents’ belief in the deity, the frequency and intensity of their involvement in religious rites and rituals, and their devotion to religious ceremonies. It is hypothesized that a person with a higher level of religiosity is more likely to align his/her behavior in compliance with religious belief and practices. This study finds that the Malays are polite in their behavior to their parents, try to help others, refrain from taking interests on loans to friends, and the like. Islam seems to influence all aspects of the behavior of the Malays in Malaysia. Most of them would abide by most of the dictates of their religion in their dealings with others. Religiosity is not significantly related to age, education, gender, and marital status. However, the rural population consistently scores high on all measures of religiosity.
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author	Moten, Abdul Rashid Wok, Saodah
author_facet	Moten, Abdul Rashid Wok, Saodah
author_sort	Moten, Abdul Rashid
title	Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
title_short	Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
title_full	Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
title_fullStr	Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
title_full_unstemmed	Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
title_sort	religiosity of malays living in malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/72781/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72781/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/72781/1/72781_Religiosity%20of%20Malays%20Living%20in%20Malaysian.pdf
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Religiosity of Malays living in Malaysian rural areas: an analytical survey

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