Islam and Muslim in multi religious society: realities and challenges in Sabah, Malaysia

Amir, S. and Suliaman, I. and Abd Razzak, M.M. and Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli and Abdullah, M. and Ahmad Shah, F. and Deraman, F. and Ahmad, K. and Mohd Noor, M.M. and Touhami Meftah, J. and Ariffin, S. and K. Kassar, A. and Mohd Nor, M.R. and Abdul Hamid, A.F. (2013) Islam and Muslim in multi religious society: realities and challenges in Sabah, Malaysia. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 13 (2). pp. 145-153. ISSN 1990-9233, DOI https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.13.2.1765.

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Abstract

One of the sources says that Islam has come to Malay World in eleventh century of Masihi and this is supported by the discovery of gravestone in Champa, Gresik Java as well as Kedah together with the discovery of stone monument in Terengganu dated 1303 Masihi. This situation is exposing the phenomenon of Islam’s growth in the Peninsular Malaysia earlier from the Borneo Isle where it has been receiving Islam during the 15th century of Masihi intermediated by al-Makhdum. Thus, this argumentation is at least influencing the history and the situation of Islam’s development of the Borneo especially in Sabah amongst the native people. Nevertheless it is indisputable if we assumed that the empirical battle to authorize religion of Islam from the Peninsular Malaysia has empower an inducement towards the local fundamentalists to accentuate the Islamic spiritual da’wah at Sabah until Islam has been the official religion of the state. Hence, from the prepared revision and analytical reflection, we shall examine and explore the history as well as the growth of Islam’s prospect especially at Sabah by considering the aspect of Islamization reality and current religious activities including Christianization. We also explore the development’s factors, institution and also the person in authority towards this issue. It is adequate to highlight that Islam’s nuance at Sabah, which situated in the north of Borneo Isle, is multi-dimensional in its characteristic, which is in itself is a unique state in the country.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > Islam > Relation of Islam to other religions B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions:	Academy of Islamic Studies > Dept of Al-Quran & Al- Hadith
Depositing User:	Mr. Selamat Amir
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2014 00:58
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2019 07:26
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/9398

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