Muslims and Buddhists interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan

Although Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Taoism, and other traditional belief systems are also practiced. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship or religious interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in one of the east coast states in Malaysia, Kelantan. A small town, Pasir Mas is chosen as it consists of two major religions, Islam and Buddhism, forming two religious communities living side by side in a traditional village namely Kg. Tendong. It is an ethno-religious study of Malay Muslims and Chinese as well as Siamese Buddhists in terms of their religious interaction in the said location. The study in Pasir Mas could be perceived as a subset study over the dominant set of ethnic groups in Malaysia. In order to measure the quality of interaction, some indicators have been prepared to be applied on a total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents that were drawn from Muslims and Buddhists. The sample size together with the above-mentioned indicators showed that the quality of interaction is encouraging in the sense that the universal values of the two religions, namely Islam and Buddhism that bind people together. On the other hand, the discouraging factor of interaction among the residents of Pasir Mas was that trivial issues of religious differences. Therefore, the significance of the study lies mainly in showing the level of interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas. This result is essential to the policy makers to develop a better pattern of inter-racial interaction in a remote area of Peninsular Malaysia. The study finally discusses the need for broader and more comprehensive research in this area

Buddhists minority in Malay Muslims majority of Pasir Mas, Kelantan

Although Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Taoism, and other traditional belief systems are also practiced. The objective of this study is to investigate the real pattern of relationship of Buddhists minority in Malay Muslims majority in one of the east coast states in Malaysia, Kelantan. A small town, Pasir Mas is chosen as it consists of two major religions, Islam and Buddhism, forming two religious communities living side by side in a traditional village namely Kg. Tendong. It is an ethno-religious study of Malay Muslims and Chinese as well as Siamese Buddhists in terms of their religious interaction in the said location. The study in Pasir Mas could be perceived as a subset study over the dominant set of ethnic groups in Malaysia. In order to measure the quality of interaction, some indicators have been prepared to be applied on a total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents that were drawn from Muslims and Buddhists. The sample size together with the above-mentioned indicators showed that the quality of interaction is encouraging in the sense that the universal values of the two religions, namely Islam and Buddhism that bind people together. On the other hand, the discouraging factor of interaction among the residents of Pasir Mas was that trivial issues of religious differences. Therefore, the significance of the study lies mainly in showing the level of interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas. This result is essential to the policy makers to develop a better pattern of inter-racial interaction in a remote area of Peninsular Malaysia

Religious Interaction of Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas, Kelantan

Although Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Taoism, and other traditional belief systems are also practiced. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship or religious interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in a small town of Pasir Mas in Kelantan. Pasir Mas is chosen as it consists of two major religions, Islam and Buddhism, forming two religious communities living side by side in a traditional village namely Kg. Tendong. It is an ethno-religious study of Malay Muslims and Chinese as well as Siamese Buddhists in terms of their religious interaction in the said location. In order to measure the quality of interaction, some indicators have been prepared to be applied on a total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents that were drawn from Muslims and Buddhists. The sample size together with the above-mentioned indicators showed that the quality of interaction is encouraging in the sense that the universal values of the two religions, namely Islam and Buddhism that bind people together. On the other hand, the discouraging factor of interaction among the residents of Pasir Mas was that trivial issues of religious differences. Therefore, the significance of the study lies mainly in showing the level of interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas. This result is essential to the policy makers to develop a better pattern of inter-racial interaction in a remote area of Peninsular Malaysia. The study finally discusses the need for broader and more comprehensive research in this are

PEMIKIRAN AL-FARUQI DAN SUMBANGANNYA DALAM TRANSFORMASI ISLAM DI MALAYSIA MELALUI ISLAMISASI ILMU

oai:mjis.www.journal.unisza.edu.my:article/1Artikel ini membincangkan sumbangan al-Faruqi dalam mentransformasi pemikiran Islam di Malaysia. Ia memfokuskan kepada manhajnya dalam menggerakkan perubahan dalam tradisi pemikiran dan intelek di Malaysia. Manhaj ini direalisasikan dalam gagasan Islamiyyat al-Ma‘rifat (Islamisasi Ilmu - Islamization of Knowledge) di Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM). Visi yang dirangkanya memberi kesan dan impak yang signifikan dalam mengilhamkan perubahan dan reformasi pendidikan dan usaha pengislaman Ilmu yang diterapkan secara komprehensif di UIAM. Perbincangan ini menfokuskan kepada peranan dan sumbangannya yang penting terhadap transformasi nilai dan praktik Islam di Malaysia dan hubungannya dengan UIAM, dengan melihat kepada tiga dasar pengislaman di UIAM yang terkesan dari fikrah dan idealismenya (1) Islamisasi ilmu, (2) integrasi ilmu dan nilai dan (3) metode pengajian agama yang dikembangkan di Kulliyyah. Hasil kajian menunjukkan al-Faruqi telah memberi sumbangan yang besar kepada transformasi Islam di Malaysia dengan kekuatan nilai dan aspirasi tauhid yang dibawanya dan usaha pengislaman ilmu yang membawa idealisme pembaharuan dalam manhaj pemikiran. Kata kunci: Al-Faruqi, UIAM, Islamisasi, nilai Islam

Ketokohan Ismail Raji al-Faruqi

Kertas ini membahaskan sumbangan dan kerangka pemikiran Ismail Raji al-Faruqi dalam tradisi keilmuan yang substantif. Ia mengungkapkan kekuatan dan sejarah pemikirannya dalam disiplin ilmu yang luas mencakup bidang teologi, perbandingan agama.falsafah,kalam seni dan budaya. Kertas ini turut meninjau pembaharuan dan manhaj yang diketengahkan bagi masyarakat mengangkat pemikiran dan harakat keilmuan serta sumbangannya yang penting dlam sejarah peradaban dan ketinggian karya yang dihasilkan

Al-Faruqi’s Fundamental Ideas and Philosophy of Education

This paper discusses the fundamental ideal and philosophy of education advocated by Ismail Raji al-Faruqi (1921-1986) in realizing the Islamization of knowledge (IOK) project. The concept and perspective of education projected by al-Faruqi was constructed on the worldview of tawhid that reflected the essence and intrinsic philosophy and paradigm of knowledge rooted on Islamic vision of reality and truth. It embodied the comprehensive and holistic vision of education that seeks to integrate the fundamental element of revealed and acquired knowledge. The project envisaged to undertake significant reform in the practice and method of education of the ummah that need to be recast and reproject based on the intrinsic value and paradigm of the Qur’an and its approach to knowledge. This paper will analyse this significant idea and principle and its importance in realizing the IOK vision and reforming the educational system in the Muslim world. </p

Islamic Civilization: Its Significance in al-Faruqi’s Islamization of Knowledge

This paper discusses the significance attempt of al-Faruqi in making Islamic civilization a mandatory course in his Islamization of Knowledge project. In any attempt of Islamization of Knowledge, the students of Islamization should be comprehensively mastered Islamic Civilization. Al-Faruqi systematically developed four required components in civilizational study that were critical for Islamization project, i.e., to give the Muslim student knowledge of the first principles of Islam as essence of Islamic civilization in the first year; the historical achievements of Islamic civilization in the second year; how Islamic civilization compares and contrasts with other civilizations in essence and manifestation, in the third year, and; how Islamic civilization is the only viable option in dealing with the fundamental problems of Muslims and non-Muslims in the contemporary world, in the fourth year. The significance ideal projected by this comprehensive stages as characterized by al-Faruqi were crucial for student to understand the secular worldview that bring the collapse of civilization in the past and not to repeat this catastrophic consequence in contemporary civilization of the Ummah