Menghadapi Masyarakat Majemuk Di Malaysia Melalui Ilmu Perbandingan Agama: Kajian Pendahuluan

Abstract: Since Malaysia got its independence around 60 years, it has known as a country which had a plural society not even the variety of language but also the variety of religiousity and ethnic. This has shown that the plurality in Malaysia has been a long time. Unfortunately, in facing this plural society seems difficult for some Muslims in Malaysia because of lacking knowledge in terms of approaching dan communicating with this group. Hence, the objective of an article is to review the Islamic responses regarding on the functions of comparative religion in confronting the plural society in Malaysia. The methodology of this article is basically qualitative which focusing on the literatures. The findings showed that comparative religion is important for Malay Muslim to learn and understand more about other people in Malaysia. Keywords: Comparative religion, plural society, Malaysi

Tinjauan awal terhadap penggunaan ilmu perbandingan agama dalam dakwah di Malaysia

Disiplin ilmu perbandingan agama adalah disiplin ilmu yang semakin berkembang di serata dunia. Umumnya, ilmu perbandingan agama lebih banyak diaplikasikan dalam bentuk akademik dan ilmiah seperti pengajaran dan pembelajaran di institusi pengajian tinggi di Malaysia. Namun, apabila menyebut penggunaan ilmu perbandingan agama dalam dakwah, sebahagian rakyat Malaysia masih keliru dan meragui akan relevannya ilmu perbandingan agama untuk dakwah. Maka, objektif kajian adalah untuk meneliti secara naratif penggunaan ilmu perbandingan agama dalam dakwah di Malaysia. Metodologi kajian adalah kualitatif yang bersifat naratif. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa kehadiran tokoh pendakwah dalam ilmu perbandingan agama di Malaysia meningkatkan lagi kesedaran rakyat Malaysia terhadap kepentingan perbandingan dalam berdakwah. Implikasi kajian dapat dilihat daripada berlakunya perkembangan dalam penggunaan ilmu perbandingan agama dalam dakwah di Malaysia

Revert daie : lived experiences of Indian preachers in Malaysia

Preachers are people who deliver Islamic message or speech to the communities around them. This is because the agenda of preaching has been inherent in a Muslim and preaching is also one of the duties of the previous prophets. In Malaysia, the participation of non-Malay preachers such as Indian and Chinese preachers in delivering preaching is constantly growing from time to time. Furthermore, the involvement of Indian Muslims in the arena of preaching still receives less attention in academic studies, although it is undeniable that they also play a role in developing da'wah in Malaysia. It can be seen, most academic studies focus more on aspects of converts such as the welfare of converts, the management of converts to the Indian community and others. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the true story of four Indian preachers in the context of their experiences before embracing Islam and their involvement in preaching. The methodology of this study is qualitative and involves the collection of data in the field. The results of the study found that their strength as Indian Muslim preachers was influenced by three elements, (i) their life and experience before embracing Islam, (ii) their exposure in the diversity of knowledge and, (iii) the external support that makes them have their own approach and principles in delivering da'wah

PENGGUNAAN BAHASA MANDARIN SEBAGAI MEDIUM DAKWAH DALAM NGO DI MALAYSIA

The use of Mandarin language in Dakwah is remotely practiced by Malaysians. This is because majority of Malaysians especially Muslims are more comfortable using their native language which is Malay language and English as communication language used with mad’u from various backgrounds of religion and language. In fact, there are some more likey to practice dakwah and islah amongs only Muslims. Thus, this study is about a few dakwah movements in Malaysia that using Mandarin as communication language in dakwah movements. The research methodology used is qualitative from documented or written sourceS. The findings show that Mandarin language is an appropriate and relevant medium in dakwah communication because the number of Chinese people in Malaysia is also more than the Indians. The implication of the study found that there are two aspects the using of Mandarin language in Dakwah which are as  preparation to preacher or daie to  deal with Chinese mad’u; Mandarin as a dakwah communication language in facing Chinese mad’u through their organized activities and programs

Penggunaan Bahasa Mandarin Dalam Dakwah Oleh Gerakan-Gerakan Dakwah: Sumbangan dan Peranannya di Malaysia

Abstract: Delivering da’wah by using the foreign language is one of the new approaches in da’wah strategy. Some of the preachers aware on it and indirectly involved in this kind of da’wah by using Mandarin language. That is why the are several of da’wah associations like PERKIM, YADIM and MACMA use the language of Mandarin in da’wah. Hence, the purpose of the paper is to discuss the using of Mandarin language among some of da’wah associations by concentrating their contributions dan their roles in presenting da’wah in Malaysia. Keywords: Mandarin, da’wah association, MACAM, YADIM, PERKI

Pendekatan fiqh ta’ayusy dalam menangani konflik antara agama

Konflik antara agama merupakan perkara yang sensitif dalam sebuah negara yang mempunyai masyarakat daripada pelbagai latar belakang. Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara yang menjadikan Islam sebagai agama Persekutuan perlu berperanan dalam kerangka Islam bagi menghadapi konflik ini. Sehubungan itu, artikel ini bertujuan menjelaskan pendekatan fiqh al-ta’ayusy atau disebut sebagai interaksi harmoni dalam menangani konflik antara agama. Kajian ini dilakukan berdasarkan penulisan lalu dan disesuaikan dengan isu berkaitan konflik antara agama di Malaysia. Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa al-ta’ayusy dalam Islam mempunyai tiga pendekatan utama iaitu dialog antara agama, dakwah dan penerimaan agama lain. Selain itu, al-ta’ayusy juga tertakluk kepada beberapa syarat di mana umumnya adalah berkaitan kemuliaan agama Islam itu sendiri dan kepentingan bermuamalah dengan bukan Islam secara baik serta mementingkan keharmonian sejagat. Penerimaan terhadap masyarakat berlainan agama juga terhad kepada perkara selain daripada aspek asas agama seperti tauhid dan ibadah. Ini adalah penting agar interaksi harmoni dapat dicapai tanpa melunturkan agama dalam diri sebagaimana yang dianjurkan oleh golongan pluralisme agama. Kajian ini juga diharapkan dapat memberikan penjelasan berkenaan peranan dan kaedah seorang Muslim dalam berhadapan dengan masyarakat bukan Islam

TAHAP PENGETAHUAN MAHASISWA UNIVERSITI AWAM (UA) NEGERI SELANGOR TERHADAP ILMU PERBANDINGAN AGAMA

The field of Comparative Religion is getting more attention from most scholars in the world, including Malaysia. This is parallel with the nature of the Malaysian community which is diverse. The more one knows of the knowledge in comparative religion, the more one is sensitive when interacting with the people of other religions. Hence, in the context of university students in Malaysia, how far is their level of knowledge in comparative religion? This study is going to analyse on the level of knowledge among public university students in Selangor towards the field of comparative religion. This is based on the respondents’ demography which are gender, age, state originality, secondary education, department of study and the phase of the study in university. The method employed is quantitative which used the Statistical Packages for the Social Science (SPSS) For Windows (version 22.0) and the findings are analysed descriptively. The result shows that Min distribution is a high 4.04 Overall, it is shown that the majority of the public university students have certain knowledge in the field of comparative religion.Ilmu perbandingan agama merupakan satu bidang ilmu yang semakin mendapat tempat masyarakat dunia termasuk Malaysia. Ini menepati dengan sifat rakyat Malaysia yang majmuk. Semakin seseorang itu mengetahui tentang ilmu perbandingan agama, semakin dia peka apabila bergaul dan berinteraksi dengan penganut agama lain. Namun, dalam konteks mahasiswa universiti, bagaimana tahap pengetahuan mereka terhadap ilmu perbandingan agama. Maka, kajian ini dilakukan bagi menganalisis sejauh mana tahap pengetahuan mahasiswa universiti awam di Selangor terhadap ilmu perbandingan agama berdasarkan demografi mahasiswa dari segi jantina, umur, negeri asal, sekolah menengah terakhir, fakulti dan peringkat pengajian. Metod kajian yang dilakukan adalah kuantitatif yang menggunakan perisian Statistical Packages for the Social Science (SPSS) For Windows versi 22.0 dan seterusnya hasil kajian dihuraikan secara deskriptif yang merangkumi nilai kekerapan dan peratusan. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap pengetahuan mahasiswa universiti awam negeri Selangor mengenai ilmu perbandingan agama mencapai taburan min yang tinggi iaitu 4.04. Ini jelas membuktikan bahawa mahasiswa universiti awam Selangor mempunyai pengetahuan yang jelas terhadap ilmu perbandingan agama

Inter-religious dialogue: the perspective of Malaysian contemporary Muslim thinkers

Malaysia is a country that is rich for the diversity of its people. This diversity can be seen from the aspect of faith, ethnicity, language, culture, and so on. In facing a society that is pluralistic in nature, several initiatives have been taken by the government and non-government bodies in ensuring understanding and unity among Malaysians. Among the initiatives taken are interreligious dialogues. In this regard, many among Malaysian thinkers have proposed some approaches and concepts of inter-faith dialogue that should and may be implemented in the context of Malaysia. For that purpose, this paper examined the forms of inter-religious dialogues in Malaysia from the perspective of Malaysian contemporary Muslim thinkers. The methodology utilized in this study is textual analysis, particularly the writings of these thinkers on this issue. This article concludes that there are several forms of inter-religious dialogues that are easily implemented, as well as the difficult ones in the context of Malaysia due to certain obstacles

Ahmed Deedat’s contribution towards comparative study of religion

Ahmed Deedat is renowned as Muslim preacher in comparative religion. His viewpoints have become controversial and received many criticisms because of his messages in comparative religion’s field emphasized on theological issues such as “Is Jesus God”. Nevertheless, to date, the world has acknowledged his sterling contributions and critical thinking in clarifying the intricacies in the subject of comparative religion. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the contribution of Ahmed Deedat throughout his life as a Muslim preacher in comparative religion’s field. Document analysis was employed in this research to identify and evaluate the data. Based on the analysis, it was discovered that Ahmed Deedat’s lectures, writings, and dakwah movement are believed to be his earliest contributions, while gran student aspect is identified as the latest discovery in this field. The study views that this figureis not only as influential figure in the eyes of scholars all over the world but he is also influencing in terms of his thought in dakwah using comparative religion in Malaysia