Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity
Nusantara or the Malay Archipelago is the general term used to refer to the populace of Malays living in many parts of Southeast Asia, stretching from Vietnam, Cambodia, to Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Southern Philippines. Objective: This paper attempts to shed l...
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iium-378492018-06-13T07:34:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37849/ Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc DS Asia Nusantara or the Malay Archipelago is the general term used to refer to the populace of Malays living in many parts of Southeast Asia, stretching from Vietnam, Cambodia, to Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Southern Philippines. Objective: This paper attempts to shed light on the history and challenges the Malays faced in the preservation of their faith and identity as Muslims across the Malay world. Results: Islam came to the Malay world from many locations. In addition to the Indians and Persians, the Arabs also played a role in bringing Islamic civilization to the Malays. As opposed to the teachings of the Indians and Persians who were responsible for the spread of mysticism and other popular elements of Islam, the Arabs familiarized the Malays with the orthodox teachings of the religion. Conclusion: The paper concludes that the Islamic Malay culture today is a tapestry of numerous strands as the total impact of Islamization had come from many different directions while the Malays struggled with a host of issues to maintain their faith and identity 2014-06-01 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37849/1/Cert._of_Presentation.jpg application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37849/5/Slide-Nusantara_and_Islam.pdf Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi (2014) Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity. In: The 6th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, 6-7 June 2014, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) |
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Nusantara or the Malay Archipelago is the general term used to refer to
the populace of Malays living in many parts of Southeast Asia, stretching from
Vietnam, Cambodia, to Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and
Southern Philippines. Objective: This paper attempts to shed light on the history and
challenges the Malays faced in the preservation of their faith and identity as Muslims
across the Malay world. Results: Islam came to the Malay world from many locations.
In addition to the Indians and Persians, the Arabs also played a role in bringing Islamic
civilization to the Malays. As opposed to the teachings of the Indians and Persians who
were responsible for the spread of mysticism and other popular elements of Islam, the
Arabs familiarized the Malays with the orthodox teachings of the religion. Conclusion:
The paper concludes that the Islamic Malay culture today is a tapestry of numerous
strands as the total impact of Islamization had come from many different directions
while the Malays struggled with a host of issues to maintain their faith and identity |
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Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi |
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Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi |
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Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi |
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Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity |
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Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity |
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Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity |
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Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity |
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Nusantara and Islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity |
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nusantara and islam: a study of the history and challenges in the preservation of faith and identity |
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