Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes

Spas have become increasingly popular and have emerged as important profit centers for hotels. However, the uniqueness of this market has been largely overlooked in term of Shari’ah compliant to cater to Muslim needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to the repositioning of spa typologies, sp...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina, Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun, Ahmad, Nurliyana, Manan, Nurwina Aishah, Mahamod, Lukman Hakim, Ahmad Fadzlillah, Nurrulhidayah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019
Subjects:	BL Religion H Social Sciences (General) HD9000 Special industries and trades Islamic art and architecture
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spelling	iium-731572019-07-12T07:06:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73157/ Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes Othman, Rashidi Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Ahmad, Nurliyana Manan, Nurwina Aishah Mahamod, Lukman Hakim Ahmad Fadzlillah, Nurrulhidayah BL Religion H Social Sciences (General) HD9000 Special industries and trades Islamic art and architecture Spas have become increasingly popular and have emerged as important profit centers for hotels. However, the uniqueness of this market has been largely overlooked in term of Shari’ah compliant to cater to Muslim needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to the repositioning of spa typologies, spatial organization and social interaction in the context of Islamic built environment. A survey was administered at 4 case studies of different spas typologies in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to identify the new dimensions of Muslim-friendly spa concept. Cluster analysis was then applied to classify spa premises into different groups based on the typologies, services and spatial organization. Finally, the importance analysis was performed according to the groups to determine significant Shari’ah compliant or Muslim-friendly elements. Based on the finding, the spa that follows the Shari'ah compliance brings remuneration and advance the excellence of spa by implementing space organization of spa, which is considering security, privacy, also a segregation gender in space including the spa design component. It is crucial that Malaysia takes concrete steps to develop Islamic or Shari’ah compliant tourism internationally. This research is intended to provide further information on the understanding, practice, features, and requirements for Muslim-friendly spa which will help to boost Malaysia’s potential to become as one of the prominent destinations for Islamic or Shari’ah compliant tourism. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73157/1/IJARBSS2.pdf Othman, Rashidi and Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina and Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun and Ahmad, Nurliyana and Manan, Nurwina Aishah and Mahamod, Lukman Hakim and Ahmad Fadzlillah, Nurrulhidayah (2019) Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9 (2). pp. 1014-1023. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/papers/detail/IJARBSS/5660 10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i2/5660
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spellingShingle	BL Religion H Social Sciences (General) HD9000 Special industries and trades Islamic art and architecture Othman, Rashidi Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Ahmad, Nurliyana Manan, Nurwina Aishah Mahamod, Lukman Hakim Ahmad Fadzlillah, Nurrulhidayah Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes
description	Spas have become increasingly popular and have emerged as important profit centers for hotels. However, the uniqueness of this market has been largely overlooked in term of Shari’ah compliant to cater to Muslim needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to the repositioning of spa typologies, spatial organization and social interaction in the context of Islamic built environment. A survey was administered at 4 case studies of different spas typologies in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to identify the new dimensions of Muslim-friendly spa concept. Cluster analysis was then applied to classify spa premises into different groups based on the typologies, services and spatial organization. Finally, the importance analysis was performed according to the groups to determine significant Shari’ah compliant or Muslim-friendly elements. Based on the finding, the spa that follows the Shari'ah compliance brings remuneration and advance the excellence of spa by implementing space organization of spa, which is considering security, privacy, also a segregation gender in space including the spa design component. It is crucial that Malaysia takes concrete steps to develop Islamic or Shari’ah compliant tourism internationally. This research is intended to provide further information on the understanding, practice, features, and requirements for Muslim-friendly spa which will help to boost Malaysia’s potential to become as one of the prominent destinations for Islamic or Shari’ah compliant tourism.
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author	Othman, Rashidi Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Ahmad, Nurliyana Manan, Nurwina Aishah Mahamod, Lukman Hakim Ahmad Fadzlillah, Nurrulhidayah
author_facet	Othman, Rashidi Mohd Noor, Nur Fadhlina Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Ahmad, Nurliyana Manan, Nurwina Aishah Mahamod, Lukman Hakim Ahmad Fadzlillah, Nurrulhidayah
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title	Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes
title_short	Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes
title_full	Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes
title_fullStr	Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes
title_full_unstemmed	Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes
title_sort	repositioning of spa premises into the context of islamic built environment and muslim friendly attributes
publisher	Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73157/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73157/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73157/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73157/1/IJARBSS2.pdf
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Repositioning of spa premises into the context of Islamic built environment and Muslim friendly attributes

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