Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation

Sport is viewed as a multidimensional phenomenon. Most countries, including Muslim nations, invest heavily in sports to ensure the participation of their citizens both for recreational and competitive purposes. Indeed, the involvement of Muslim countries in significant multi-sport events such as...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura, Mohd Jani, Haizuran, Ahmad, Abdul Sham
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spelling iium-775172020-01-10T03:25:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/77517/ Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Mohd Jani, Haizuran Ahmad, Abdul Sham BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP1 Islam BP174 The Practice of Islam BP188 Islamic religious life BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge GV Recreation Leisure Sport is viewed as a multidimensional phenomenon. Most countries, including Muslim nations, invest heavily in sports to ensure the participation of their citizens both for recreational and competitive purposes. Indeed, the involvement of Muslim countries in significant multi-sport events such as the Commonwealth, the Asian, and the Olympic Games are inevitable. Therefore, a proper projection should be given to Muslim athletes as their participation reflects the identity and culture of Muslim civilizations. To date, the issue of Muslim athlete’s involvement in sports from the notion of Islamization has yet to be elucidated by any scholar. This paper aims to scrutinize the sports sociology as an academic discipline in the Muslim majority society context. It also views the philosophy of sports participation and the dilemma faced by Muslims in sports under the light of al- Qur’ān, and Hadith. In obtaining relevant information for this paper, we employed qualitative content analysis from various literature. In conclusion, this discourse of sport, Islam, and society has potentially triggered the new social movement that accommodated the needs of the Muslim community towards sports participation and physical activity. IIUM Press 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/77517/1/ISLAM%20AND%20SPORT_INTELLECTUAL%20DISCOURSE.pdf Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel and Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura and Mohd Jani, Haizuran and Ahmad, Abdul Sham (2019) Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation. Intellectual Discourse, 27 (2). pp. 413-430. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1427/865
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BP188 Islamic religious life
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
GV Recreation Leisure
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BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
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BP174 The Practice of Islam
BP188 Islamic religious life
BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge
GV Recreation Leisure
Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Mohd Jani, Haizuran
Ahmad, Abdul Sham
Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
description Sport is viewed as a multidimensional phenomenon. Most countries, including Muslim nations, invest heavily in sports to ensure the participation of their citizens both for recreational and competitive purposes. Indeed, the involvement of Muslim countries in significant multi-sport events such as the Commonwealth, the Asian, and the Olympic Games are inevitable. Therefore, a proper projection should be given to Muslim athletes as their participation reflects the identity and culture of Muslim civilizations. To date, the issue of Muslim athlete’s involvement in sports from the notion of Islamization has yet to be elucidated by any scholar. This paper aims to scrutinize the sports sociology as an academic discipline in the Muslim majority society context. It also views the philosophy of sports participation and the dilemma faced by Muslims in sports under the light of al- Qur’ān, and Hadith. In obtaining relevant information for this paper, we employed qualitative content analysis from various literature. In conclusion, this discourse of sport, Islam, and society has potentially triggered the new social movement that accommodated the needs of the Muslim community towards sports participation and physical activity.
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author Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Mohd Jani, Haizuran
Ahmad, Abdul Sham
author_facet Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Mohd Jani, Haizuran
Ahmad, Abdul Sham
author_sort Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel
title Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
title_short Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
title_full Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
title_fullStr Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
title_full_unstemmed Islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
title_sort islam and sport: from human experiences to revelation
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/77517/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/77517/1/ISLAM%20AND%20SPORT_INTELLECTUAL%20DISCOURSE.pdf
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