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Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims

Culture can be understood as “the totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought that characterize a community or a population. It is a set of shared beliefs, attitudes, values, and behavioural patterns of a group or...

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Main Authors: Yap, Johari, Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq, Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Pustaka Yamien Sdn Bhd 2020
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BP1 Islam
BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc.
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/85596/1/85596_Religion%20and%20culture%20of%20Malaysian%20Chinese%20Muslims.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.855962020-12-28T07:40:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/85596/ Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims Yap, Johari Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus BP1 Islam BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc. HT Communities. Classes. Races Culture can be understood as “the totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought that characterize a community or a population. It is a set of shared beliefs, attitudes, values, and behavioural patterns of a group or organization.” (Readers Digest Universal Dictionary). Islam views the culture of a society within the parameters of Islamic beliefs (aqidah), acts of worship (ibadah), code of conduct (akhlaq) and the shariah, to allow a culture to be accepted in Islam regardless of the races and tribes who practice it.  All communities in this world have cultures. It is the climate of their civilization. Culture is the identity of a group of people living in a specific place, speaking the same language and practising their own lifestyle including religion or beliefs. Different people in different societies have different cultures but they also have some similarities such as in clothing, languages, foods and many others. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-religious society in which Malays are Muslims and Chinese are mainly followers of the common Chinese religions such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and sometimes a mixture of those beliefs, as well as ancestor worship. Now, there is a big number of Chinese who are Christians and Muslims. Due to the country’s unique political and social history, a person’s official and social identities are usually defined according to his ethnic background which is closely related to his religion (Ma, 2011). Pustaka Yamien Sdn Bhd 2020 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/85596/1/85596_Religion%20and%20culture%20of%20Malaysian%20Chinese%20Muslims.pdf Yap, Johari and Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus (2020) Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims. In: Chinese Muslims in Malaysia: Islam, Culture and Identity. Pustaka Yamien Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 16-33. ISBN 9789672201397
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
building IIUM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider International Islamic University Malaysia
content_source IIUM Repository (IREP)
url_provider http://irep.iium.edu.my/
language English
topic BP1 Islam
BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc.
HT Communities. Classes. Races
spellingShingle BP1 Islam
BP62 By race, ethnic group, tribe, etc.
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Yap, Johari
Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims
description Culture can be understood as “the totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought that characterize a community or a population. It is a set of shared beliefs, attitudes, values, and behavioural patterns of a group or organization.” (Readers Digest Universal Dictionary). Islam views the culture of a society within the parameters of Islamic beliefs (aqidah), acts of worship (ibadah), code of conduct (akhlaq) and the shariah, to allow a culture to be accepted in Islam regardless of the races and tribes who practice it.  All communities in this world have cultures. It is the climate of their civilization. Culture is the identity of a group of people living in a specific place, speaking the same language and practising their own lifestyle including religion or beliefs. Different people in different societies have different cultures but they also have some similarities such as in clothing, languages, foods and many others. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-religious society in which Malays are Muslims and Chinese are mainly followers of the common Chinese religions such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and sometimes a mixture of those beliefs, as well as ancestor worship. Now, there is a big number of Chinese who are Christians and Muslims. Due to the country’s unique political and social history, a person’s official and social identities are usually defined according to his ethnic background which is closely related to his religion (Ma, 2011).
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author Yap, Johari
Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
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Yap Yun Hin, Taufiq
Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus
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title Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims
title_short Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims
title_full Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims
title_fullStr Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims
title_full_unstemmed Religion and culture of Malaysian Chinese Muslims
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publisher Pustaka Yamien Sdn Bhd
publishDate 2020
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/85596/1/85596_Religion%20and%20culture%20of%20Malaysian%20Chinese%20Muslims.pdf
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