Mapping Islamic intervention as a counseling approach for premarital pregnancy among Malay-Muslim girls in Malaysia
This qualitative research explored the experience of counselors in handling pre-marital pregnancy cases among ethnic Malay-Muslim girls in the Klang Valley. Seven counselors in service and four teenage girls are participated in this study, with data collected from interviews, observations, and...
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| Format: | Proceeding Paper |
| Language: | en |
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UNISSA Press
2024
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/112711/7/112711_%20Mapping%20Islamic%20intervention%20as%20a%20counseling.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/112711/ https://unissa.edu.bn/kaib2024/ |
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| Summary: | This qualitative research explored the experience of counselors in handling pre-marital pregnancy
cases among ethnic Malay-Muslim girls in the Klang Valley. Seven counselors in service and four
teenage girls are participated in this study, with data collected from interviews, observations, and
field notes. Significant challenges were perceived in the client-client, client-parent, and client
environment relationships. In particular, discussion about sexuality is still considered taboo in the
ethnic Malay-Muslim society. Thus, a comprehensive educational approach needs to be integrated
into the school syllabus and taught at home by parents to meet the long- and short-term needs of
the girls’ growth and development. Simultaneously, religious and cultural approaches are most
applicable to Malay-Muslim ethnicity since religiosity and cultural values in this cohort are
intertwined. This concept aligns with the religious-cultural counseling approaches in facilitating
this group of young women to self-develop. Therefore, the adaptation of Islamic and cultural
approaches, such as recitation of Quranic verses, solawat, zikr, prayers, and stories of prophets and
sahabah, has a positive impact on self-awareness, self-conduct, self-healing, and knowledge
towards sexual education for self-development. Based on the results, good progress was observed
after counseling sessions using conventional techniques along with various modus-operandi and
skills of the Islamic and cultural approach by counselors. The findings are confined to specific
themes that can be explored for academic and service purposes by fellow counselors,
policymakers, educators, and non-governmental organizations to support these vulnerable young
girls. |
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