scholarly journals The Muslim Minority and Communal Harmony in India: A Study of the Views of Wahiduddin Khan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalil Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Peace Activism ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Communal Harmony ◽  
Muslim Scholars

The partition of the Indian subcontinent placed her religious harmony at stake. In postindependence India, one of the most crucial issues was to maintain communal harmony between the Muslim minority and non-Muslim majority. Renowned Muslim Scholars and organisations came forward and expressed their concerns on the issue. However, Wahiduddin Khan (1925-2021) suggested a different methodology, contrary to his contemporaries. Through the application of descriptive and content analytical methods, this study investigates Khan’s ideas of communal harmony in post-independence India. The study found that Khan emphasised da’wah and peace activism. Contrary to his preceding views, he blamed the Muslim populace for communal disharmony in the country. Further, based on his reading of the Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah, he recommended Muslims take a unilateral and passive step to establish communal harmony in the country and assumed it to be the only possible way for the Muslim minority. This study observes that Khan’s understanding of Ḥudaibiyyah is questionable as he ignored all other significant incidents of the sīrah. Nevertheless, his views on the unity of religion remains significant.

scholarly journals MADRASAH IN MUSLIM MINORITY: A STUDY ON ISLAMIC EDUCATION WEST PAPUA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Suardi Wekke
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Muslim Communities

Muslim minority exists in many part of Indonesia. Some areas that present muslim minority such as Menado in North Sulawesi, great area in Bali, Papua and West Papua at large. Those regions reflect that muslim live which is not similar with other muslim majority. Therefore, this research will explore madrasah in engaging empowering individual capacity in muslim minority. In short, this study will focus on madrasa role in enhancing muslim capacity in West Papua. This study conducted in West Papua Province. There are one city and twelve counties through the territory. Qualitative approach was utilized in multisite case study type. In-depth interview and non-participant observation were employed in collecting data. Field research was carried out on March to June 2013. Interview was performed with teacher, administrator, and educational bureaucracy. Furthermore, observation was presented in many activities, teaching and learning processes, and community development programs. Complementing data collection, focus group discussions were held in universities for series meeting. Another step to comply with triangulation is scholars consultation and peer-reviewed to ensure the research validity. This research shows that there are differentiation between muslim majority and minority in Indonesian society. Started from curriculum enhancement to program development formulate multicultural society. Self empowerment, entrepreneurship and skill improvement of movement were taken to ensure that madrasah establishments contribute to the society. Despite a controversial portrayal that media endorsed, madrasah and pesantren already demonstrate a great contribution during foundation of Indonesia in a nation. Madrasah also engage in civil society discourse, educational progress, promoting cultural awareness, and raising tolerance on religious variety. Through those activities, one of the major concerns is community development. This program was targeted to community educational awareness in madrasah surrounding area. They are running actions in term of basic need of those communities such as fishing, and farm treatment. In line up with those programs, it is to target the workforce problem. Muslim communities face high unskilled workers. Therefore, this program that ruined is one of the problem solving. On the other hand, religious understanding is also another concern. Students still need to attend classes in the morning to afternoon. They participate on those programs on evening and holidays. This progress is only to complement students‟ skill. However, tradition and culture are among problem in implementing those objectives. Communication and discussion effort were constructed to considerate appreciation. Observing the progress of madrasah in muslim minority is appropriate. It shows that there is a significant contribution to enhance muslim current modernity in the region. Moreover, there is respond towards ideas of change in dealing with environment and progress. Finally, madrasah take a part not only in education activities but also society empowerment; culturally based activities are keys in empowering and development.

scholarly journals NARASI INDUSTRI PARIWISATA HALAL DI NEGARA JEPANG DAN JERMAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Hilda Rahmah ◽  
Hanry Harlen Tapotubun
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Over Time

This paper aims to find out how non-Muslim countries such as Japan and Germany develop the halal tourism industry and highlight the narratives of halal tourism in both non-Muslim countries. This study has been done qualitatively in focus on the literature review and discourse analysis method as the main approach. Over time, the halal label has been led to be an inseparable aspect of lifestyle segment in certain society. It did not occur only in the food industry, but also been penetrated into various other industries, one of those is known as halal tourism. According to Global Muslim Tourist Index (GMTI), this phenomenon is not only the Muslim countries Phenomenon, but also increase in the non-Muslim countries. The halal tourism business is expanding and start to be the main economical income by Muslim minority countries, including Japan and Germany. The presence of these two countries in developing halal tourism is unique, because it is not a country with a Muslim majority, but it is precisely the target of foreign Muslim tourists, including Indonesians. Although Indonesia has been named the best halal destination according to GMTI, in fact the interest in halal tourism developed by Japan and Germany is far more promising. No doubt this has become a challenge for Indonesia to enter the this global market competition. Therefore, compared to following the market trend with profit oriented, Indonesia as a Muslim-majority country should deliver halal tourism towards the target of justice and welfare of the people.Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memahami wacana dan kepentingan yang mengiringi perkembangan wisata halal di Jepang dan Jerman, sebagai negara non-muslim. Hal ini dikarenakan, meskipun berstatus negara non-muslim, keduanya mengalami peningkatan yang cukup signifikan dalam hal pengembangan dan tingkat kedatangan turis muslim. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan teori hegemoni oleh Laclau dan Mouffe yang menekankan pada aspek logic of difference dan chain of equivalent sebagai kunci utama internalisasi wacana hegemonik, tulisan ini dimaksudkan untuk melihat beragam wacana dan kepentingan mengiringi perkembangan wisata halal, baik yang tersirat maupun tersurat. Untuk mancapai tujuan tersebut, metode pengumpulan data akan dilakukan dengan studi kepustakaan yang fokus pada beragam artikel, berita, serta laporan-laporan terkait perkembangan industri pariwisata halal di Jepang dan Jerman. Dari berbagai data dan analisa, tampak jelas bahwa meskipun ada beragam wacana dan kepentingan, perbedaan tersebut berada dalam wacana besar neoliberalisme. Sehingga, wisata halal di negara non-muslim dapat dipahami sebagai sebuah wacana hegemonik yang hanya menguntungkan negara dan pasar tetapi mengesampingkan masyarakat. Dengan belajar dari temuan tersebut, Indonesia sebagai negara dengan populasi muslim terbesar diharapkan mampu mengembangkan industri wisata halal yang ramah, bukan hanya kepada turis dan pemodal, melainkan juga pada masyarakat sebagai garda terdepan industri wisata halal. 

scholarly journals Islamic banking: an exploratory study of public perception in Uganda

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Lujja ◽  
Mustafa Omar Mohammed ◽  
Rusni Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Remarkable Progress ◽  
Analyze Data

PurposeIslamic banking (IB) has been globally embraced by over 76 countries, with over $2tn in assets. Despite this remarkable progress, there are countries that are yet to fully embrace IB (Uganda inclusive). All the ongoing initiatives in Uganda (at policy level) to establish IB require supporting study of public awareness and attitudes toward IB. This will stimulate a down-top approach to the feasibility of IB and policymaking, thus providing a fertile ground for wider consideration of the majority stakeholders’ views in formulating standards and policy guidelines regulating IB. This study aims to explore the perception of Ugandans towards IB. Design/methodology/approachThe study is exploratory in nature and uses a quantitative method. Out of the 400 questionnaires distributed, only 354 were usable for further analysis. SPSS 21 was used to analyze data using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. FindingsMajor findings indicate that unlike non-Muslims, Muslims are more knowledgeable about the IB culture, although both groups have low awareness about IB terminologies. There were inconsistences in Muslim and non-Muslim attitudes toward IB, for instance; while non-Muslims are motivated by “profitability”, Muslims’ inclination to IB is mainly due to “religious and profitability combined”. Both groups demonstrated some uniformity in their selection criteria of banks such as “third party influence”, although they are inconsistent in other factors. Originality/valueThe novelty of this study rests in its down-top approach to feasibility of IB by gauging the perception of majority stakeholders before IB is established. The study is conducted in a heterogeneous society unlike many of similar studies that have focused on Muslim majority countries. As most studies (with similar background) are at least 18 years old, this study remains outstanding in gauging the dynamics of stakeholders in Muslim minority countries which have yet established IB.

scholarly journals Women Quazi in a Minority Context: An Overview of Sri Lankan Experience

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ismath Ramzy ◽  
Simin Ghavifekr
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Women Activists ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Women Judges ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Muslim Scholars

A woman’s eligibility to be appointed as a judge in Shariah courts in Muslim societies has been a debated issue for decades. Although some Muslim majority countries, including Arab countries, have allowed women judges (Qudath) in Shariah courts, the Muslim Religious Leadership in Sri Lanka, namely All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ulama (ACJU) is opposed to such appointment to administrate Muslim matrimonial law on the basis of classical Muslim scholars’ discussion on the qualification of a judge (Qadi in Arabic), particularly referring to their debate on gender; however, women activists in Sri Lanka argue for women Quazi on the basis of women’s privacy and fair hearing. This article, therefore, explores the Islamic standpoint regarding women Quazi in Sri Lanka. Hence, this research studies the classical scholars’ discussions on the qualification of a judge (Qadi) critically and uses textual and document analysis to bring out the dynamic interpretations of the verses of the Quran and Hadiths that they used for their arguments. The contextual analysis was carried out to understand the various applications of these verses of the Quran and Hadiths in history, particularly in connection with the present situation for women in Sri Lanka. This research found no explicit verses of the Quran and Hadiths to allow or deny women Quazi. The positive and negative approach to women judges (Qudath) has been founded throughout history on the basis of Islamic scholars’ understanding of a few verses of the Quran and Hadith that are related to women leadership. This study recommends women Quazi for Sri Lankan Quazi courts by highlighting differences of context and insignificance of classical Muslim scholars’ debate on gender as a qualification of a judge (Qadi).

The emergence of halal food industry in non-Muslim countries: a case study of Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 917-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Saiful Anwar Mohd Nawawi ◽  
Mohd Fauzi Abu-Hussin ◽  
Muhamad Syazwan Faid ◽  
Norhidayah Pauzi ◽  
Saadan Man ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Halal Food ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Guidelines And Standards ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose The paper aims to explore the development of the halal industry in Thailand. It endeavours to investigate the main factors behind the country’s success as one of the largest exporters of halal-certified foods and products in the Southeast Asian region, in spite of the fact that Thailand is a non-Muslim-majority country. Only 4.3 per cent of the 69-million population of Thailand is Muslims. Design/methodology/approach In articulating the issue objectively, qualitative research method was adopted. This paper used structured literature study by analysing various subjects of halal pertaining to Thailand’s halal sector. At the same time, several in-depth interviews with the corresponding halal authorities in Thailand, as well as site visits, were also conducted. We also undertook observations in several sites in Thailand to analyse the issue further. Findings Findings from the research show that the strong presence of Thailand in the global halal industry is because of its bustling tourism industry that helps to bolster the country’s halal branding, its uniformity of halal definition and standards and effective support to the local SMEs. Practical implications This research implies that the standardisation of halal in a country is imperative in the Muslim-majority or Muslim-minority countries. This study gives a benchmark for the non-Muslim-majority countries which endeavour to embark on the halal industry. Muslim-minority counties that envision to succeed in the global halal market could emulate Thailand’s approach in branding itself as a recognised non-Muslim-majority country in producing certified halal foods and products. Originality/value The paper provides guidelines and standards for Muslim-minority countries that envision success in the global halal market.

Muslim Values in Islamic and Non-Islamic Societies

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-63
Author(s):  
Robert M. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
The World ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Fourth Wave ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
Representative Samples

Abstract Values are conceptions of the desirable in various domains of life. This study tests the hypotheses that (1) when Muslims are a minority living in a non-Islamic society (e.g., India, Singapore, Uganda), their values are more similar to those of the non-Muslim majority religion in their society than to those of Muslims in Muslim-majority Islamic societies (e.g., Iran, Morocco, Pakistan); and (2) this tendency toward value assimilation is more pronounced when the Muslim minority is socially included, rather than excluded, by the non-Muslim majority. Data from representative samples of the population of nine Muslim-majority societies and nine Muslim-minority societies in the 2000 (fourth) wave of the World Values Surveys are used to construct scales for three domains of cultural values: religious values, family values, and gender values, and measures of social exclusion. The findings largely confirm hypothesis 1 and lend some support to hypothesis 2.

A COMMENT ON TARA POVEY’S REVIEW OF THE POLITICS OF STATE INTERVENTION: GENDER POLITICS IN PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRAN (IJMES 46 [2014]: 838–40)

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 411-413
Author(s):  
Shireen K. Burki
Keyword(s):  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Gender Politics ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Islamic Period ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Early Islamic Period ◽  
Early Islamic ◽  
Vast Territory

Tara Povey's review of my book, The Politics of State Intervention: Gender Politics in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran (Lanham, Md.: Lexington Press, 2013) in IJMES 46:4 misrepresents my comparative work on the gender politics of three Muslim-majority neighboring states whose territory invading Arab armies during the early Islamic period called “Khurasan.” The Safavid Empire encompassed modern-day Iran (known as “Persia” until 1935), Afghanistan, and the southwestern portion of present-day Pakistan. The Afsharid Empire, based out of Isfahan, also included this vast territory; its hegemonic ambitions led to military expeditions to wrest control of the entire Indian subcontinent to the east from the Turkic Mughals, which included the sacking of Delhi by Nadir Shah in 1739. Thus, these contemporary states have historical linkages with shared cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and religious characteristics across what some citizens (Kurds, Baluch, and Pashtuns, for example) perceive as artificial—albeit internationally recognized—borders.

scholarly journals Ru’yat al-aqallīyāt al-muslimah hawla al-tadayyun: Mawqif jayl al-shabāb fi Manado

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosdalina Bukido ◽  
Ubed Abdillah Syarif ◽  
Rahman Mantu
Keyword(s):  
Individual Freedom ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Religious Attitudes ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Basic Attitude ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
The One ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The City

This article presents data on the religious attitudes of Muslim minority communities. Similar themes have been studied considerably, but most of them are researched in the Muslim majority areas. Therefore, the author tries to delve into the same topic, but it investigates a different locus, namely how the religious views and attitudes of Muslim minority youth in Manado. The findings reveal that the attitudes and behavior of Muslim youth in Manado towards diversity tend to be conservative with scriptural and puritanical features. However, their basic attitude is highly open towards moderate values and principles, with a decent respect for individual freedom and human rights, even though norms and culture constrain them, this shows a paradox. On the one hand, they show a tolerant attitude, but on other certain aspects or problems, their attitude tends to be intolerant. In its context, the attitudes and religiosity of these Muslim youths have sparked social change in the City of Manado.

scholarly journals PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI MINORITAS MUSLIM (Suatu Tinjauan Kultur pada Pondok Pesantren Assalam Kota Manado)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Saddam Husein
Keyword(s):  
Boarding School ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Muslim Communities

Abstract: This article describes the culture of the Assalam Islamic Boarding School in Manado, which exists to this day, while standing in the center of a Muslim-majority area. Islamic boarding schools Islamic boarding schools do not cause problems for non-Muslim communities in boarding schools. This study found that non-Muslim communities around the pesantren were very good and harmonious. This paper discusses two important things, first, about the needs and challenges of the Assalam Islamic Boarding School in Manado to continue to exist amid its interests in the area of Muslim freedom. Second, Culture and Success in developing Islamic Education among Muslims. Keyword: Muslim minority, Pondok Pesantren Assalam, Manado City Abstrack Artikel ini menjelaskan mengenai kultur Pondok Pesantren Assalam Kota Manado yang eksis sampai sekarang ini, walaupun berdiri tegak di tengah wilayah minoritas muslim. Realitasnyamenjelaskan bahwa eksistensi Pondok pesantren tersebut tidak menjadi masalah bagi masayarakat non muslim yang berada di sekitar pesantren. Studi ini menemukan bahwa relasi masyarakat non muslim sekitar pesantren sangat baik dan harmonis. Tulisan ini menegaskan dua hal penting, pertama, tentang kebutuhan dan tantangan Pondok Pesantren Assalam Kota Manado untuk tetap eksis ditengah keberadaannya di wilayah minoritas muslim. Kedua, Kultur serta upaya dalam mengembangkan Pendidikan Islam di tengah minoritas muslim. Kata kunci: Minoritas Muslim, Pondok Pesantren Assalam, Kota Manado

scholarly journals Origins, Evolution and Current Activities of Sunni Salafi Jihadist Groups in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Labiba Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Security Studies ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Freedom Fighters ◽  
Religious Interventions ◽  
Islamist Terrorism ◽  
Muslim Majority

Despite its global recognition as a moderate Muslim country, Bangladesh has been experiencing increasing bouts of religious fundamentalism and militant activities since 2005. This phenomenon is not altogether novel to the country. During the Liberation War of 1971, Bengali freedom fighters faced staunch opposition from the Pakistani armed forces as well as Islamist militias under the control of Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political party. Even after attaining its independence, Bangladesh has struggled to uphold the pillars of democracy and secularism due to political, social and religious drivers. Between January 2005 and June 2015, nearly 600 people have died in Islamic terrorist attacks in the country. These militant outfits either have close ties to or are part of Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Islamic State (ISIS). Despite such troubling signs and the fact that it is the fourth largest Muslim majority country in the world, Bangladesh has generally received little attention from academics of security studies. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the drivers and trends of Sunni Salafi jihadist groups operating in Bangladesh to ascertain the implications for counterterrorism activities. Political, social and religious interventions that go beyond the hard approach must be undertaken to control the mounting threat of Islamist terrorism to the security and stability of the nation.   

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