The Rise Of Liberalism And It’s Challenges To Muslims’ ‘Aqīdah In Malaysia

Authors

  • Najiah Athirah Jamaludin PhD Candidate
  • Haslina Ibrahim Deputy Dean (Postgraduate)

Keywords:

Challenges, ‘Aqīdah, Liberalism, Religious, Malaysia

Abstract

This paper discusses the rise of Liberalism in Malaysia considering religious perspective.   It explores the historical background of liberalism in Malaysia and its challenges to Muslims’ ‘aqīdah implicated by the liberal groups who subscribes to liberal interpretation on the fundamentals of Islam. The author employs descriptive and textual analyses methods in analyzing the data gathered related the philosophy, meaning, origin and ideas of liberalism that found its’ root in the Western rejection of religion and tradition. The findings reveal that the philosophy has penetrated the Malaysian society mainly around education, economic and religion. Regarding its threat on Muslims’ ‘aqīdah it is found that the challenges brought by this philosophy towards the sanctity of Islam in particular, and other religions in general, are real. Liberalism marginalized religion and spirituality for the sake of defending human rights and freedom. However, at the extreme, the liberal group went beyond the accepted norms and values upheld by the society.

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Author Biographies

Najiah Athirah Jamaludin, PhD Candidate

Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion, Abdulhamid Abusulayman Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Haslina Ibrahim, Deputy Dean (Postgraduate)

Abdulhamid Abusulayman Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

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Published

2022-09-18

How to Cite

Jamaludin, N. A. ., & Ibrahim, H. . (2022). The Rise Of Liberalism And It’s Challenges To Muslims’ ‘Aqīdah In Malaysia. Al-Qanatir: International Journal of Islamic Studies, 27(2), 253–260. Retrieved from https://www.al-qanatir.com/aq/article/view/528

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