A Prelimanary Survey of Issues of Shiism in Malaysia with Special Reference to the State of Malacca

Authors

  • Hamzah Jantan
  • W Mohd Azam bin Mohd Amin
  • Amilah binti Awang Abd Rahman

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https://doi.org/10.31436/al-itqan.v2i1.44

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This paper offers an introductory discussion of Shiism as one of the sect in Muslim schism. It includes the historical development of Shiism in Muslim traditions whose influence can be traced in Malaysia, specifically in Malacca. The author emphasises the clear distinction between the Shiite and the Ahl al-Bayt, and some issues of Shiism that drew the attention of religious authority in Malacca. A qualitative methodology that includes the textual analysis and interview method were employed to analyse textual materials related to Shiism. Findings shows that Malay Shiites group existed in Malacca as most of them were inspired by the Iranian revolution on 1979.

 Keywords: Schism, Shiism, Sunnism, Malay, Melaka, Islamic History.

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2018-06-29

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Jantan, H., Mohd Amin, W. M. A. bin, & Awang Abd Rahman, A. binti. (2018). A Prelimanary Survey of Issues of Shiism in Malaysia with Special Reference to the State of Malacca. AL-ITQAN: JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCES AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, 2(1), 99–127. https://doi.org/10.31436/al-itqan.v2i1.44

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