Daʿwah through Documentary Films Produced by Malayan Film Unit (MFU) and Filem Negara Malaysia (FNM), 1957-1970

Chellitda Farhana  Gunaish; Mohd Firdaus Abdullah; Saifulazry  Mokhtar; Norazilawati  Abd Wahab; Azian Tahir

doi:10.31436/id.v32i1.1949

Authors

Chellitda Farhana Gunaish Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seksyen 5 Wangsa Maju, Jalan 8/27a, Wangsa Maju, 53300 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Mohd Firdaus Abdullah UKM
Saifulazry Mokhtar Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge & Language Learning, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, MALAYSIA
Norazilawati Abd Wahab Faculty of General Studies and Advanced Education, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, MALAYSIA
Azian Tahir Fine Art Department, Faculty of Art and Design, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/id.v32i1.1949

Abstract

This research aims to find out the role of documentary films produced by the Malayan Film Unit (MFU) and Filem Negara Malaysia (FNM) as a daʿwah medium in Malaysia and abroad from 1957 to 1970. The Department of Information Service and the Federation of Malaya Government collaborated with the Islamic Department of Malaya and the Islamic Department of Brunei to use MFU and FNM documentary films to develop an Islamic Malay community, which adhered to the actual teachings of Islam, during that time. Findings indicated that these documentary films by MFU and FNM were the early medium of daʿwah in the Federation of Malaya after the independent. It also indicates that the Federal Government, together with the relevant agencies, is responsible for Islamic religious affairs in the country during the specified period.