Exploring the History of Islamic Revivalism in Modern Sri Lanka

Mohamed Arkam Mohamed Razzak; Fatmir Shehu

doi:10.31436/jia.v21i1.1212

المؤلفون

Mohamed Arkam Mohamed Razzak International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC-IIUM)
Fatmir Shehu International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v21i1.1212

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Revivalism، Sri Lanka، Muslims، Modern، Approach

الملخص

This research seeks to revisit the history of Islamic Revivalism in Modern Sri Lanka highlighting the contribution of Muslims in various phases using several approaches. The objective of this paper is to explore the history of Islamic Revivalism in the context of the three primary methods adopted by Muslim intellectuals, namely, the individual approach, social movement approach, and academic institutional approach. This study uses historical, descriptive, and analytical methods. The focus of discussion in this work is on Muslims in Sri Lanka emphasizing their individual and social movements, as well as academic institutional approaches to Islamic Revivalism. This work concludes that the revivalist movement among Muslims had a great influence on Sri Lanka’s community’s spiritual, social, governmental, and educational domains.

السير الشخصية للمؤلفين

Mohamed Arkam Mohamed Razzak، International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC-IIUM)

Mohamed Arkam Mohamed Rasak is a Ph.D. candidate in the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (ISTAC - IIUM), and a Lecturer at the Naleemiah Institute of Islamic Studies, Sri Lanka

Fatmir Shehu، International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Dr. Fatmir Shehu, an Albanian scholar, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion, AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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