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  title info:
    title: Contemporary Sikhism in the context of Malaysia with special reference to the Sikh community in Selangor
  name:
    name part: Asma binti Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Kuala Lumpur
    publisher: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2015
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xii, 346 leaves : ill. ; 30cm.
  abstract: This study explores the Sikh's understanding and practice of Sikhism in the context of Malay-Muslim majority society, Malaysia. It is assumed that the multi-religious and multi-racial nature of Malaysian society somehow would affect the Sikhs' understanding and practice of their religion. The difficulties in practicing and getting SikkhÊ education are among the issues in the practice and understanding of Sikhism in the Malaysian context. Apart from the understanding and practice, it is of equal importance of the Sikhs' perception on Muslims and Islam in Malaysia is also investigated in this study. This study shows that the privileged status of Islam in Malaysia causes some concerns and complaints on the part of several adherents of Sikhism. This study has been able to highlight this issue objectively and emphatically. Using in-depth interview method, (30) Sikhs have been interviewed from the low, the middle and the higher income groups as well as their religious experts. The objective of this explorative study is to identify the Sikhs' condition as a religious community in a majority-minority context with Islam as the privileged religion. It is aimed at preserving and promoting good inter-religious relationship and understanding among Malaysian communities so that the non-Muslim religion can continue to be practiced in peace and harmony, as provided by the Constitution of Malaysia. It is discovered that in terms of practice, the Sikhs are following the Sikh Rehit MaryÉdÉ (The Sikh Code of Conduct) of the KhÉlsÉ Order of the Tenth GurË, Gobind Singh (d.1708) though not fully successful in observing the Sikhs' Article of Faith i.e. the Five Ks and abstaining from the ChÉr-kurehit (Four Taboos). Some members of the Sikh community also express some difficulties and obstacles they face in practicing their religion in Malaysia while to some of them, Malaysia is considered as the second home for Sikhism after the Punjab. In terms of understanding of the fundamental concept…
  note: by Asma binti Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady
  note: Thesis (Ph.D)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2015.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 331-339)
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  subject:
    topic: Sikhism
    geographic: Malaysia
  classification: BL2018
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/6342
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 150417
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng