Management Of Mosque In Attracting People: A Study At Sabah State Mosque (Masjid Negeri Sabah)
The mosque is an Islamic institution for Muslims. The progress development of the people and the movement of Islam all began with the mosque from the earliest emergence of Islam, the time of the Prophet S.A.W. The mosque has been used as a place to gather, discuss and devise strategies not limit in...
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| Summary: | The mosque is an Islamic institution for Muslims. The progress development of the people and the movement of Islam all began with the mosque from the earliest emergence of Islam, the time of the Prophet S.A.W. The mosque has been used as a place to gather, discuss and devise strategies not limit in the field of preaching but also in trade, legislation, and dissemination of knowledge. This study was conducted to aim 1) To know the factors that make visitors to the mosque, 2) To study the effectiveness of management in attracting visitors to the mosque, 3) To study suggestions in improving the quality of mosque management in attracting non-Muslim visitors to the mosque. The method used in this study was qualitative approach to obtain the objectives through the interview sessions. In this study, the results show that there are factors that lead to the increase in visitor population to the mosque which is the strategic of location, facilities, design and decoration of the mosque. It has indirectly influenced the effectiveness of mosque management by measuring the effectiveness of the management through the programs had been conducted and the total of donations collected. Lastly, researcher found suggestions in improving the quality of mosque management in attracting non-Muslim visitors to the mosque which are developing community programs and open a visitor-friendly cafeteria. |
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