The misconceptions of religious pluralism and religious plurality held by muslims in Malaysia

Idris, Fathiyyatunnur and Farid Ali, Mohammed (2022) The misconceptions of religious pluralism and religious plurality held by muslims in Malaysia. TAFHIM: IKIM Journal of Islam and the Contemporary World, 15 (1). pp. 23-49. ISSN 2231-7015 E-ISSN 2637-0921

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Abstract

This paper reviews the concepts of religious pluralism and religious plurality in works written by both Western and Muslim scholars. Religious pluralism in the West, its causes of origin, differences in opinion amongst Western scholars, and its influence on the Muslim world are presented. The paper finds that in Muslim countries such as Malaysia, there are people who propagate religious pluralism and there are people who oppose it completely. Between those who propagate and those who oppose, there are also those who partially understand or completely do not understand at all the philosophy of religious pluralism. There are some scholars, however, who agree with religious plurality (diversity), but they are often mistaken by others who are not familiar with the subtle differences between “pluralism” and “plurality.”

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Religious pluralism, plurality, Tawḥīd, equality of religions, philosophy, Truth, Islam.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP167.5 Heresy, heresies, heretics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh
Depositing User:	Mrs. Fathiyyatunnur Idris
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2022 08:21
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2022 08:24
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/98702

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