Historical development of the sunnah reform ideology in the state of Perlis Malaysia

Malik, Maszlee and Mat, Hamidah (2017) Historical development of the sunnah reform ideology in the state of Perlis Malaysia. SAGE Open, July-September (3). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2158-2440 E-ISSN 2158-2440

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Abstract

Since the arrival of Islam in Tanah Melayu or Malaya, traditionalist scholars have dominated the Islamic discourse through their close relations with the rulers (Sultans). Their domination over the religious authorities and the Islamic educational institutions has shaped the state-version of Islam in Malaysia. However, in Perlis, the northernmost state in Malaysia, Middle-Eastern graduate reformists, also known as Kaum Muda were already preaching the earliest version of Salafism in the early 20th century. They found political patronage from the rulers of the state, hence, imposing their version of Islamic teachings as the prevailing Islamic discourse of the state, which is also known until today as the ‘Sunnah Perlis’ teachings. The widely presumptuous masses and researchers point that the dominating influence of the reform agenda or ‘Sunnah’ in the state of Perlis is due to the state authority’s patronage based on historical facts that the ‘Sunnah’ itself first emerged in Perlis in the early 20th century with the blessings of the ruler. This paper attempts to look at the historical development of the ‘Sunnah Perlis’ and to scrutinize the state authority’s patronage and influence in the state of Perlis. In order to achieve this, it employs a historical method of study to look at important milestones in the historical account of the Sunnah reform agenda in Perlis and its development at different periods hitherto through literatures, reports, interviews and focus group discussions.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3341/58245
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Kaum Muda, Kaum Tua, Malaysia, Perlis, Salafism, Sunnah, Wahabism
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP165.7 Authority. Taqlid. Bid'ah B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc. B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP173.6 Islam and the state
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Political Science
Depositing User:	Dr Maszlee Malik
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2017 12:02
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2018 01:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/58245

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