Muslim Converts Personnel’s In Malaysian Armed Forces: Problems and Challenges

Burhanuddin Jalal*, Sayuti Ab Ghani and Amnah Saayah Ismail
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Burhanuddin Jalal*: National Defence University of, Malaysia
Sayuti Ab Ghani: National Defence University of, Malaysia
Amnah Saayah Ismail: National Defence University of, Malaysia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, 227-230 Special Issue: 4

Abstract: Malaysian Armed Forces Religious Corps which established in 1985, has tried to convey the Islamic da’wah and Islam in particular against members of the Armed Forces. The Effects of missionary work submitted has affected non-Muslim groups and they then embraced to Islam. This study was conducted to see to what extent the development of new converts in the Armed Forces. Library research, questionnaire, interview and observation were used to obtain data related to the development and education of a new brotherhood and sister in Islam. The research questionnaire was used as an instrument field to see the problems and challenges among the army personnel. The study was conducted on 57 respondents who were members of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Random sampling technique was used and the results were analyzed using SPSS version 16 using descriptive and inferential method. The findings may explain openly about the development of converts among members of the Malaysian Armed Forces after converting to Islam as well as information about the state and community feedback and solution to converts and pluralistic society and responsibility to support and spread the propaganda against communities of different races and cultures in Malaysia.

Keywords: Converts; Cross cultural; Education; Muslim; Religion. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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