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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hamid, Ahmad Fauzi Abdul
• Zawawi, Noorulhafidzah
• Alam, Sarwar

Titel

Injecting God into politics: Modelling Asma’ ul Husna as a Sufi-based panacea to political conflict in contemporary Malaysia

Ist Teil von

• Cultural Fusion of Sufi Islam, 2020, p.201-227

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Since Malaysia’s independence and emergence as a nation state, fierce political battles have characterized domestic competition between opposing forces vying to capture the hearts and minds of its citizens, both Muslim and non-Muslim. Different visions of Islam, entrenched in the Federal Constitution as the religion of the federation, put forward by distinct camps of Malay-Muslims, have contributed over the years to not only elite-based competition for votes and influence but also community splits severely affecting intra-Muslim ukhwah (brotherhood). Beyond political rhetoric, Muslim politicians raised in a competitive political environment nurtured by democratic rules are found wanting in virtues that define the very essence of humankind as a social being. This chapter proposes a God-centric model of managing human to human horizontal problems, applying sufi-based ideals, such as love and compassion, as reflected in His Ninety-Nine Asma’ ul-Husna (Beautiful Names), to real-world happenings in Malaysian politics.