The Ulama, Thought-styles, and the Islamic State Debate in Contemporary Malaysia

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ID20352004
AuthorsNorshahril Saat (0000-0001-8943-4873, Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume21
Issue1
Pages47-76
Publication date2014-04-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v21i1.878
OpenAlexW2009897423
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited5

During the 1980s Islamic resurgence in Malaysia, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) championed the formation of an Islamic state, while the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) retained its Malay/nationalist and secular ideology. However, in the run up to the 2008 general elections, PAS revealed its manifesto as Negara Berkebajikan Malaysia, or ‘benevolent’ state, and retained it for the 2013 elections. Conversely, some quarters within UMNO called for the implementation of shariah law. Has PAS become more moderate than UMNO? This article discusses the common threads underlying both parties’ views of the Islamic state. By examining the personal writings, publications, and religious sermons of the dominant ulama (religious scholars) of both parties, this study seeks to illuminate their attitudes towards Islam in general, and towards the idea of Islamic state in particular.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v21i1.878

Ideology · Islam · Malay · Manifesto · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Asian Studies and History · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy

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