Social Issues in Malaysia from the Islamic Perspective

Abstract

This study discusses the social issues that occurred in Malaysia from the Islamic point of view. This study has taken the descriptive analytical approach by describing issues related to the Malaysian society in the references and sources available to the researchers, as well as analysing them from Western, Malaysian and Islamic attitudes. This study will address the following topics: cultural issues such as sexual orientation and gender identity; ethical issues such as freedom of expression, mixing of the sexes and intimacy among the unmarried; and family issues such as developing the roles of spouses and children’s education during the epidemic. This study also aimed to shed light on these selected issues from the Islamic perspective, as well as to give justified opinions of scholars and researchers in them. Thus, this study reached important results and the most significant of which is: revealing the opinions of scholars and experts and exploring their Islamic attitudes towards Malaysia's approach to dealing with these social issues.