Abstract
Islamic religious education is a very important element in building a Muslim community that has a strong, formidable sense of integrity. Islamic knowledge covers faith, acts of worship, sharia and moral. These are among the important components that every individual, especially those called Muslims, should learn. The development of Islamic da'wah in Malaysia results in individuals from different races and religions converting to Islam. This new group known as 'converts' needs assistance in aspects of Islamic education to ensure that they can become a true Muslim. The weakness of these converts in understanding, practising and reflecting on their religious practices poses a great challenge to the converts’ children’s religious education. Therefore, this study will identify the challenges faced by converts’ children in Malaysia in empowering their religious education. This study uses the library study method through close reference to the writings and documents on converts. The review of past studies shows that the challenges faced by the children of converts in obtaining Islamic education are religious challenges, challenges brought by parents who lack the basics of religion and who are illiterate, financial challenges and challenges involving family backgrounds. This study recommends that converts’ children are given a particular emphasis on Islamic education by the agencies involved to strengthen their integrity from young, to avoid any forms of negative influence that will inhibit their religious values.
Highlights
Pendidikan agama Islam merupakan perkara yang amat penting dalam membina masyarakat Islam yang mempunyai jati diri yang kuat dan utuh
These are among the important components that every individual
The development of Islamic da'wah in Malaysia results in individuals from different races and religions converting to Islam
Summary
Berdasarkan tafsiran yang digunakan oleh Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, mualaf didefinasikan sebagai orang yang baru memeluk agama Islam, saudara baru (Anon, 2010). Mualaf dalam konteks masyarakat yang berbilang kaum dan bangsa di Malaysia merujuk kepada individu yang baru memeluk agama Islam sama ada individu tersebut berbangsa Cina, India mahupun etnik lain. Perkara ini seperti dinyatakan oleh Che Abah, Suhid, & Mohd Fakhrudin (2019) bahawa kelompok mualaf atau disebut juga sebagai saudara baharu merupakan kelompok yang diberikan perhatian dalam Islam. Begitu juga Ali & Hamjah (2015) dalam artikelnya menyatakan bahawa saudara baru di Malaysia sama ada Cina, India, atau etnik lain sering dirujuk atau diistilahkan sebagai mualaf. Memandangkan betapa perlunya pendidikan Islam diajarkan kepada mualaf, pastinya tumpuan yang lebih serius perlu diberikan bagi memenuhi keperluan anak-anak mualaf yang masih di usia remaja untuk mendapatkan perhatian dan bimbingan khusus dalam perkara asas fardhu ain (Abdul Jalil et al, 2017) di samping pendidikan asas-asas lain yang berkaitan agama Islam. Kajian ini akan mengenal pasti cabaran yang dihadapi oleh anak-anak mualaf di Malaysia dalam memperkasakan pendidikan agama mereka
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