Islam played significant role in the Malay Archipelago or Southeast Asian history, in particular its impact in all angles of Malay’s life in this region for centuries. Since the advent of Islam in the Malay World, the spread of Islamic da’wah contributes to a great and meaningful impact on the Malay’s system of belief, thoughts, diffusion of culture and religious practices. Therefore, this research aims to explore the theory of the advent of Islam in the Malay World or Malay Archipelago. This research also aims at studying the effects of Islam on the Malay Rulers. In addition, the study also analyses the effects of Islam on legal systems of the Malay states before European Colonization. This research utilized the qualitative methods suite to the nature of research problem as well as to understand the problem. In this case, the study employs documents analysis, based on the secondary data collected. Primarily, the method that carried out in this study is qualitative historical method consisting of selecting a subject or topic for investigation. Content and documents descriptive analysis of secondary data has been conducted in this qualitative research. The findings of the study showed that the advent of Islam to the Malay world has become an intellectual debate among scholars around the world among both Muslim and Western scholars. There are at least five elements of debate on these issues, in particular the originality of Islamic doctrines in the Malay world, the carrier or bearer of Islam in this region, the theory of the advent of Islam to the Malay world and, the times of the coming of Islam as well as the spreading of Islam in the Malay world. According to al-Attas’s theory on the inner process of Islamization of the Malay world, he has divided this development into three phases: first, the conversion of the body; second, the conversion of the spirit; and third, the period of continuation of the conversion of the body and the consummation of the conversion of the spirit. Islam did impact the Malay rulers in term of Aqidah and worldview, religiosity and religious commitment and seeking knowledge behaviors, attention towards Islamic spirituality and the Malay rulers’ sovereignty in strengthening politics and Islamic laws. The advent of Islam in the Malay world did affect the Malay rulers and the legal system in the Malay states before European colonization.

Warisan seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu melambangkan ketinggian kearifan tempatan di Alam Melayu. Walau bagaimanapun, warisan budaya seni bina Melayu ini kian terpinggir dalam arus kemodenan dan kepesatan pembangunan. Kajian ini menganalisis cabaran kesinambungan dalam mengekalkan warisan pembinaan rumah tradisional Melayu di Malaysia. Selain itu, kajian ini turut meneliti implikasi perubahan pemikiran dan arus modenisasi terhadap kesinambungan warisan seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu di Semenanjung Malaysia.Pendekatan penyelidikan secara kualitatif digunakan dalam pengumpulan data melalui kajian perpustakaan dan temuramah bersama pakar seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu Malaysia. Data dianalisis secara analitikal melalui analisis deskriptif dan tematik. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa pelbagai isu yang menjadi cabaran dalam memartabatkan warisan seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu di Malaysia, sama ada dari segi komitmen individu, sikap masyarakat, organisasi, mahupun perspektif pemikiran generasi muda dan moden kini. Implikasi kepada peminggiran khazanah warisan negara ini merupakan bencana kepada nasib masa depan kegemilangan tamadun bangsa. Kajian ini mencadangkan strategi yang praktikal bagi memelihara warisan dalam seni bina rumah tradisional tempatan untuk perhatian banyak pihak. Dapatan kajian menyumbang kepada ilmu pengetahuan tentang kepentingan pemeliharaan warisan tradisi kebanggaan negara yang sebahagian besarnya telah mendapat pengiktirafan dunia.

The importance of fatwa in our everyday lives cannot be denied. This is because Islam commands Muslims to ask those who are more learned and pious if they do not know. In the current practice, only the Mufti who is elected in a country can carry out the process of issuing a fatwa when deciding a certain ruling. And the Muslim community living in the country should obey the fatwa given after an agreed process from the ulama’ and the experts in certain fields. This needs to consider the establishment of firmed, friendly and efficient institution to deliver fatwa for public. In parallel of current needs, any resources institution should be more friendly and efficient through online. In this case, e-Fatwa application has been launched in Malaysia by the Prime Minister since 2003. It is very much contributing Muslim community and must be well sustained, enhanced and updated from time to time. This paper shares UiTM experience of doing evaluative research and consultancy in providing special training and consultancy for all mufti’s departments towards developing, sustaining and enhancing fatwa database management. I really hope the publication of e-Fatwa can help our society to understand more about the fatwa and fatwa produce by our Muslims Scholars and be close with them. From this effort, I hope our society can discuss openly the solution of current issue nowadays that suits to the doctrine of Islam which is very comprehensive and up-to-date. (Minister, Department of Prime Minister) I hope this e-Fatwa can be a reference to the society to seek for certain fatwa according to certain problems. Thus, with the existence of e-Fatwa can develop more on knowledge activities. (Head of Director, JAKIM) It looks easier, but only Allah the Almighty knows. It is not a simple work to success in producing software in the web server, but also the high commitment of all officers from JAKIM and Jabatan Mufti from all over Malaysia that make the project of e-Fatwa a successful one. (ICT JAKIM Service unit)

Islamic education in Malaysia is continually progressing as informal institution in its initial period of Islamization. Islamic knowledge tradition has been developed gradually from traditional approach to a modern approach. However, the traditional approach to Islamic knowledge tradition is still preserved until today along with the formal educational system and approaches after the Islamic Resurgence in 1970. The emergence of Islamic Resurgence in 1970s has revitalized the Malay Muslims outlooks and awareness on the objective of religion in their life, particularly instilling in the Malays to restudy Islam as the comprehensive way of life. This paper aims to analyze the development of Islamic knowledge tradition amongst the Malay Muslim in Malaysia. This paper also discusses the transformation process in the study of Islam in the urban settings of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor as centers of the Islamic Resurgence. The mixed methods approach was applied to explore and analyze the development of Islamic knowledge tradition which has been practiced in the Malay society. The official records, interviews and literatures were used to study the dynamic development of Islamic educational tradition in Malaysia, particularly in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur from the period of 1970 to 2016. A total of 734 respondents involved in the study which represented the ratio of 2: 4: 4 respectively for the upper-middle, the middle-middle and the low-income classes of the Malay. Questionnaires were distributed using combination of stratified, random and cluster sampling at Kuala Lumpur and nine districts of Selangor. The findings showed the Malay Muslims experiences in inculcating Islamic knowledge tradition and values from informal to formal educational system with a dynamic approach to understand the content of Islamic teaching.

Seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu merupakan manifestasi ketinggian dan kehalusan seni dalam falsafah pemikiran kearifan tempatan yang sentiasa berkembang di bawah pengaruh tradisi, aktiviti sosio-budaya, dan perilaku masyarakat. Namun begitu, sekiranya tiada usaha untuk menghidupkannya semula, sudah pasti khazanah ini semakin dilupakan dan akan pupus ditelan zaman. Oleh yang demikian, kajian ini bertujuan mengkaji kearifan tempatan dalam warisan seni bina rumah tradisional masyarakat Melayu. Kajian juga meneliti falsafah dan pandangan semesta dalam seni bina Melayu tradisional yang dipengaruhi pelbagai faktor. Selain itu, kajian ini juga menganalisis struktur dan reka bentuk pembinaan rumah tradisional Melayu di Semenanjung Malaysia dan fungsi ruang dalam seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu bersesuaian dengan objektif dan kedudukan sosial pemilik kediaman dalam mengekalkan warisan pembinaan rumah tradisional Melayu turut dianalisis. Kajian ini pada asasnya menggunakan pendekatan kaedah penyelidikan kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan melalui kajian perpustakaan dan temuramah bersama pakar seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu Malaysia. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa masyarakat Melayu mempunyai falsafah seni bina tersendiri dalam membina rumah tradisional Melayu. Reka bentuk rumah tradisional di Semenanjung Malaysia juga telah mengalami perubahan yang dipengaruhi oleh pelbagai faktor, antaranya transformasi elemen budaya tempatan dan falsafah keislaman. Struktur dan fungsi ruang rumah tradisional Melayu sangat unik dan mempunyai banyak perbezaan antara satu negeri dengan negeri lain di Semenanjung Malaysia. Dapatan kajian menyumbang kepada ilmu pengetahuan dalam bidang warisan seni bina rumah tradisional Melayu dan kearifan tempatan yang semakin terpinggir dalam arus kemajuan dan pemodenan.

Elemen kreativiti merupakan asas penting dan saling berkait dengan inovasi sesuatu produk khususnya dalam konteks keusahawanan dan perniagaan. Hal ini juga disebutkan oleh ramai sarjana Islam dan Barat dalam pembinaan tamadun yang cemerlang. Justeru itu, kertas kerja ini membincangkan kepentingan kreativiti dan inovasi dalam penciptaan fesyen busana Muslimah dalam kalangan usahawan wanita Melayu dalam kelompok kelas menengah di Selangor. Selain itu, kajian ini turut menganalisis elemen kreativiti dan kepatuhan Shariah dalam melakukan inovasi terhadap fesyen busana Muslimah dalam kalangan usahawan wanita Melayu Selangor. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan menggunakan teknik temubual atau sejarah lisan secara persampelan bertujuan. Sampel dipilih berdasarkan persampelan berkriteria dan seramai sepuluh (10) orang informan yang terdiri daripada pengusaha wanita Melayu kelas menengah yang terlibat dalam industri fesyen hijab dan busana Muslimah di Selangor. Data daripada transkripsi temubual dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan analisis kandungan dan tematik. Selain itu, kaedah pemerhatian turut digunakan bagi mengukuhkan data kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan kepentingan elemen kretiviti dan inovasi dalam penghasilan produk busana Muslimah yang bercirikan Islam. Elemen kepatuhan Shariah sentiasa dititikberatkan selari dengan prinsip Shariah dalam mereka bentuk fesyen Muslimah bersesuaian dengan kehendak pelanggan. Hasil kajian dapat menjadi satu motivasi kepada pengusaha produk Islam bagi menunjukkan bahawa aspek kepatuhan Shariah dan kreativiti sangat penting dalam pembinaan budaya inovasi dan penentuan keboleh pasaran hasil produk dalam perniagaan dan keusahawanan.

Elemen kreativiti merupakan asas penting dan saling berkait dengan inovasi sesuatu produk khususnya dalam konteks keusahawanan dan perniagaan. Hal ini juga disebutkan oleh ramai sarjana Islam dan Barat dalam pembinaan tamadun yang cemerlang. Justeru itu, kertas kerja ini membincangkan kepentingan kreativiti dan inovasi dalam penciptaan fesyen busana Muslimah dalam kalangan usahawan wanita Melayu dalam kelompok kelas menengah di Selangor. Selain itu, kajian ini turut menganalisis elemen kreativiti dan kepatuhan Shariah dalam melakukan inovasi terhadap fesyen busana Muslimah dalam kalangan usahawan wanita Melayu Selangor. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan menggunakan teknik temubual atau sejarah lisan secara persampelan bertujuan. Sampel dipilih berdasarkan persampelan berkriteria dan seramai sepuluh (10) orang informan yang terdiri daripada pengusaha wanita Melayu kelas menengah yang terlibat dalam industri fesyen hijab dan busana Muslimah di Selangor. Data daripada transkripsi temubual dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan analisis kandungan dan tematik. Selain itu, kaedah pemerhatian turut digunakan bagi mengukuhkan data kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan kepentingan elemen kretiviti dan inovasi dalam penghasilan produk busana Muslimah yang bercirikan Islam. Elemen kepatuhan Shariah sentiasa dititikberatkan selari dengan prinsip Shariah dalam mereka bentuk fesyen Muslimah bersesuaian dengan kehendak pelanggan. Hasil kajian dapat menjadi satu motivasi kepada pengusaha produk Islam bagi menunjukkan bahawa aspek kepatuhan Shariah dan kreativiti sangat penting dalam pembinaan budaya inovasi dan penentuan keboleh pasaran hasil produk dalam perniagaan dan keusahawanan.

Malay Islamic Manuscripts is a legacy of wisdom and intellectual that has altitude of scientific value. The contribution of Malay manuscripts is enormous, especially in the context before the emergence and development of printing, as a vehicle for the development of knowledge and information. This study was conducted to examine the manuscript treasures of wisdom as the local Malay heritage featuring brilliant insights in various fields of sciences. The study also analyzes the issues, challenges, and future prospect of research on Malay manuscripts in term of content analysis and management of old Malay manuscripts stored in and outside the Malay world. This study uses content analysis methods based on library research and secondary materials, such as books, academic journal articles and newspapers. This research anticipates to find a solution and discussion space to build new synergies in reactivate discourse study of Malay manuscripts in the Malay Muslim.

Golongan profesional dan korporat merupakan golongan yang menjadi penggerak pembangunan negara. Imej golongan ini digambarkan sebagai kelompok individu yang bermotivasi tinggi, mempunyai pemikiran yang kritis, kreatif dan berinovatif dalam mengemudi kejayaan dalam profesion yang diceburi. Kertas kerja ini mengupas pemikiran al-falah berteraskan Islam dalam kalangan golongan profesional dan korporat Melayu di Malaysia. Kajian ini turut menganalisis bagaimana manifestasi pemikiran al-falah djelmakan dalam bentuk tindakan yang menyumbang kepada kejayaan dalam hidup. Pendekatan kualitatif secara exploratori digunakan bagi kajian sosio-agama pelbagai disiplin ini. Dokumentasi pengalaman hidup 14 informan dari kategori profesional dan korporat dilakukan melalui kaedah sejarah lisan. Persampelan bertujuan secara berkriteria digunakan dalam kajian ini. Temuramah semi-struktur secara mendalam dirakamkan, ditranskripsi dan dianalisis secara analisis deskriptif dan tematik. Hasil penggalian analisis data daripada transkripsi temuramah bersama informan, sebanyak 11 tema terbitan dihasilkan dalam memaknai inti pati al-falah dalam kalangan tokoh profesional dan korporat Melayu di Malaysia. Kajian ini mengutarakan Model Pemikiran al-Falah golongan profesional dan korporat Melayu Malaysia yang menggambarkan impak difusi pemikiran Islam yang menjadi teras dan pasak kepada akal budi masyarakat Melayu kontemporari. Model Kecemerlangan alFalah atau “the Excellent Model of al-Falah” dalam pemikiran golongan ini boleh memberi inspirasi dan motivasi tinggi dalam pembangunan mapan dan kesejahteraan manusia berasaskan pendekatan kecemerlangan keagamaan dan kerohanian Islam dalam pelbagai peringkat dan struktur masyarakat Islam.

This paper attempts to reveal the result of a research with regard to the management of Islamic information that has successfully been conducted. The main purpose of the research is to study problems relating to the implementation of Islamic information management in the public and private organizations and to identify recommended solutions. Besides, it aims to explore skills relevant to the field which important drivers in implementing successful Islamic information management in organizations. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed throughout the study whereby main data collections are questionnaire and supported by interview. Two hundred and fifty five institutions known for having dealt extensively with Islamic information sources were selected with scholars from those institutions were interviewed. One hundred eighty four of them which equivalent to seventy two percent has replied. This paper reveals empirical findings of the management of Islamic information. The research revealed a lot of valuable suggestions and recommendations which can be implemented in managing Islamic information especially in the Malaysian Islamic institutions.

Pengetahuan dalam aspek keagamaan atau kerohanian (spiritual) merupakan elemen asas yang menentukan kefahaman dan komitmen seseorang terhadap agama. Hubungan antara agama dan kesejahteraan hidup juga telah dibuktikan memberi implikasi yang positif dalam kehidupan manusia berdasarkan beberapa kajian yang lepas. Kertas kerja ini bertujuan menganalisis pengetahuan asas agama Islam dalam kalangan belia Melayu bandar di Lembah Kelang sebagai pusat perkembangan Kebangkitan Semula Islam. Perbincangan turut menganalisis kefahaman agama yang membentuk pemikiran golongan generasi muda ini terhadap agama dan kehidupan kerohanian. Seramai 470 responden belia terlibat dalam kaji selidik ini yang diedarkan secara rawak mudah di sekitar Lembah Kelang meliputi Kuala Lumpur dan enam daerah di Selangor. Belia Melayu dikategorikan mengikut tiga kohot utama, iaitu 15-20 tahun, 21-25 tahun dan 26-40 tahun. Dapatan menunjukkan tahap pengetahuan dan kefahaman golongan belia di kawasan bandar yang berada pada tahap tinggi pada sesetengah dimensi yang melambangkan manifestasi aspek pemikiran agama (religious thought) dan kepercayaan (religious belief) dalam keagamaan Islam (Islamic religiosity) mereka. Kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang positif antara tahap pendidikan dan pemikiran keagamaan Islam. Hal yang demikian menunjukkan bahawa tahap pendidikan dan pendedahan kepada aktiviti agama memberi kesan terhadap pemikiran keagamaan.

In the 1970s, the world had witnessed the emergence of Islamic Resurgence with diverse theories and reasons for its revival. The resurgence of religion like Islam is a manifestation of Muslims spiritual transformation of life, as well as one of the factors bringing about the change. The term “Islamic Resurgence” has been critically discussed by Western and Muslim scholars after initial shock of the Iranian revolution 1978-1979 which brought sudden realization of the on-going importance of religion in today’s concept of modernization and gave significant impacts to the Muslims’ World and in the local context of Malaysia. Thus, this article aims to discuss Western and Muslim scholars critical discourse on the concept and characteristics of Islamic Resurgence which has been occurred in the Muslim world. The findings reveal that many terms have been used to visualize the concept and characteristics of the Islamic Resurgence in the Muslim world. Presently, the debates on Islamism and Islamic Resurgence in the context of the modern world have been discussed by scholars from different points of view. Islam has been described in the negative aspects relating to the elements of fanaticism, extremism, and fundamentalism. From this critical appraisal, the following outcomes could be anticipated. Results and discussions are further discussed.