Malaysian History
An ethnic identity that is determined not by descent but by linguistic and religious behaviors
What is Malay?
The form of Islam officially practiced in Malaysia, the specific school of thought also being practiced in Egypt, Somalia, Yemen, and others.
What is Sunni (specifically Shafi'i)?
Main sources of Sharia.
What are the Quran and hadith?
This event is celebrated every year in Malaysia since 1957 on August 31.
What is Independence Day (Merdeka Day)?
Word that means 'nation' or 'community' in Arabic, particularly in reference to the global community of Muslims
What is 'umma'?
The rise of this port aided in the propagation of Islam
What is Malacca?
Every five years, this role rotates to a different one of the nine Sultans.
What is the Agong?
The English translation of 'sharia.'
What is "path/way (to water)"?
In 2003, this textbook, focusing mostly on Malaysian and Islamic history, replaced the public school Form 4 "World Civilizations" textbook
What is "Islamic Civilizations"?
This person (allegedly) converted to Islam after having heard the Muslim call to prayer while on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Prehistorically, Malaysia gained its international reputation as a source for these natural resources
What are gold and tin?
Malaysia was declared an Islamic state on this date.
What is September 2001?
The Malaysian Sharia court has jurisdiction over all Muslim Malaysians for these topics.
What are family law and religious observance?
This conservative, nationalist Malay party is the oldest national political party in Malaysia.
What is the United Malays National Organization (UMNO)?
Discourse is the balance of these 2 things.
What are power and knowledge?
The current King of Malaysia (Sultan of Johor).
Who is Sultan Ibrahim ibni Iskandar?
The Malaysian prime minister from the 1980's to the early 2000's, he was the country's longest serving Prime Minister and responsible for the establishment of various Muslim institutions and the expansion of Syariah courts.
Who is Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad?
This concept allows practices under sharia to be modified or eliminated in the eyes of some Muslim scholars
What is tajdid?
The Malaysian Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009, also served as the sixth president of the UMNO and responsible for Islamisation of the public education system
Who is Abdullah Badawi?
A "form of intellectual hegemony, mirroring...the earlier excesses of Western domination over the colonized regions of Africa and Asia," according to Ziauddin Sardar.
What is post-modernism?
King in 1400 who fled from the Javanese kingdom of Majapahit, converted to Islam, and founded Malacca which later became a regional center for the propagation of Islam.
Who is Paramesvara?
This conservative Islamic party has ruled Kelantan since 1990.
What is the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
This word indicates acts that are praiseworthy according to the Sharia
What is mandūb?
Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi shifted the framing of Islam in Malaysia from Mahathir's "moderate" and "modern" Islam to this new ideology, where Islam is at the core of Malaysian national identity
What is Civilisational Islam (Islam Hadhari)?