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- Title
SUPERSTITIOUS PRACTICES RELATED TO BABIES IN THE MALAY MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF MALACCA.
- Authors
ABDULLAH, RAHMAT; UBAIDILLAH WAN ABAS, WAN MOHAMMAD
- Abstract
Islam places great emphasis on matters related to faith and shariah. All practices and beliefs that are not based on original sources such as the Quran, Hadith, Ijma' and Qiyas are rejected by Islam. All forms of superstition, whether in the form of practice or belief, can lead to polytheism and are contrary to Islamic creed and shariah. However, some people today still believe and practice it in certain circumstances due to certain factors. This paper aims to identify the superstitious practices against babies that are still practiced among the Malay community in the state of Malacca. In addition, it will assess the level of understanding of superstitions against babies among them. The study respondents included 45 Malay women in a village in Central Melaka who had been married, pregnant and given birth. Data was analyzed as a percentage using Microsoft Excel software based on a Likert scale of 1-5. Findings show that there are 5 highest superstitious practices and 2 lowest superstitious practices ever performed by pregnant mothers towards babies during pregnancy, childbirth, and abstinence. In addition, pregnant women's understanding of superstitious practices against babies is at a moderate level. The highest mean value of 4.93 refers to respondents understanding that superstitious acts against babies are included in major sins and shirk to God while the lowest mean value of 1.57 refers to the statement 'I understand the entire practice of superstition against babies and have never done it'.
- Subjects
MALACCA (Malacca, Malaysia); MUSLIMS; MALAYS (Asian people); QUR'AN; PREGNANT women; MICROSOFT software; LIKERT scale; INFANTS; CHILDBIRTH
- Publication
Jurnal Islam Dan Masyarakat Kontemporari, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2289-6325
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37231/jimk.2023.24.2.793