Preserving Child's Faith in Malaysian Law: A Maqasidic Approach
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Preserving faith is the most significant goal for Muslims. However, fulfilling these objectives in the best possible way according to the principle of maqāṣid al-sharī’ah(the objective of Islamic law) within the framework of the dual system of Malaysian law is challenging. Preserving faith within maqāṣid al-sharī’ah discussion provides enormous opportunities for Muslims to nurture and protect their Islamic faith while regulating the laws that prohibit any harmful elements that could jeopardize it. The Federal Constitution of Malaysia guarantees everyone's freedom of religion. However, freedom of religion provided under Malaysian law has restrictions due to the uniqueness of Malaysian history. This article critically discusses the maqasidic-approach adopted to preserve Muslim child's faith. This article examines the government's effort to maintain Muslim child's faith concerning the laws and policies of education and Malaysian law on issues linked to the conversion of Muslims to other faiths and vice versa. The court decision on child's religion cases indicates a distinct feature of Muslim and non-Muslims' right to freedom of religion under Malaysian law. There are prospects for utilizing the maqāṣid al-sharī’ah framework effectively to promote the preservation of a child's faith in the context of Malaysian law.
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The coexistence of Islamic law for Muslims and civil law for all citizens in Malaysia complicates the handling of apostasy in a manner that adequately respects religious freedom.
“This dual framework complicates the handling of apostasy in a manner that adequately respects religious freedom (Noor & Lee, 2023).”
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The Introduction says Malaysia’s dual legal system creates tensions in cases involving parents of different religions, and the Abstract links that system to challenges concerning children’s faith and religious freedom. The section “Preserving Child’s Faith under Islamic Law” discusses punishment for apostasy, but the paper does not specifically say that the dual framework complicates the handling of apostasy; its discussion of legal conflict focuses on children’s religion and conversion. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Perlis, judges are instructed to document refusal only after thoroughly considering the testimony and counselling.
“Another example is Perlis, where judges are instructed to document refusal only after thoroughly considering the testimony and counselling (Noor & Lee, 2023).”
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The section “The Maqāṣidic Approach to Preserving Children's Faith in Malaysian Law” discusses judges’ decisions in child-conversion cases, but does not describe the claimed instruction to judges in Perlis. Searches for Perlis, counselling, and documenting refusal found no passage addressing that procedure. The available passages have no page numbers. (LLM, conf=0.77)
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Musa, R., Razali, K., Mohamad Fakhrulrozi, A. S., Ali, M. S., Zulkifli, M. F., & Mohammad Nasir, N. S. (2025) · Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law · doi:10.33102/mjsl.vol13no3.755
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- Noor, Z. B., & Lee, N.
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- Social Sciences › Law › Religious Freedom and Discrimination
- Social Sciences › Law › Legal and Social Justice Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies
- Keywords
- Muslim children, religious freedom, Malaysian Constitution, religious conversion, religious education legislation, Islamic law, dual legal system, Malaysian law
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