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Family Issues In Islam

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INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic Thought and Civilization

Topic:

ISSUES OF MUSLIM FAMILY IN SINGAPORE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Kheftiah Bte Moorin (G1335680)
Harina bte Abdul Latiff (G1331276) Sakinah bte Ahmad (G1339228)
Siti Sariah bte Kasa (G1338640)

Module:
Political System in Islam
(IITC 5013)

Lecturer:
Professor Dr Kamal Hasan

INTRODUCTION In any society and religion, family plays an important role. Islam as one of the many religions in this world also emphasizes the importance of family in one’s life. This is clearly stated in the Holy Quran in surah (have not found the surah)
According to Asma Arshad, “Islam has paid great importance to family. Family relations are just one …show more content…

Based on consensus 2010, the Malay Muslim consists of 13.3% of an ethnic resident population in Singapore. The Malay Muslim community is considered as one of the minority ethnic group besides Indians and Chinese is the majority dominating community that contributes most to Singapore economy.
Three major problem areas faced by Muslim Family in Singapore are education, economic and social integration. Muslim Singaporeans are aware of these challenges and are working hard to improve their success and achievements to be on par with other communities.
In education, achievements of yearly academic performance are collated by Ministry of Education and measured by ethnic groups as follow:
Percentage of Students who Passed PSLE 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Malay 94.4 93.5 93.0 91.2 91.2 92.5
Chinese 98.9 99.0 99.0 98.8 98.8 98.8
Indian 96.1 95.9 96.2 95.5 95.0 95.3
Overall 97.8 97.7 97.7 97.1 97.1 …show more content…

Obstacles regarding Issues of Muslim Family in Singapore
• Meritocracy
Meritocracy is judge on individual ability or individual achievement. Singapore practiced meritocracy in all field. In Singapore, people who have superior achievements are given positions of leadership. Singaporeans are rewarded through their abilities and accomplishments. Meritocracy is a controversial issue because it is associates with the test of intellectual ability which allows an individual to be channeled to elite colleges and universities. Bursaries and grants are given to those who score with merits.
Singapore is working towards becoming an advanced economy through advancing in technology which can create more jobs, so, it needs to adopt “meritocracy through life” to move into the next wave of development. Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister for Finance, Mr.Tharman Shanmugaratnam said at the official opening of Lifelong Learning Institute, in September 17 2014 “Not a meritocracy that is based on what you have achieved at 18 or 24, but a meritocracy through life, where you are assessed on your performance at every stage of your life, regardless of where you came from or where

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