Pembangunan Kerangka Pendidikan Mualaf Berteraskan Epistemologi Islam dan Pendekatan Sosio-ekologi di Sarawak : Development of a Mualaf Education Framework based on Islamic Epistemology and Socio-ecology Approach in Sarawak

Mohammed Rasheedan Ellin; Mohd Khairol Jambli; Mohammad Afiq Shazwan Abdul Samat; Abdul Jabbar Abdullah

doi:10.47548/ijistra.2026.120

Penulis

Mohammed Rasheedan Ellin Universiti Malaysia Sarawak & Persatuan Saudara Muslim Sarawak
Mohd Khairol Jambli Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Sarawak & Persatuan Saudara Muslim Sarawak,
Mohammad Afiq Shazwan Abdul Samat Institut Kajian Borneo
Abdul Jabbar Abdullah Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Sarawak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47548/ijistra.2026.120

Kata Kunci:

mualaf, epistemologi Islam, sosio-ekologi, pendidikan Islam, Sarawak

Abstrak

Pendidikan mualaf merupakan aspek penting dalam pengukuhan akidah, pembinaan identiti Muslim dan kesejahteraan sosial golongan mualaf di Malaysia. Namun, pendekatan pendidikan sedia ada masih bersifat fragmentasi, terlalu menekankan ritual serta kurang mengambil kira realiti sosio-budaya komuniti mualaf di Sarawak. Kajian ini bertujuan membangunkan kerangka pendidikan mualaf berteraskan epistemologi Islam dan pendekatan sosio-ekologi bagi konteks Sarawak. Dengan menggunakan reka bentuk kajian kualitatif, temu bual mendalam telah dijalankan bersama enam belas orang peserta kajian dari pelbagai institusi yang berpengalaman terlibat secara langsung dalam pendidikan mualaf di Sarawak. Hasil analisis tematik mengenal pasti enam tema utama, iaitu: (1) pengukuhan tauhid dan identiti Muslim; (2) pendidikan berasaskan pendampingan; (3) pengaruh ekosistem sosial terhadap istiqamah mualaf; (4) pendidikan kontekstual budaya Sarawak; (5) pemerkasaan ekonomi dan psikososial serta (6) integrasi institusi dalam tadbir urus dakwah. Berdasarkan dapatan tersebut, kajian ini mengemukakan satu kerangka pendidikan mualaf yang mengintegrasikan asas epistemologi Islam dengan model sosio-ekologi pelbagai aras yang meliputi individu, keluarga, komuniti, institusi dan dasar. Dengan menghubungkan prinsip normatif Islam dan realiti sosial setempat, kerangka ini menawarkan pendekatan yang lebih berstruktur dan menyeluruh dalam memperkukuh pendidikan mualaf, sekali gus menyumbang kepada wacana teori dan reformasi dasar dalam pembangunan masyarakat Muslim minoriti.

Convert (mualaf) education constitutes a critical dimension of faith consolidation (ʿaqīdah), Muslim identity formation, and the socio-cultural integration of converts in Malaysia. Nevertheless, prevailing educational approaches remain fragmented, overly ritual-centric, and insufficiently responsive to the socio-cultural realities of convert communities in Sarawak. This study seeks to develop a theoretically grounded framework for convert education that integrates Islamic epistemology with a socio-ecological analytical lens tailored to the Sarawak context. Adopting a qualitative research design, the study conducted in-depth interviews with sixteen informants representing diverse institutions directly engaged in convert education in Sarawak. Thematic analysis revealed six interrelated dimensions: (1) strengthening of tawḥīd and Muslim identity; (2) relationship-based education and mentoring; (3) the influence of social ecosystems on converts’ religious perseverance (istiqāmah); (4) culturally contextualized educational approaches within Sarawak’s plural setting; (5) economic and psychosocial empowerment; and (6) institutional integration within daʿwah governance structures. Drawing upon these findings, the study proposes an integrative convert education framework that synthesizes Islamic epistemological foundations with a multi-level socio-ecological model encompassing the individual, family, community, institutional, and policy spheres. By bridging normative Islamic principles with contextual social realities, the framework advances a holistic and structurally informed approach to convert education, thereby contributing to theoretical discourse and policy reform in the development of minority Muslim communities.

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