Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries & Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia

Research Article

Mosques as Knowledge Development Centers: Youth Involvement and Perceptions in Kuching, Sarawak

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315311,
        author={Adibah  Yusuf and Khairul Aidil Azlin  Abd Rahman and Wan Noor Faaizah  Wan Omar and Nadzirah  Yusuf and Farah  Zaini and Nangkula  Utaberta and Adam Andani  Mohammed},
        title={Mosques as Knowledge Development Centers: Youth Involvement and Perceptions in Kuching, Sarawak},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Industries \& Creative Culture, DESIGN DECODED 2021, 24-25 August 2021, Kedah, Malaysia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={DESIGN-DECODED},
        year={2022},
        month={3},
        keywords={mosque youth islam knowledge muslim foundation sarawak},
        doi={10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315311}
    }
    
  • Adibah Yusuf
    Khairul Aidil Azlin Abd Rahman
    Wan Noor Faaizah Wan Omar
    Nadzirah Yusuf
    Farah Zaini
    Nangkula Utaberta
    Adam Andani Mohammed
    Year: 2022
    Mosques as Knowledge Development Centers: Youth Involvement and Perceptions in Kuching, Sarawak
    DESIGN-DECODED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315311
Adibah Yusuf1,*, Khairul Aidil Azlin Abd Rahman2, Wan Noor Faaizah Wan Omar3, Nadzirah Yusuf4, Farah Zaini1, Nangkula Utaberta5, Adam Andani Mohammed1
  • 1: University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
  • 2: Faculty Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 3: University Teknology MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kedah, Kampus Sungai Petani, 08400 Merbok, Kedah
  • 4: National University of Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor
  • 5: University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat Johor
*Contact email: yadibah@unimas.my

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to ascertain youth perspectives, measures, and involvement in activities related to the mosque as a centre for knowledge growth among youth specifically in Kuching, Sarawak. A quite number of youth are not participating the Islamic activities held by the mosques as the mosque only main focus is to attract the elderly. In the structure of global governance, the mosque is the first and most important Muslim foundation. Initially, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) established this base as a location for developing and spreading Islam, a rock-solid building that no other location on the planet can match for immaculateness, holiness, or attractiveness. In today's society, the vast majority of visitors to mosques are senior citizens. The youth don't seem to want to join or visit mosques. The major goal of this article is to examine the elements and reasons why the youths do not attend mosque institutions. This article discusses the current situation of Malaysian youth and mosques. Through this research paper, people will learn and understand that youth participation is critical to the society's development of a strong Ummah.