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RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
LOOKING FOR THE MEETING POINT

6.1 : INTRODUCTION
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6.2 : DEFINITION OF RELIGION
6.3 : WHY WOULD ANYONE WORSHIP??
6.4 : RELIGIONS IN MALAYSIA
6.5 : RELIGIOUS CONFLICT
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 Religion is the main part in human life.
 Helps us to know their God, in order to live
harmony.
 Religion and ethnics become related to each other

Hindu

Islam
Buddha
 Defination
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 The relationship between the human being and The
extraordinary powers considered to provide
protection

• Shape and practice

substantial

• The function and

functional purpose of existence
of the religion
 Why we need religion ?

• Human who lives in past already

affected by religion. (prove by
archeology)
• Religion is inherited from ancestors to
fulfill their family heritage.
• Factor of safety, which they believe
their religion will protect their safety.
• Element that strengten brotherhood.
 Encourage &
Source of
verified
unite moral
program
values
development

Formation Encourage
of Functions of
religion national
civilisation spirit

Spread the
government National
culture &
integration
arts
 Religion
created by
Samawi Human
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• Comes from ALLAH S.W.T to
fulfill human needs and
requirements towards HIM.
• Spread by His messenger which
knows as prophets (the chosen
one)
• It IS NOT comes from human
thinking
or human experience.
• Act as a guidance @ lesson to
human being in the form of do's
and don'ts.
• eg : ISLAM, CHRISTIAN,
YAHUDI
• Comes from culturization,
summarize
by society thinking.
• Having a fixed basic and rules that
form by a cluster of group.
• Not based on revelation, but in the
form of lesson and general
practiced.
• Comes from the combination of
experiences and opinions that
being inherited from the past.
• Their holy scripture is made by
their
founder thinking.
• Some of religion believe in a god or
a god incarnate in human body
ISLAM
Islam was brought to Malaysia by indian muslim
traders.
In 13th century, the Terengganu stone
monument was found at Kuala Berang,
Terengganu. 
Islam is derived from arabic root “salima”, peace,
purity, submission and obedient.
Islam means submission to the will of God and
obedience to His law.
It also means submission to the One God and to
live in peace with the Creator within one’s self
with other people and with the environment.
 Source of islam
 QURAN > main sources

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 HADITH > report of sayings, deed and approval of the
Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet’s saying and deeds
are called sunnah.
 Ijtihad, ijmak ( consensus ), qiyas and others.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ISLAM
RUKUN IMAN
• Believe in Allah
• Believe in Malaikat
• Believe in rasul
• Believe in kitab-kitab Allah
• Believe in Judgement day (kiamat)
• Believe in Qada’ and Qadar
 Rukun islam
Recite the Syahadah
Prayer five times a day and night
Fasting in Ramadan 
Practice regular charity (zakat)
Perform the pilgrimage ( for those who are able
in terms of financial and health )

Festivals in islam
• Eid mubarak ( shawal )
• Eid adha ( 10 zulhijjah )
• Maulidur rasul
• Asyura
• Israk mikrak
• Maal hijrah
buddhism
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 Second largest religion in malaysia.
 Mostly chinese ( sect Buddha Mahayana )

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 Thai ( sect Buddha Theravada )
 Founder- Siddharta Gautama who always think about
sources of pain and distress.
 Buddhism is more of a philosophy ‘means love of wisdom’
& the buddhist path can be summed as:
:- to lead a moral life
:- to be mindful & aware of thoughts & actions
:- to develop wisdom & understanding
 5 PRECEPTS ^_^ ??
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Not to take the life of anything that is
living
Not to take anything not freely given
To abstain from sexual misconduct and
sexual overindulgence
To refrain from untrue speech
To avoid intoxication (losing
mindfulness)
Main object in buddhism

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 Tripple gem ( buddha )
 Dharma
 Sangha

FESTIVALS ??
Wesak day – buddhist will go to
the temple and do the meditation.
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 is a diverse system of thought with varying concepts of god

 this religion existed since the beginning of the 8th century BC and is also
known as Brahma

 is a religion that evolved from the teachings of the Vedas appearing before
the Aryan conquest over India

 Their greatest holy book is composed of the Vedas, the Laws of Manu ,
Mahabharata , Gita and etc.
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Samhita

Brahman
Section Upanishads
of Veda

Aranyaka
 Ruled & to be ruled
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 Leader and the rule of being a god of the gods and
god of all gods
 Ex: Brahma , Vishnu , Siva
Brahman

Ksyatria

Vaisya

Sudra
 Christian
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 a sect of Jewish faith who accept Jesus of Nazareth as the
messiah or christ
 Jesus Christian faiths hold to be the savior of the Jewish
people
 Christian religions accept the doctrine of the trinity or
triune as the main teachings of Christianity
 believe that after the end of the world did exist jesus
christ god remains in the form of the holy spirit, or the
holy spirit consists in three forms: father, son, holy spirit
 Jesus as the incarnate God of gods taking human form & have

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human qualities. The death of Jesus is to save humanity from
sin.
 Christianity teaches that God sent down his son Jesus into the
world as a servant of his choice, named as al-masih, to help
people perform their religious duties.
 Bible contains ‘kitab perjanjian lama/bible ibrani’ dan
‘perjanjian baru’.
 recorded the life and teachings of Jesus, the church at an early
stage and explain the meaning of faith in Jesus.
Important practice in Christianity
1. Baptism is a ceremony to celebrate the entry of a person
in Christianity.
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2. Eucharist or holy gathering or dinner last night also is a
dinner of bread and wine as a sign of unity between
Christians and followers of jesus

*which both took place in the church.

*Christian holy day is Christmas, Easter and good friday.

Christians are encouraged to gather in church to worship
and live an upright life according to moral laws of God.
 Sikh religion
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 Minority religious groups in Malaysia
 practiced mostly ethnic Indian Punjabi descent in this
country.
 sikh devotees identified by identifying the wearing of turban
and long beard, especially men.
 for men, using the last name Singh means lion while women
use Kaur, meaning princess
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 was founded by Guru Nanak in 1469M. then continued
and developed by nine other teachers.

 Sikhs believe in one god religions.

 Sikh holy book known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

became the living teacher and main source of reference
in the life of sikh devotees.
 5 main symbols
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Kesh (long
Kangha Kara (steel
hair) - symbol
(comb) bangle),
of faith

Kachera
kirpan (small
(special
sword)
shorts)
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 The official clothing(5K) that must be used at all times
by a member of the Khalsa brotherhood, after
undergoing sanskar ceremony.

 Amrit ceremony is introduced in 1699M by Guru

Gobind Singh, Sikh guru who's 10th and last.
 Ritual and Religious
ceremonies
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 Granthi sahib(experts religion) plays an important role
in conducting a religious ceremony in gurdawa (place of
worship)
 read scripture and sing kirtan (hymns) and delivering
katha (lectures) about religion sikh in punjabi language.
 religious ceremony concluded with Ardas (prayer).
 Guru Ka Langgar is a kind of food such as vegetables
cooked by the gurdwara sikh available to visitors
regardless of religion. seva sikh devotees priority
(charity), to the people regardless of religion.
 Celebration/Festival
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 Vaisakhi is the most important celebration
 celebrated in April every year
 on that day, they will visit the gurdwara with family
and relatives. they go to Darbar Sahib (prayer hall) place
of the scriptures.
 religious activities that take place during the celebration
of Vaisakhi is Sanskar amrit (baptism).
 This ceremony marks the willingness of sikh devotees
apply amrit (holy water) to get closer to Waheguru.
 sikh devotees must follow char
kurahit (four prohibitions):
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-not allowed to cut or shave any hair on any part of the
body
-not to eat meat unless deducted Jhatka, beheaded
-not to drink alcohol, smoke tobacco or drugs
-not only can have sex with their partners.
 Question
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1. Define religion and give 3 major religions in
Malaysia.
2. State 3 roles of religion to human being.
3. What are the main object in buddhism religious
ceremony ?
4. State one difference between Samawi and religion
created by human.
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Thank you…