From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan
Since the 1980s, Japan has attracted Muslim immigrants, mainly from South and Southeast Asian countries. The emergence of these Islamic communities in Japan is reflected by the presence of around one hundred mosques and musallas (rooms or buildings for the performance of five daily prayers) on the J...
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| description | Since the 1980s, Japan has attracted Muslim immigrants, mainly from South and Southeast Asian countries. The emergence of these Islamic communities in Japan is reflected by the presence of around one hundred mosques and musallas (rooms or buildings for the performance of five daily prayers) on the Japanese archipelagos. This paper aims to discuss South and Southeast Asian Muslim communities in Japan, and the spaces used for their rituals and social activities as they have developed into full congregations able to support mosque construction and maintenance. I investigate how the transnational aspect of migration has shaped the architectural availability of places of prayer, and the development of the ummah (Muslim community). My data was collected from observation of Indonesian and Indian mosques in the greater Tokyo region between 2015 and 2017, and interviews with their congregations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27df198e0c5c4bc4a59b22db8350bd042022-12-22T03:04:48ZengIAIN PontianakAl-Albab0216-61432502-83402019-06-018132010.24260/alalbab.v8i1.1050692From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in JapanAli Amin0IAIN ManadoSince the 1980s, Japan has attracted Muslim immigrants, mainly from South and Southeast Asian countries. The emergence of these Islamic communities in Japan is reflected by the presence of around one hundred mosques and musallas (rooms or buildings for the performance of five daily prayers) on the Japanese archipelagos. This paper aims to discuss South and Southeast Asian Muslim communities in Japan, and the spaces used for their rituals and social activities as they have developed into full congregations able to support mosque construction and maintenance. I investigate how the transnational aspect of migration has shaped the architectural availability of places of prayer, and the development of the ummah (Muslim community). My data was collected from observation of Indonesian and Indian mosques in the greater Tokyo region between 2015 and 2017, and interviews with their congregations.http://jurnaliainpontianak.or.id/index.php/alalbab/article/view/1050mushallamosqueformationmuslimcommunityjapan |
| spellingShingle | Ali Amin From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan Al-Albab mushalla mosque formation muslim community japan |
| title | From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan |
| title_full | From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan |
| title_fullStr | From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan |
| title_short | From Mushalla to Mosque: The Formation of South and Southeast Asian Muslim Communities in Japan |
| title_sort | from mushalla to mosque the formation of south and southeast asian muslim communities in japan |
| topic | mushalla mosque formation muslim community japan |
| url | http://jurnaliainpontianak.or.id/index.php/alalbab/article/view/1050 |
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