Cabaran Ulama Borneo dalam penyebaran agama Islam di Sarawak (Challenges faced by Bornean Muslim missionaries in preaching Islam in Sarawak) by Ismail, Zainab, Wan Ahmad, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Abdullah, Wan Abd Rahman Khudzri

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Social barrier in da’wah mission to older population by Ismail, Zainab, Wan Ahmad, Wan Ibrahim, Ab. Rahman, Asyraf

“…This is certainly posing particular challenges to the missionaries in their efforts to invite people to the oneness of Allah.This paper discusses the aging of population and its problems in the context of da’wah mission to older population.To explore social barriers in da’wah mission to older population, this study interviewed five key informants aged between 41 years to 60 years.It was revealed there are five major problems will be faced by missionaries in their da’wah mission.These problems include health problems, overwhelmingly elderly women in the community, decline in mosque attendance, poverty and negative attitude of the elderly.With health problem the older people may not be so interested to think about religious practices.As the number of older women is more than the older men, preaching may not receive attention in the future because preaching activity mostly done in the mosques and women are not so encouraged to go to mosque.Because of too old they become less interested in visiting places of worship and preaching activities.Poverty and negative attitude are also become social barriers.…”
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A man of the central highlands: the works of Nguyen Ngoc An by Nakamura, Rie

“…The northern part of the province has higher mountains and Kon Tum city is 525 meters from sea level.The city of Kon Tum was established by the French missionaries, Missions Etrangeres de Paris in the mid-19th century (Hickey, 1982a, pp. 190-197).An old wooden church and a mission built between 1913 and 1918 are still in use.The main followers of the Catholic Church in Kon Tum are people of the Bana ethnic group. …”
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Kedah/Pulau Pinang as the alam rantau Minangkabau: Pre-colonial Malay history from Pagaruyung to Batu Uban by Merican, Ahmad Murad

“…Thus far, whatever sketchy history of Batu Uban and its regions tells use of links with Kedah and Minangkabau Society, as well as traders and missionaries from the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East. …”
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Maritime trade of ancient Tamils with the east and west the special reference to Arikamedu by Sounodararajan, J.

“…Arikamedu and Rome–Ancient Trade contact The place which is 5 kmsaway from Puduchery is known as,” Arikamedu”.It is located on the banks of the river Ariyankuppam near Kakaiyanthoppu, enroute Ariyankuppam and Virampattinam, which is 20 feet in height in the form of a mound.Today this placeexists as clam and humble garden area.The very same place was once flourished as a multi – national port city.During ancient period, this place was inhabited by the people who were hailed from different countries and they spoke many different languages.On the basis of trade and commerce they mingled with one another.In the beginning years of the 18th century very few Christian Fathers lived in Puducherry.They instituted missionaries at Arikamedu and did their religious services. …”
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Vietnam and India: A discourse on Buddhist contacts by Mishra, Patit Paban

“…Both have played meaningful roles in history through cultural contacts and trading relationship.There have been profound changes in religion, society and economy of the regions due to trans-national migration and cross-cultural movements.The Indian cultural influence in Southeast Asia forms a fascinating aspect of India-Southeast Asia relations.The dynamics of Southeast Asian culture resulted in a meaningful pattern of diachronic interaction between India and Southeast Asia.Maritime commercial network in Asia unleashed a cultural process resulting in introduction of Buddhism into Vietnam.The discovery of items like shouldered adzes, knobbed ware, glass beads etc from different sites in India and Vietnam point to the relations between the two regions in pre-historic times.There was also commercial relationship between India and Vietnam in early times.Along the Asian sea route, trade and commerce increased during the first two centuries of Common Era.The northern Vietnam under Chinese rule became a centre of Buddhist learning, as it was a convenient halting place for pilgrims and missionaries on their journey between India and China.There was coming of Buddhist monks to Tonking region.At the end of third century, Marajivaka went from India to Tonking.In the seventh century, the Vietnamese monks such as Moksadeva, Khuy Sung and Hue Diem went on pilgrimages to different places.There were twelve Vietnamese names in the list of Buddhist scholars prepared by the Chinese traveler I. …”
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Da’wah applications in counseling process by Ismail, Zainab, Wan Ahmad, Wan Ibrahim, Ab. Rahman, Asyraf

“…This article discusses some aspects of Islamic missionary applied in the counseling process at the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department Kuala Lumpur (JAWI), Malaysia.A total of 310 participants from 886 clients at the counseling unit, were selected as respondents.This study found that counselors play a significant role in regards to Islamic missionary since most of the counselors have a degree in Islamic studies. …”
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Counseling services in Muslim communal life in Malaysia by Ismail, Zainab, Wan Ahmad, Wan Ibrahim, Ab. Rahman, Asyraf

“…The data indicates that the counseling service has existed since the era of the Prophet Muhammad which was known as nasihah.During Saiyidina Umar al-Khattab’s era, he had established the so called Diwan al-Hisbah as the first step towards upgrading nasihah as a profession in regards to the missionary program and has been part of the approaches for missionary activities within the Islamic Religious Department of the country. …”
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Ubudiyah practices and the usage of communication channels at Yayasan Daarut Tauhiid (DT), Bandung Indonesia: An exploratory study by Omar, Nuredayu, Mustaffa, Che Su

“…This study identified that DT has fully utilized communication channels such as printed advertising and collateral advertising, social media - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and WOM in communicating about Ubudiyah, the Islamic missionary, and their businesses. Each communication channel is meant to extend to different target audiences, but the main view in all messages must be based on Ubudiyah or reliance on Allah.The study also found that DT has been successful in their mission to embed Ubudiyah and communicate about it in their management and daily routines.This article has identify key issues for Islamic management implementation in developing an understanding of Islamic management systems.The paper also contributes to the sparse literature on Islamic management and communication.…”
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Islamic institution and its impact towards local community: a case of Yayasan Daarut Tauhiid, Bandung Indonesia by Omar, Nuredayu, Mustaffa, Che Su

“…This study also found that DT implements various Islamic practices as the main basis in the management of their Islamic missionary, schools, businesses, and social responsibilities. …”