Population Ageing: A Friend or an Enemy of Da`wah Activity?

Wan Ibrahim Wan Ahmad¹ , Zainab Ismail² , Salmijah Surif³ , Shahrul Hizam Mokhtar⁴ , Zuljalaludin Abd Rani⁵ , Amin Mohammad Husni Al-Jufry⁶ , Hielda Noviyanty⁷ , I Komang Astina⁸ , Singgih Susilo⁹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.8 , Issue.7 , pp.19-24, Jul-2022

Online published on Jul 31, 2022

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Abstract :
Following the increase in the older population in communities around the world, the discussions and writings about older people is not a new endeavor. This article was aimed to: (1) discuss the nature of da’wah activity in Malaysia, and (2) explore whether da’wah activities is a friend or an enemy of population ageing. The writing of this article was originally started from a study conducted using a combination of two research designs, namely a qualitative content analysis, and a single-case study. Secondary materials from books, research report, as well as journal articles that have been collected and kept by the first author before this, are used in this qualitative content analysis. Materials gathered from a content analysis was used to explain a general picture of the population ageing. This study choses one research participant who believes to have an idea about the da’wah activities in an ageing community. For this purpose, an aged early 80s years old, physically and mentally healthy, a former university professor of sociology was chosen as an informant to conduct in-depth interviews. The results of the study show that: (1) da’wah is an effort to invite people towards emphasizing or deifying Allah SWT. This duty is obligatory for all Muslims who are mukallaf, but most of the da’wah activities in Malaysia is conducted in mosques. Many who come to the mosque to engage in da`wah activities are older persons, and (2) based on the informant`s perspective, the ageing of the population is opposed to da`wah activities through at least three reasons, namely (1) gender, (2) physical ability and health status, as well as (3) social support. All these reasons have been elaborated in this article.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Population ageing; Older population; Social support; Da’wah activity

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