Perdana Menteri Malaysia dan Usaha Islamisasi Pasca Kemerdekaan (1957-1981)

Abstract

Islam merupakan agama persekutuan Malaysia dan merupakan salah satu faktor utama dalam politik dan kerajaan. Ia telah sebati dengan kehidupan dan cara hidup masyarakat Malaysia yang berindukkan orang Melayu beragama Islam sejak dahulu lagi. Sebagai sebuah negara bermajoriti muslim, Perdana Menteri selaku ketua kerajaan berasa bertanggungjawab menjalankan projek Islamisasi Malaysia hasil keadaan semasa dan desakan daripada pihak luar dan dalam kerajaan untuk memenuhi keperluan sebagai sebuah negara majoriti muslim. Pasca kemerdekaan yang ditandai selepas 31 Ogos 1957 sehingga sebelum perubahan menjadi negara industri menyaksikan Islam mula mendapat tempat dalam segenap aspek pentadbiran kerajaan secara berterusan berdasarkan sumber-sumber yang telah dirujuk. Hasil kajian mendapati pelbagai usaha telah dilakukan oleh ketiga-tiga Perdana Menteri pasca kemerdekaan yang mana dilakukan secara berperingkat kerana mahu menjaga keharmonian kaum dan kestabilan negara yang baru sahaja mengecapi kemerdekaan. Fokus utama Islamisasi kerajaan pasca kemerdekaan dijalankan di dalam bidang pentadbiran, pendidikan, perundangan dan ekonomi. Ia berterusan sebagai suatu keperluan agenda Perdana Menteri Malaysia dalam merealisasikan Islam sebagai agama persekutuan.

Kata Kunci: Perdana Menteri, Islamisasi, Malaysia, Negara Islam, Indeks Keislaman

Abstract: Malaysia's federal religion is Islam, and it is a major factor in politics and government. It has become ingrained in the Malaysian community's life and way of life, which has been dominated by Muslim Malays since time immemorial. As the head of government in a Muslim-majority country, the Prime Minister conducts the business of Islamizing Malaysia as a result of current and external and internal pressure on the government to meet the needs of being a Muslim-majority country. Based on the sources cited, the period following 31 August 1957 until before the transformation into an industrial state saw Islam gradually gain a place in all aspects of government administration. This study was carried out to determine and assess the extent of the prime minister's involvement in the enforcement and emphasis of Islamic practises and Islamization in Malaysia. Various materials have been cross-referenced using qualitative research methods and either physical or online library materials. According to the study's findings, the three post-independence prime ministers made a variety of efforts, which were carried out in stages, in order to maintain racial harmony and stability in the newly independent country. The main focus of the government's Islamization to be carried out in the fields of administration, education, law, and economy, and it remains a requirement of Malaysia's Prime Minister's agenda in realising Islam as a federal religion. Islam plays its own role in the country development after independence through Islamization, which is processed and worked on by the country's leaders in leading a Muslim-majority country and implemented as the foundation of Malaysia's multi-racial and multi-religious culture.

Keywords: Prime Ministers; Islamization; Malaysia; Islamic State; Islamicity Index