A Conceptual Analysis Of Islamic-Based Development Actor

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2015-12
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Mohamed Saniff, Shereeza
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Development is a multi-dimensional concept encompassing all aspects of human life. For man to successfully and effectively carry out development and meet the development objectives, man needs to understand the development paradigm he is in. The same is true for man as the carrier of Islamic-based development (or IbD) which starts with IbD Actor. The fundamental understanding by IbD Actor on what IbD entails is principally important. With IbD and dominant conventional development being poles apart and having antagonistic characteristics, how can IbD Actor discern the differences? The ability to discern these differences requires some definitive attributes and essential traits imbued within the IbD Actor. So, what are these definitive attributes and essential traits? What are the constituents required of IbD Actor? These are some of the pertinent issues raised in this study which has prompted a conceptualiztion of the IbD Actor carried out through three objectives. First to identify the IbD Actor from the first main absolute primary source of Islam. Second to analyse the concept of IbD Actor from the IbD perspective. Third is to conceptualize IbD Actor within a dominant conventional development. All these objectives were achieved using qualitative and exploratory research design with characteristics of a descriptive study. Data collated are from two categories involving two tiers in each category. The first category data refers to the primary sources while the second category data refers to secondary source and secondary data. All data are obtained by way of library research. Data is analysed accordingly based on content analysis, textual analysis and conceptual analysis. The results of this study showed that there are five main terms with three ancillary terms from al-Qur’an that could be used to derive the attributes and traits of IbD Actor. This provides the template to identify three constituents of IbD Actor interlinked and dependable on one another with two major aspects. First, 12 distinct characteristics of IbD Actor. Second, socially consequential deeply rooted with concept of time. Third, explicit usage of tools to ensure unchangeability of any of the constituents leading to a clarity of purpose of the IbD Actor in pursuing IbD. Two major aspects on dimensional relationships and three regular specific activities are the cemeting elements binding all three constituents together. With these constituents firmly imbued within IbD Actor, the ability to withstand the conflicting antagonistic values embedded with the dominant conventional development is within the control of IbD Actor.
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Islamic-based development
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