PEMAKAIAN KAEDAH FIQH TERHADAP ISU PENYERUPAAN (AL-TASYABBUH) DALAM KONTEKS MASYARAKAT MAJMUK DI MALAYSIA* Using the Islamic Legal Maxim in Respect of the Imitation (al-Tasyabbuh) Issue among the Muslim Society in Malaysia

This research focuses on some Islamic legal maxims (al-Qawa‘id al-Fiqhiyyah) pertaining to the issue of prohibited imitation (al-tasyabbuh) among Muslims of non-Muslims. Several issues that relate to the interaction process between Muslim and nonMuslim societies in the contemporary local context are discussed in this paper, such as issues concerning costumes, celebrations, and politics. In the process, in analysing these issues, the Islamic legal maxims are being applied, which are formulas concluded by fiqh scholars by referring to Qur’anic texts and prophetic traditions, as well as the jurisprudential * Artikel ini adalah sebahagian daripada dapatan Projek RG408