Isu-Isu Akidah di Pusat Pemindahan Mangsa Banjir: Kajian Perintis di Daerah Temerloh dan Maran, Pahang: Aqidah Issues at Flood Relief Centers: An Exploratory Study in Temerloh and Maran District, Pahang

At the end of 2014, Malaysia was  hit by an extraordinary and massive  flood which affected mainly on its east coast region. The victims, who accounted as more than two hundred thousand people were rescued and placed at flood relief centers. This pilot study was conducted to gather issues related to aqidah at  relief centers in the Temerloh and Maran district, Pahang. This exploratory study used qualitative methods. The researchers conducted non-structered interviews with thirty eight respondents in four flood relief centers in Temerloh using convenience sampling technique. The results showed that there were 8 themes of aqidah issues raised by the people at the flood relief centers. The most popular themes were i) flood disaster was qada and qadar (fate and destiny) from Allah, ii) effort and tawakkal from victims in facing the disaster, and iii) disaster brought people close to Allah. In the discussion,the reseachers explained the probable factors of the results. They also suggested some improvement actions that could be highlighted in flood management model. Keywords: aqidah, Temerloh, Maran, flood, issues Abstrak Penghujung tahun 2014, Malaysia khususnya di pantai Timur telah dilanda banjir besar yang luar biasa. Mangsa-mangsa yang dipindahkan dan ditempatkan di pusat penempatan banjir melebihi dua ratus ribu orang. Kajian perintis ini dijalankan bagi  mengumpulkan isu-isu berkaitan akidah di pusat pemindahan mangsa banjir di daerah Temerloh dan Maran, Pahang. Kajian yang bermatlamatkan penerokaan ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif. Para penyelidik telah menjalankan temu bual tidak berstruktur terhadap tiga puluh lapan orang responden di empat buah pusat pemindahan mangsa banjir di daerah Temerloh dan Maran, Pahang. Pemilihan responden dibuat menggunakan kaedah persampelan mengikut kesenangan (convenience sampling). Hasil kajian menunjukkan terdapat lapan tema isu akidah yang dibangkitkan oleh warga pusat pemindahan banjir. Tiga tema paling polular adalah i) banjir itu qadak dan qadar Allah, ii) berusaha dan bertawakkal dalam menghadapi banjir, dan iii) banjir mendekatkan diri dengan Allah. Di bahagian perbincangan, penyelidik menghuraikan perkara-perkara yang berkemungkinan menjadi faktor kepada dapatan kajian. Penyelidik juga mengemukakan cadangan penambah baikan berkaitan isu akidah dan kaunseling untuk dimuatkan dalam model pengurusan banjir. Kata kunci: akidah, Temerloh, Maran, banjir, isu