Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM)
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Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) or the Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement was founded in 1972 and is considered the most organized force in Islamic revivalism in Malaysia.
Some of its major objectives have included establishment and propagation of Islamic tenets and principles as enshrined in the Quran and Sunnah
of Muhammad
and mobilization of Muslim youth. The group has been highly critical of the Malaysian government over issues relating to alleged corruption, abuse of power, and Westernization
. To help combat these issues, the group advocates making Malaysia an Islamic state
.
Many ABIM activists have occupied key leadership positions in religious, social, educational, and political arenas, giving it access to affect policy directions and the intensification of the Islamic ethos in the country. One of the most influential figures in the party is the former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim
.
Some of its major objectives have included establishment and propagation of Islamic tenets and principles as enshrined in the Quran and Sunnah
Sunnah
The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
of Muhammad
Muhammad
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and mobilization of Muslim youth. The group has been highly critical of the Malaysian government over issues relating to alleged corruption, abuse of power, and Westernization
Westernization
Westernization or Westernisation , also occidentalization or occidentalisation , is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in such matters as industry, technology, law, politics, economics, lifestyle, diet, language, alphabet,...
. To help combat these issues, the group advocates making Malaysia an Islamic state
Islamic State
An Islamic state is a type of government, in which the primary basis for government is Islamic religious law...
.
Many ABIM activists have occupied key leadership positions in religious, social, educational, and political arenas, giving it access to affect policy directions and the intensification of the Islamic ethos in the country. One of the most influential figures in the party is the former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998. Early in his career, Anwar was a close ally of Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad but subsequently emerged as the most prominent critic of Mahathir's government.In 1999, he was sentenced...
.