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Malay building design reflecting the importance of women in the Malay manuscript


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Jaffar, Siti Rabiatul Adawiah and Sujud, Arba'ie and Noor Muhammad, Salmah Jan and Kamarudin, Kamariah and Abdul Rahman, Nadiatul Shakinah (2018) Malay building design reflecting the importance of women in the Malay manuscript. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8 (8). pp. 639-646. ISSN 2222-6990

Abstract

The design of Malay buildings that are built in diverse forms, based on three main paragraphs, which are the roof, walls and pillars are to fulfill various interests, in line with the community's lifestyle. For the Malay community, Islam has a great influence in the forming of a lifestyle, which then becomes the guide and practice of the audience. Similarly, Malay building designs, featuring designs that is related to the Islamic lifestyle. Islamic values the women’s rights, as the teachings place women in a high and noble position. It is also emphasized on the creation of Malay building designs, while indirectly acknowledging the importance of women in domestic institutions. In fact, this can be examined through the Malay manuscripts, as the main source of references in examining the Malay architectural buildings and design of. Therefore, this article examines the selected Malay manuscripts in order to present the design of Malay architectural buildings, which portrays Muslim woman’s lifestyle through Malik Bennabi’s Cultural Theory.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i8/4620
Publisher: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
Keywords: Cultural theory; Design of Malay buildings; Interests; Islam; Lifestyles; Women
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 09 Apr 2019 03:50
Last Modified: 09 Apr 2019 03:50
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14726
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