Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry

While tourist operators claim that their products and services are "halal" or "Muslim friendly", many do not understand the reason behind the need for Muslims to observe to everything that is "halal". This article seeks to firstly explain the meaning of "halal&qu...

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Main Authors: Zawawi, Majdah, Ramli, Noriah, Nublan Zaky, Sarafina Zaky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017
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description While tourist operators claim that their products and services are "halal" or "Muslim friendly", many do not understand the reason behind the need for Muslims to observe to everything that is "halal". This article seeks to firstly explain the meaning of "halal" from the basic structure of the Muslim belief. From there an explanation will be made as to how a particular product and service is classified as "halal" and how this affects the decisions made by Muslims. Several issues that arise for Muslims when they travel abroad will be raised. The discussion on these issues is divided into those that arise out of travelling to an "Islamic" country as opposed to countries where Muslims are the minority. The article will also address why the tourism industry needs to cater to Muslim tourists and provide basic guidelines on how this is achieved without too much difficulty.
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spelling iium-624622018-03-29T04:05:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62462/ Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry Zawawi, Majdah Ramli, Noriah Nublan Zaky, Sarafina Zaky GV Recreation Leisure KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh TP368 Food processing and manufacture While tourist operators claim that their products and services are "halal" or "Muslim friendly", many do not understand the reason behind the need for Muslims to observe to everything that is "halal". This article seeks to firstly explain the meaning of "halal" from the basic structure of the Muslim belief. From there an explanation will be made as to how a particular product and service is classified as "halal" and how this affects the decisions made by Muslims. Several issues that arise for Muslims when they travel abroad will be raised. The discussion on these issues is divided into those that arise out of travelling to an "Islamic" country as opposed to countries where Muslims are the minority. The article will also address why the tourism industry needs to cater to Muslim tourists and provide basic guidelines on how this is achieved without too much difficulty. The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62462/1/62462_Understanding%20the%20Concept%20of%20Halal.pdf Zawawi, Majdah and Ramli, Noriah and Nublan Zaky, Sarafina Zaky (2017) Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry. Malaysian Journal of Consumer Family Economics, 20 (S1). pp. 11-21. ISSN 1511-2802 http://macfea.com.my/?page_id=51
spellingShingle GV Recreation Leisure
KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
Zawawi, Majdah
Ramli, Noriah
Nublan Zaky, Sarafina Zaky
Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
title Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
title_full Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
title_fullStr Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
title_short Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
title_sort understanding the concept of halal for muslims and its impact on the tourism industry
topic GV Recreation Leisure
KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/62462/1/62462_Understanding%20the%20Concept%20of%20Halal.pdf