Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia

Cemetery needs is a basic facility that is as important as other basic facilities to the communities in Malaysia particularly to Muslim society. Recently, a lot of issues arise in Muslim Cemetery Management (MCM) caused by increase in human population and development booming. Land shortage for buria...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Daud, Noor Shafiqah, Sulaiman, Noralfishah, Anjang Ahmad, Mustaffa
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author Mohamad Daud, Noor Shafiqah
Sulaiman, Noralfishah
Anjang Ahmad, Mustaffa
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Anjang Ahmad, Mustaffa
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description Cemetery needs is a basic facility that is as important as other basic facilities to the communities in Malaysia particularly to Muslim society. Recently, a lot of issues arise in Muslim Cemetery Management (MCM) caused by increase in human population and development booming. Land shortage for burials is one of the many issues that emerge out of accelerated urban growth in most developing Asian countries, including Malaysia. Furthermore, cemetery problem is not systematically managed causing the community become uninterested to make a visit and this support superstitions mentality among the community. Thus, this paper examines problems that arise from the traditional practices of Muslim funerary as well as raises other important issues and challenges when planning for the land use needs of the dead. This paper will also provide some recommendations that can be applied to counter the existing issues
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spelling uthm-60942022-01-31T03:24:54Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6094/ Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia Mohamad Daud, Noor Shafiqah Sulaiman, Noralfishah Anjang Ahmad, Mustaffa T58.6-58.62 Management information systems Cemetery needs is a basic facility that is as important as other basic facilities to the communities in Malaysia particularly to Muslim society. Recently, a lot of issues arise in Muslim Cemetery Management (MCM) caused by increase in human population and development booming. Land shortage for burials is one of the many issues that emerge out of accelerated urban growth in most developing Asian countries, including Malaysia. Furthermore, cemetery problem is not systematically managed causing the community become uninterested to make a visit and this support superstitions mentality among the community. Thus, this paper examines problems that arise from the traditional practices of Muslim funerary as well as raises other important issues and challenges when planning for the land use needs of the dead. This paper will also provide some recommendations that can be applied to counter the existing issues Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6094/1/KP%202020%20%28113%29.pdf Mohamad Daud, Noor Shafiqah and Sulaiman, Noralfishah and Anjang Ahmad, Mustaffa Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia. In: International Real Estate Research Symposium 2014, 29 – 30 April 2014, INSPEN Campus, Selangor.
spellingShingle T58.6-58.62 Management information systems
Mohamad Daud, Noor Shafiqah
Sulaiman, Noralfishah
Anjang Ahmad, Mustaffa
Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia
title Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia
title_full Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia
title_fullStr Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia
title_short Issues and challenges in Muslim cemetery management (MCM) in Malaysia
title_sort issues and challenges in muslim cemetery management (mcm) in malaysia
topic T58.6-58.62 Management information systems
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6094/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6094/1/KP%202020%20%28113%29.pdf