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Sikin Binti Datu Gulam

Open University, Malaysia

Title: Su?sm as a way to combat the stress towards Covid19

Abstract

Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali, a Sheikh in Malaysia, is a great religious thinker of the present era. His thoughts should be examined in the middle of a society to o?set the social stress which exists on account of COVID-19, although previously the teachings of Islam are seen and understood by the local community as deviant teachings. Of course, such views are not acceptable only to the truth of teachings they convey. His students come from a variety of backgrounds, including educators, government  o?cials,  and  speakers.  The study uses qualitative research approaches, namely the Historical approach and the Islamic theory approach. The ultimate aim is to study and examine the biography of Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali and his thoughts on Su?sm in the Contemporary Era. With the objective to analyse and identify the history and life of Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali and to express the role of his thinking on the directions of Su?sm as a way to combat the stress of Covid-19. The ?ndings of this research shows that Sheikh Lokeman Hazli Azali is a famous scholar who has fought with his missionary activities inviting the Muslim community in Malaysia to practice the teachings of Islam in accordance with the law of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Biography

Shikin Datu Gulam is a practising lawyer for more than 17years. She has conferred her Bachelor of Law with honours degree and further her Master Degree and PhD in Open University Malaysia. She has been called as speakers at various international conferences. Latest was LAWASIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES held at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She produced books during Covid19 on the way to combat the stress towards Covid19 and help her clients to settle their mental health problems during pandemic especially among domestic violence cases.