Conception of civilized islam in Malaysia: Perspectives of the non muslim politicians

Civilized Islam (Progressive Islam) or also known as Islam Hadhari in Malaysia, is characterized by ten fundamental principles which incorporate the sense of moderation of Islam and how Muslims should be guided in following its path while they face this modern world challenges. Previous literature studies showed that there were poor understanding and acceptance towards Civilized Islam among the non Muslims in Malaysia. This article will highlight findings from a research which studies the viewpoints of non Muslims’ politicians on Civilized Islam. The research which is descriptive in nature, has utilized the qualitative approach on three non Muslims’ politicians in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Data which are recorded through using the in-depth interview method are transcribed verbatimly and analyzed by the Qualitative Data Analysis Software (QDA Miner) Version 2.0. Findings of the research showed that all respondents rejected the idea of Civilized Islam (Islam Hadhari). They gave fairly negative impressions towards the concept of Civilized Islam and described that Civilized Islam is confusing.