Hizbul Muslimin
Muslim People's Party of Malaya Parti Orang Muslimin Malaya | |
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| Abbreviation | HM / Hizbul Muslimin |
| Leader | UstazAbu Bakar al-Baqir |
| Founded | 17 March 1948 |
| Dissolved | 1948 |
| Merged into | United Malays National Organisation(UMNO) |
| Headquarters | Gunung Semanggol,Perak |
| Ideology | Islamism |
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Muslim People's Party of Malaya(Malay:Parti Orang Muslimin Malaya,abbreviatedHMorHizbul Muslimin) is a defunct political party formed inBritish Malayaon 17 March 1948. Hizbul Muslimin was also the firstIslamistpolitical party of Malaya set-up to fight for theFederation of Malayaindependence from theBritishcolonisation.[1][2]
Formation[edit]
In March 1947, the first Pan-Malayan Islamic conference was held at Madrasah Ma'ahad al-Ehya as-Sharif, Gunung Semanggol,Perak.The conference was organized by theParti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya(PKMM) led by Dr.Burhanuddin al-Helmyto discuss the economy problem faced by the Malay-Muslim. It aim to bring together the Islamic thinkers and movements to be more politically active and progressive. As a result, the Supreme Religious Council of Malaya orMajlis Agama Tertinggi Malaya(MATA) was formally formed.[1]
MATA organised a political conference from 13–16 March 1948 discussing local and international issues concerning the community. The conference participants feltUnited Malays National Organisation(UMNO) did not do enough to present the important issues and the conservative-nationalist also did not do their parts for the Malay-Muslim sake. The UMNO representatives were dissatisfied with the Islamist in MATA who were more revolutionist and militant. The UMNO representatives reported to UMNO leader Dato'Onn Jaafarwho gave the warning of "the dangerous threat from the mountain" ( "ancaman bahaya dari gunung"), referring to Gunung Semanggol, the location of MATA movement.[1]
Eventually theParti Orang Muslimin MalayaorHizbul Musliminwas formed on 17 March 1948 led byUstazAbu Bakar al-Baqir after the second MATA conference which declared for MATA to be arranged back as an Islamic political party. With the formation ofHizbul Muslimin,all political activities was transferred to the new party. MATA would be the party's religious affairs bureau. However, Hizbul Muslimin existed not for long when it was banned by the British government by claiming it having relation with the illegalCommunist Party of Malaya(CPM). The approval of Emergency Ordinance 1948 had caused Hizbul Muslimin to be considered as dangerous and out-law. It ceased to exist after several of its leaders were arrested during theMalayan Emergency.[3]
Dissolution aftermath[edit]
Many members of Hizbul Muslimin escaped from the British actions by joining UMNO. When the ulama group in UMNO split from the party, they formedPersatuan Islam Sa-Malaya(Pan-Malayan Islamic Association),[4]with the abbreviation PAS, which was also used by its successors, thePan-Malayan Islamic Party(PMIP) and thePan-Malaysian Islamic Party(PAS). At the time, the organisation's constitution allowed dual membership in both UMNO and PAS until 1954.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcFreddie Aziz Jasbindar (19 March 2018)."Hizbul Muslimin, Parti Islam Pertama Di Tanah Melayu".orangperak.com(in Malay). Orang Perak.Retrieved29 October2018.
- ^Ismail Said (21 May 2008),"Parti Islam Sa-Malaysia: Kepinpinan Dan Perjuangan Dari Tahun 1951 Hingga 1970"(PDF),eprints.usm.my(in Malay), Institut Perguruan Perlis:Universiti Sains Malaysia,retrieved18 April2010– via Open Access Repository @ USM
- ^Mueller, Dominick M (2014).Islam, Politics and Youth in Malaysia: The Pop-Islamist Reinvention of PAS.Routledge. pp. 51–52.ISBN9781317912989.
- ^Noor, Farish (2004).Islam Embedded: The Historical Development of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS (1951 - 2003).Vol. One. MSRI. p. 72.
- ^Noor, Farish (2004).Islam Embedded: The Historical Development of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS (1951 - 2003).Vol. One. MSRI. p. 81-82.
