Taking care of new muslims after converted in the muslim community of the Andaman coast area

Abstract

                The objective of this research is to study the factors that affect Islamic admission of new Muslims both male and female in the five provinces of the Andaman coast area , during the years 2007 -2017 together with the process of taking care of them after accepting Islam.The methodology of the research is mainly by using qualitative research collecting data from documents, recording and interviewing target groups. The result of the research found that the admission to Islam of new Muslims in the Muslim community of the 5 provinces on the Andaman coast is consistent. The main cause for accepting Islam is marriage, while other causes or reasons,  deep study in Islamic Faith and believe in the principles of Islam is less in number. However, those who are new Muslims because of marriage or any other causes must be taken care from religious leader of the community and their new Muslim family. As a matter of fact, after the new Muslims converted to Islam, the researcher found that they have been well taken care from the religious leader of the community. There are also basic Islamic training courses at the mosques to provide basic knowledge about Islam both doctrine and discipline for them to study, so that they can increase their knowledge, faith and perform their daily worship correctly such as 5 times prayers: afternoon, evening, after the sun set, at nightfall and at dawn prayer; or observe fasting in the month of Ramadan and other moral principles.  Each and every new Muslims in the Muslim community of the 5 provinces of the Andaman coast is different in learning and understanding process about Islam, some are quickly and easily, on the other hand some may need time to study. However, most of them who had taken the basic Islamic training course from their religious leader of the community could be able to perform their worship, religious activities and live according to the Islamic way of life based on the guidance from the Holy Quran and ultimate role model of the Prophet Muhammad a practice