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Studies pertaining to religious programmes in prisons are indispensable as they form fundamental tools to ensure that prison’s rehabilitative role outweighs its punitive function. This study intends to identify the perception of inmates of halaqah programmes. It also aims to recommend improvements on halaqah programmes. A total of 300 respondents comprising of male and female inmates were involved in the study from all four phases of halaqah which were conducted for Muslim inmates. The study was conducted via a questionnaire method comprising of 30 item questions. The acquired data was analyzed by way of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 2.0 to obtain frequency, mean distribution and common deviation. The 30 items developed are based on several themes namely in support of the roots of Islamic knowledge particularly syllabus of creed (aqidah), fiqh and morality (akhlaq). Further, the 30 question items were designed to deduce the inmates’ perception upon the halaqah module. The findings of this study demonstrate that the inmates’ perception is at a high level towards the halaqah program. However, the halaqah efforts need to be enhanced from time to time to ensure that the objectives are achieved. Therefore, this type of studies needs to further focus on halaqah programmes to be implemented in other prisons to obtain more holistic findings.
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In-Text Citation: (Rahmat & Akhir, 2021)
To Cite this Article: Rahmat, N. H. N., & Akhir, N. S. M. (2021). Inmates’ Perception of Halaqah Programmes: A Study at Pokok Sena Prison, Kedah Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(9), 368–379.
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