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Islamic religiosity and job satisfaction among Muslim teachers in Malaysia


Muhammad Yafiz
Mohammed Yousif Oudah Al-Muttar
Saman Ahmed Shihab
Qurratul Ain
Anna Gustina Zainal
Yousef A. Baker El-Ebiary
Rasha Abed Hussein
Tayseer Rasol Allahibi
Ngakan Ketut Acwin Dwijendra

Abstract

In recent years, researchers have paid special attention to religiosity and the practice of religious beliefs. If people put religiosity at the forefront of their  affairs and maintain the roots of religion in various aspects of work and family life, they will see God present and watchful in doing all things, and the  result of such a vision will be the successful performance of deeds and walking the path of perfection. Having a heartfelt belief in the value of work and  adhering to it will result in a greater desire to work. Religiosity is a variable that can be related to job variables. In addition, it can play an important role in  the behaviours of employees. In Islam, work is a virtue and is necessary to balance the personal and social life of the individual. Given the importance  of this issue, the present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between Islamic religiosity and job satisfaction of Muslim teachers in Malaysia. In total,  2200 Muslim teachers of Kuala Lumpur and Penang were selected for the study by simple random sampling. Data were collected by using standard  questionnaires and analysed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). According to the results, there was a  significant and positive relationship between teachers’ Islamic religiosity and job satisfaction as P = 0.784 and T = 0.000 which was less than the Sig level  of 0.05. Contribution: According to Islamic teachings, working for a Muslim is like worship. Based on the findings of this research, teach Islamic religiosity enjoy higher job satisfaction.


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