Legitimate practice constructs a contemporary Muslim identity in South Africa: the case of the Tablīgh Jam at in Johannesburg

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Muslim identity in South Africa has undergone a reconstruction. This article engages with this process exploring the Tablīgh Jam at, an international movement that seeks to improve the practice of Islam amongst Muslims as a source of reconstruction. This article seeks to explain how people come to identify with being Muslim in a particular way, using data gathered from in-depth interviews, observations and text from Tablīgh Jam at literature. Data is analysed using identity construction theory which argues that meaning derived from shared experience and interrelations informs identity construction. The data reveals that the Tablīgh Jam at practices are able to increase shared experience and interrelations derived from legitimate meaning. Given these findings, the success of the Tablīgh Jam at is not likely to wane.View full textDownload full textKeywords Tablīgh Jam at , identity, shared experience, Johannesburg, Muslims in South AfricaRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14725843.2010.491615