AQIDAH ISSUES AT FLOOD RELIEF CENTERS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN TEMERLOH AND MARAN DISTRICT, PAHANG

At the end of 2014, malaysia was hit by an extraordinary and massive flood whichaffected mainly on its east coast region. the victims, who accounted as more than two hundred thousand people were rescued and placed at flood relief centers. this pilot study was conducted to gather issues related to aqidah at relief centers in the temerloh and maran district, pahang. this exploratory study used qualitative methods. the researchers conducted non-structered interviews with thirty eight respondents in four flood relief centers in temerloh using convenience sampling technique. the results showed that there were 8 themes of aqidah issues raised by the people at the flood relief centers. the most popular themes were i) flood disaster was qada and qadar (fate and destiny) from allah, ii) effort and tawakkal from victims in facing the disaster, and iii) disaster brought people close to allah. in the discussion,the reseachers explained the probable factors of the results. they also suggested some improvement actions that could be highlighted inflood management model.