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Kedudukan Bahasa Arab dalam kalangan Masyarakat Kadazandusun Muslim di Daerah Ranau (The Position of Arabic Language in the Muslim Kadazandusun Society of Ranau District)

The arrival of Islam in Ranau district has brought about significant effects on the variety of religious lives led by the local people, specifically the Kadazandusun society. The Kadazandusun people who accepted Islam as a way of life uses Arabic due to a reciprocative relationship among Islam, the Arabic language and the local cultures. This study attempted to determine the position of the Arabic language among the muslim Kadazandusun through an investigation of the reciprocative relationship of the three factors mentioned previously on the use of Arabic language.  The first objective of the study is to identify the purposes of using Arabic in the daily life of the muslim Kadazandusun people. In addition to that, the second objective is to discern the perceptions of the muslim Kadazandusun people on the use of Arabic.   The quantitative study utilised a survey questionnaire as a data collection instrument, and the data were analysed descriptively using frequency and percentages. Data collection was based on random sampling involving 392 respondents among the muslim Kadazandusun in Ranau, which comprised people of various backgrounds. Findings reveal that Arabic is solely used for religious purpose and not in daily communication, and the perception of the people on Arabic is very favourable.  It is recommended that future studies be conducted to understand how Arabic language learning modules for religious purposes can be improved by taking into account suggestions from the local Kadazandusun society.