This paper explores the transnational trajectories of female Malaysian Muslim students through their commitment to piety-minded forms of Islam. In particular, it seeks to identify the reasons for their participation in piety movements and its importance to their lives. The ethnographic research, conducted over 8 months, involved 18 Malaysian female respondents who were studying and living in Manchester between 2016 and 2017. The findings show that the students’ involvement in piety movements was due to fictive kinship providing generous hospitality upon their arrival to the United Kingdom, pre-departure programs on preparation for studying abroad, family influence and sisterhood relationships. Participation in piety movements is said to help relieve stress and overcome loneliness, and is considered vital in guiding Muslim students to lead fulfilling and virtuous lives. The findings contribute significantly to transnational student mobility theories and the importance of sociality and religion in transnational migration.

本文通过她们对虔诚的伊斯兰教形式的承诺，探讨了马来西亚穆斯林女学生的跨国轨迹。特别是，它试图确定他们参与虔诚运动的原因及其对他们生活的重要性。民族志研究进行了超过 8 个月，涉及 2016 年至 2017 年期间在曼彻斯特学习和生活的 18 名马来西亚女性受访者。调查结果表明，学生参与虔诚运动是由于虚构的亲属关系在他们抵达时提供了慷慨的款待英国，关于准备出国留学、家庭影响和姐妹关系的行前计划。据说参加虔诚运动有助于缓解压力和克服孤独，并且被认为在引导穆斯林学生过上充实和有道德的生活方面至关重要。研究结果对跨国学生流动理论以及社会性和宗教在跨国移民中的重要性做出了重大贡献。