17th century classical Islamic Malay writing: A discussion of selected books; Penulisan karya Melayu Islam klasik abad ke-17: Perbincangan karya-karya terpilih
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
This article discusses the involvement of Malay ulama in the production of religious books or also known as kitab kuning, especially fiqh books in the 17th century. This century, as stated by some local historians, is the beginning of the development of classical Malay books in various fields including religion. The discussion in this article is focused on two things namely the development of writing religious books, focused on fiqh books in the 17th century, while the second case reviews two sample books that have been written in the 17th century namely (1) the Sirat al-Mustaqim and (2) the Mir’ah al-Tullab fi Tashil Ma’rifah Ahkam al-Shari’ah li Mulk al-Wahhab. From the discussion of the above, it can be concluded that the activity of writing classical Malay religious works developed along with the activity of writing in other fields including the fields of Malay literature, Sufism, Malay and Islamic history, Quran and Islamic medicine. © 2022, Academy of Islamic Studies, Dept of Islamic History and Civilization, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.
Keywords
17th Century, Books of Malay Scholar, Islamic Writing, Malay Jurispodence
Divisions
Civilization
Funders
None
Publication Title
Journal of Al-Tamaddun
Volume
17
Issue
2
Publisher
Dept of Islamic History and Civilization, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Additional Information
Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Gold Open Access