Islam in the Malay World: Al Falimbani's Scholarship Author: Mohamad Sujimon

Islam in the Malay World: Al Falimbani's Scholarship

Author: Mohammed Hussain Ahmad

Publisher: IIUM Press

ISBN: 978-967-418-430-8

Pages: 351 pp (softcover)

Year: 2017

Weight: 0.5kg

Price: RM70.00

Islam in the Malay World has been developed by a number of classical inellectuals, among them al-Falimbani. Abd. al-Samad al-Falimabni is an eighteenth century Muslim Scholar from Palembang, located in the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Through the examination of his unpublished manuscript and published works, this book explores al-Falimbani's biography, his various scholarly contributions, Sufi orientation as well as the intellectual developments of the Malay Archipelago. It uncovers evidence of al-Falimbani's great erudition in the major Islamic sciences by tracing his early education, the developments of his intellectual maturity and the influence of various well-known scholars who shared their expertise with him. This book represents the first product of research which utilies a wide range of data and classical sources relating to al-Falimbani, including manuscripts, Jawi books, Arabic biographical dictionaries and many others