Abu Bakar, Ibrahim

Hashim, Rosnani

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Reclaimingthe ConversationIslamic Intellectual Traditionl iri the Malay Archipelago~' ~~:=--:::::::::=JEdited byROSNANI HASHIMwith a Foreword byMOHD KAMAL HASSANIReclaiming theConversationIslamic Intellectual Traditionin the MalayArchipelagoEdited byRosnani HashimForeword bvIvIohd Kamal HassanTOPiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiThe Other PressKuala lumpur© Rosnani Hashim 2010All rights reserved. Ko part of this publication may be produced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,mechanical, photocopying, recording or othen~isewithout the prior permissionof the publisher.First published 2010The Other Press Sdn. Bhd.607 'v!utiara ]I..!ajesticJalan Othman46000 Petaling JaraSelangor, !>'lalaysiawww.ibtbooks.comThe Other Press is affiliated with Islamic Book Trust.Perpustakaan Kegara ]Vlalaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication DataReclaiming the conversation: Islamic intellectual tradition in the lvlalayarchipelago! edited by Romani Hashim; foreword by.'vlohd Kamal HasanIncludes indexBibliography: p. 269ISB1\ 978-983-9541-73-1ISBK 978-983-9541-74-8 (pbk.)1. Philosophy, Islamic. 2. j'vluslim philosophers. 1. Rosnani Hashim.II. Mohd. Kamal Hassan.181.19Cover ImageStudents at an Indonesian pesantren.Printed byAcademe Art and Printing Services Sdn. Bhd.7, Jalan Rajawali lA :__ .;'.., ,g ( f ,..Bandar Baru PUrch~o>:.n..ll!l>- '--'Batu 8, Jalan Pu l1~R"IATfONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY47100 Selangor L! BRA RY.----------l, ~ I ( o'? ;>...8 ;q- (',)Copy !1O: ..Da[e;··:·?:(/.~·'·~.. ·..·:·~ ·.. ·.. IContentsContributors viiAcknowledgement xiForeword xiiiGlossary of Nlalay and Arabic Terms XVllIntroduction xxiii1 Shaykh Daud al-Fatani 12 Shaykh 'Abd al-Samad al-Palembani 153 Munshi Abdullah 484 Tok Kenali (1vluhammad Yusofbin Ahmad) 725 Sayid Shaykh al-Hadi 916 Pendeta Za'ba 1157 Hasyim Asy'ari 1438 :\'1ahmud Yunus 1679 Hamka 18710 Imam Zarkasyi 20611 Hamn Nasution 23612 The Future Directions of the Renaissance of MuslimEducation in the Malay \Vorld 257Appendix: The 'Works ofShaykh Daud al-Fatani 265Bibliography 269Index 277v5Sayid Shaykh al-HadiReform of Islamic Education in MalayaIbrahim Abu Bakar & Rosnani Hashim<;7)SLAMIC EDUCATION IN :'lALAYA (PRESENTLYJ known as Peninsular Malaysia) experienced significantchanges in the early tV'lentieth century. It had evolved from asystem of Qur'anic classes held in the homes of lebais, suraus andmosques, into a system of pondok especially in the UnfederatedJ'vIalay States of Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Perlis in thelate nineteenth century. In the early tVli~entieth century, the systemof pondok then evolved into madrasah. Each phase of change hasits own uniqueness, was progressive and dynamic with the laterphases improving on the system and attempting to adapt to thechanging time. The system of Qur'anic classes focused on effortsto introduce proper Qur'an recitation according to the rules oftajwid and was useful in preserving the Qur'an as the MuslimHoly Book and also its spirit among the Muslim communityin IvIalaya. It also ensured the continued supply of teachers ofthe Holy Qur'an. The suraus and mosques were non-formaleducational institutions 'INhere the Islamic religious teacherstaught the Qur'anic exegesis and other Shari'ah subjects such asIslamic jurisprudence and hw (jiqh) , Islamic theology(tawhfd),the Prophetic tradition (I:Iadith), Islamic history (sfrah) andIslamic ethics (akhlaq). The pondok system expanded the coverageof the Shari'ah subjects and also its depth because of its more91

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