An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam

This article attempts to give an overview on the study of the representations of early Malay ulamas in the Malay Archipelago to religions other than Islam. The ability of these ulamas to transform the Malay world from the influence of Hindu-Buddhist and traditional beliefs to Islam offers interestin...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh, Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) 2017
Subjects:	BL Religion BP600 Other beliefs and movements H51 History
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/1/AB_V11_1.%207-19.%20Early%20Malay%20Muslim%20Scholars.%20Noh%20IIUM.pdf

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spelling	iium-588222017-10-27T02:40:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/ An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam BL Religion BP600 Other beliefs and movements H51 History This article attempts to give an overview on the study of the representations of early Malay ulamas in the Malay Archipelago to religions other than Islam. The ability of these ulamas to transform the Malay world from the influence of Hindu-Buddhist and traditional beliefs to Islam offers interesting prospects to such study. Two main challenges have been identified, namely the problems in dealing with early Malay evidence as well as problems on issues and theories of the Islamization of the Malay Archipelago. The analysis on these challenges will be made on selected early Malay texts as well as on the existing theories of the arrival of Islam in the Malay Archipelago. This study concluded that the understanding on both challenges will provide a less speculative answer as to how well early Malay Muslims responded to the arrival of this foreign religion in their life and adopted and adapted it. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/1/AB_V11_1.%207-19.%20Early%20Malay%20Muslim%20Scholars.%20Noh%20IIUM.pdf Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh and Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam (2017) An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam. Jurnal Al-Abqari, 11 (October). pp. 7-19. ISSN 2232-0431 E-ISSN 2504-8422 http://abqarijournal.usim.edu.my/main
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description	This article attempts to give an overview on the study of the representations of early Malay ulamas in the Malay Archipelago to religions other than Islam. The ability of these ulamas to transform the Malay world from the influence of Hindu-Buddhist and traditional beliefs to Islam offers interesting prospects to such study. Two main challenges have been identified, namely the problems in dealing with early Malay evidence as well as problems on issues and theories of the Islamization of the Malay Archipelago. The analysis on these challenges will be made on selected early Malay texts as well as on the existing theories of the arrival of Islam in the Malay Archipelago. This study concluded that the understanding on both challenges will provide a less speculative answer as to how well early Malay Muslims responded to the arrival of this foreign religion in their life and adopted and adapted it.
format	Article
author	Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
author_facet	Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Azam
author_sort	Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh
title	An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam
title_short	An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam
title_full	An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam
title_fullStr	An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam
title_full_unstemmed	An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam
title_sort	overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the malay world to religions other than islam
publisher	Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58822/1/AB_V11_1.%207-19.%20Early%20Malay%20Muslim%20Scholars.%20Noh%20IIUM.pdf
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An overview on the study of the representations of early ulamas in the Malay world to religions other than Islam

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