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Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments

In the study of civilization, the intellectual achievement of a nation becomes an important aspect that is given great attention. The civilization of a nation is usually formed from interaction with other nations, especially through the influence of intellectual achievement. In this context, this st...

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Main Authors: Narmi, Akalily, Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat, Kamarudin, Kamariah, Hajimaming@Toklubok, Pabiyah
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Published: University of Malaya 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103357/
https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JAT/article/view/28164
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1033572024-06-30T09:16:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103357/ Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments Narmi, Akalily Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat Kamarudin, Kamariah Hajimaming@Toklubok, Pabiyah In the study of civilization, the intellectual achievement of a nation becomes an important aspect that is given great attention. The civilization of a nation is usually formed from interaction with other nations, especially through the influence of intellectual achievement. In this context, this study focuses on the influence of Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi in Malaysia. Al-Dihlawi was a Muslim Indian-born scholar in the 18th century AD who made great contributions in the Islamic scientific tradition to this day. Existing research corpus on his contribution in Malaysia is found to comprise of studies which tend to be very specific in their focus, scope and period. This tendency invites for a more comprehensive study, especially which takes into account recent developments. This study, therefore, aims to chronologically discuss the influence of al-Dihlawi’s ideas in Malaysia, including their most recent developments. The study adopts a qualitative methodology, specifically using library research and interviews. The study finds that there are some recent developments in relation to the influence of Dihlawi’s ideas in Malaysia, particularly in the field of Malay literature. This refers to the application of Taklif according to al-Dihlawi‘s explication in Persuratan Baru (officially translated as “Genuine Literature”), a notion by Mohd. Affandi Hassan which has been applied as a framework for analysing Malay literary texts. This application has formed a distinct academic corpus on al-Dihlawi’s thought in Malay literature. University of Malaya 2022 Article PeerReviewed Narmi, Akalily and Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat and Kamarudin, Kamariah and Hajimaming@Toklubok, Pabiyah (2022) Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments. Journal of Al-Tamaddun, 17 (1). pp. 97-108. ISSN 1823-7517; EISSN: 2289-2672 https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JAT/article/view/28164 10.22452/JAT.vol17no1.8
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description In the study of civilization, the intellectual achievement of a nation becomes an important aspect that is given great attention. The civilization of a nation is usually formed from interaction with other nations, especially through the influence of intellectual achievement. In this context, this study focuses on the influence of Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi in Malaysia. Al-Dihlawi was a Muslim Indian-born scholar in the 18th century AD who made great contributions in the Islamic scientific tradition to this day. Existing research corpus on his contribution in Malaysia is found to comprise of studies which tend to be very specific in their focus, scope and period. This tendency invites for a more comprehensive study, especially which takes into account recent developments. This study, therefore, aims to chronologically discuss the influence of al-Dihlawi’s ideas in Malaysia, including their most recent developments. The study adopts a qualitative methodology, specifically using library research and interviews. The study finds that there are some recent developments in relation to the influence of Dihlawi’s ideas in Malaysia, particularly in the field of Malay literature. This refers to the application of Taklif according to al-Dihlawi‘s explication in Persuratan Baru (officially translated as “Genuine Literature”), a notion by Mohd. Affandi Hassan which has been applied as a framework for analysing Malay literary texts. This application has formed a distinct academic corpus on al-Dihlawi’s thought in Malay literature.
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author Narmi, Akalily
Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat
Kamarudin, Kamariah
Hajimaming@Toklubok, Pabiyah
spellingShingle Narmi, Akalily
Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat
Kamarudin, Kamariah
Hajimaming@Toklubok, Pabiyah
Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments
author_facet Narmi, Akalily
Abdul Rani, Mohd. Zariat
Kamarudin, Kamariah
Hajimaming@Toklubok, Pabiyah
author_sort Narmi, Akalily
title Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments
title_short Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments
title_full Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments
title_fullStr Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments
title_full_unstemmed Shah Waliyullah al-Dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in Malaysia: some recent developments
title_sort shah waliyullah al-dihlawi's contribution to intellectual development in malaysia: some recent developments
publisher University of Malaya
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103357/
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