AN OVERVIEW ON THE STUDY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS OF EARLY ULAMAS IN THE MALAY WORLD TO RELIGIONS OTHER THAN ISLAM
Tinjauan ke atas Kajian Mengenai Pemaparan Ulama Silam di Alam Melayu terhadap Agama-Agama Selain Islam
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https://doi.org/10.33102/abqari.vol11no1.94Keywords:
Malay archipelago, Islam, ulamas, Hinduism, BuddhismAbstract
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.
Keywords: Malay archipelago, Islam, ulamas, Hinduism, Buddhism.
Abstrak
Artikel ini meninjau cara ulama-ulama Melayu Islam terdahulu menerangkan agama-agama selain Islam kepada masyarakat Melayu. Keupayaan ulama-ulama tersebut mengubah alam Melayu daripada pengaruh-pengaruh Hindu-Buddha dan kepercayaan tradisi kepada Islam membuktikan perlunya kepada kajian seperti ini. Dua cabaran di dalam proses kajian ini telah dikenalpasti iaitu permasalahan berkaitan bukti-bukti bertulis daripada teks-teks Melayu berkaitan dengan isu ini serta permasalahan mengenai teori kedatangan Islam ke alam Melayu itu sendiri. Untuk menganalisa cabaran-cabaran tersebut, kajian akan dijalankan ke atas beberapa teks-teks Melayu terpilih serta kajian ke atas teori-teori kedatangan Islam ke Alam Melayu. Kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa keupayaan untuk memahami kedua-dua situasi tersebut akan membolehkan kajian ini menghasilkan jawapan-jawapan yang jitu kepada persoalan bagaimana orang-orang Melayu mengubahsuai kehidupan mereka bersesuaian dengan tuntutan agama baru mereka iaitu Islam.
Kata kunci: Kepulauan Melayu, Islam, ulama’, Hindu, Buddha.
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