Differences in Qiraat in ‘Turjuman Al-Mustafid’ By Syeikh Abd Rauf Al-Fansuri: An Overview

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Ahmad Baha’ Mokhtar
Muhammad Lukman Ibrahim

Abstract

It is well known among researchers that the book entitled “Turjuman al Mustafid†was the first exegetic book written in Malay archipelago. This was the first book written in Malay in the field of Quranic Qiraat (methods of reciting). This book has been well received by Muslim scholars as well as orientalists. The author of this book, Sheikh Abd Rauf al Fansuri is a well known Islamic scholar in the Malay archipelago today. This research aims at knowing the varieties of Qiraats mentioned in this book and understanding the methodologies used by the author. This research merely depends on library and internet as sources for collecting data. The study found that Al-Fansuri has successfully introduced a number of mutawatirah qiraat which corresponds to the authenticated books of qiraat and thus brings tawjih qiraat on authentic selected words.

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