The History of the Malay Fiqh Development: An Analysis of the Manuscript ‘Qawānīn al-Mubtadi’fī al-Fiqh’ Work by Abdurrahman Husin al-Kelantani, Mufti of ‘Amantubillah’

Patmawati Patmawati; Dahlia Haliah Ma’u; Zainuddin Hudi Prasojo; Istiqamah Istiqamah; Hesty Nurrahmi

doi:10.20414/ujis.v29i2.1542

Patmawati Patmawati Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak
Dahlia Haliah Ma’u Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak
Zainuddin Hudi Prasojo Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak
Istiqamah Istiqamah Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak
Hesty Nurrahmi Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pontianak

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v29i2.1542

Keywords: The History of Fiqh, Malay, Islamic Manuscript, Qawānīn al-Mubtadi’ fī al-Fiqh, Abdurrahman Husin al-Kelantani, Mempawah

Abstract

This study examines the development of Malay fiqh by analyzing the manuscript Qawānīn al-Mubtadi’ fī al-Fiqh by the Mufti of Mempawah, Abdurrahman Husin al-Kelantani. This manuscript is part of the intellectual heritage of Islamic scholarship in the Nusantara, especially in the field of fiqh. This study focuses on tracing the background of the manuscript's compilation, its structure and content, and its influence on the development of Islamic law in the Malay region. This study uses a historical approach, which combines philological and contextual analysis of the manuscript. The results of the study show that this manuscript is related to the Syafi’i school of thought and the ijma’ fuqaha. This manuscript reflects the characteristics of fiqh that developed in the Malay region in the 19th century. Abdurrahman’s thoughts made a significant contribution to Islamic legal education and practice in the Mempawah Sultanate and its surrounding areas. This study also highlights that the development of fiqh in the Malay region was greatly influenced by the role of local scholars in producing fiqh works relevant to their communities' socio-cultural contexts.

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