Shaykh Nuruddin ar-Raniry's Contribution in his As-Shirath al-Mustaqim to Popularizing Islamic Law in the Nusantara

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ID6156347
AuthorsDzulkifli Hadi Imawan (0000-0002-9375-7824, Islamic University of Indonesia, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue1
Pages270-281
Publication date2022-06-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Islamic Thought and Civilization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2075-0943 • E-ISSN: 2520-0313
PublisherUniversity of Management and Technology (PUBLISHER • PK)
DOI10.32350/jitc.121.16
OpenAlexW4283641909
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

The paper aimed to discuss the contribution of Shaykh Nuruddin ar-Raniry in popularizing Islamic Law through his work al-Shirath al-Mustaqim in the Nusantara. Shaykh Nuruddin ar-Raniry was a prominent scholar among the Nusantara Scholars who had a major influence on the intellectual and spiritual development of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam in the 17th century AD. He is a scholar who is known as an expert in fiqh (Islamic Law) and served as a judge (Qadli Malikul Adil) just during the reign of Sultan Iskandar Tsani. Therefore, this study aims to examine Shaykh Nuruddin Ar-Raniry's contribution to Islamic law through his book entitled as-Shirath al-Mustaqim. The research method in this study is a library study by analyzing the books of Shaykh Nuruddin ar-Raniry and other books related to this study. This study explains that Shaykh Nuruddin ar-Raniry contributed to grounding the Islamic jurisprudence of the Syafii Madhhab in Nusantara in the 17th century AD through his work as-Shirath al-Mustaqim and encouraged the later Nusantara scholars in advancing Islamic legal literacy in Nusantara. Keywords: Shaykh Nuruddin ar-Raniry, As-Shirath al-Mustaqim, Islamic Jurisprudence

Ancient history · Archaeology · Islam · Political science · Sharia · History · Islamic Finance and Communication · Law · Legal Studies and Policies · Qur’anic Interpretation Studies

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