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Early traditions : - Southeast Asian Creation/ Origin Myths : - Early Malay Writings

What kind of literary traditions, related to the Qur’an were present during the initial stages of Islam in Indonesia that contributed to Muslim thought?. Early traditions : - Southeast Asian Creation/ Origin Myths : - Early Malay Writings

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Early traditions : - Southeast Asian Creation/ Origin Myths : - Early Malay Writings

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  1. What kind of literary traditions, related to the Qur’an were present during the initial stages of Islam in Indonesia that contributed to Muslim thought?

  2. Early traditions: - Southeast Asian Creation/ Origin Myths: - Early Malay Writings 1. Hikayat Sri Rama (originated in Muslim sultanates) – true and virtuous kings. 2. The Adam Saga - Shamsuddin as-Samatrani and his mystical writings talking about the spirit of Muhammad creating Adam “Muhammad finally succeeds in shaping Adam, until the life-giving act, which has to be trusted to God Himself,..”(91) - Storytelling Traditions: “…this story-based style has a strong appeal to certain readers, including many in the Islamic states of Southeast Asia, where in contrast to its reception in the Arab world, the narrative style of exegisis of al-Baghawi and al Khazin achieved a considerable degree of populatity , becuae of the important role of story- telling in local folklore and religious practice.” 46

  3. Political/ Religious Figures: - Ar-Raniri – Gujarat, India (came to Aceh in 1637) Bustanus Salatin - (The Garden of the Sultans) “In the name of god, the benevolent, the Merciful. Praise be to God, there is no divinity but He. Hey was in the beginning, nothing besides Him. He is the eternal, the everlasting. Nothing was but He. He created all beings, without any need. When he wanted to show his Lordship He created the Light of His Beloved. From this Light he create all prophets And established their excellence…”(71)

  4. The purpose here is to explore historical figures and their literature in order to gain an understanding of early Islamic thought in Indonesia and Malaysia. From the study of various texts and figures I hope to connect my findings to a relationship with the Qur’anic texts.

  5. Bibliography: Steenbrink, Karal. Adam Redivivus: Muslim elaborations of the Adam saga with special reference to the Indonesian Literary Traditions. Zoetermeer: Interuniversitair Instituut, 1998. Riddell, Peter. Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2001. Saeed, Abdullah. Approaches to the Qur’an in Contemporary Indonesia. London: Oxford University Press, 2005. Nagata, Judith. The Reflowering of Malaysian Islam: Modern Religious Radicals and Their Roots. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1984. Gade, Anna M. Perfection Makes Practice. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2004.

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