Journal of Islamic History and Manuscript

Manuscript of Mushaf Al-Qur'an K.H. Muhammad Ihsan Wonodoyo Gunungkidul (Codicology-Textology Aspect Analysis)

Khairun Niam — 2023-10-27

This article examines K.H. Muhammad Ihsan's Qur'an manuscript is located in Wonodoyo Hamlet, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. Mr. Jazari Zaeni keeps this privately owned manuscript as the heir of the manuscript. This research focuses on the characteristics of the mushaf. The approaches used are codicology and textology as an analysis tool. The codicological aspect includes the size and material of the manuscript, illumination, and the symbols in it. Meanwhile, textological studies refer to the use of rasm, qira'at, and punctuation. The results of this study found that the size of the mushaf is 32 x 21 cm with a thickness of 7 cm. The illumination in this manuscript is geometric type with square and triangle lines. In textology, this manuscript has distinctive characteristics, namely the writing of verses using mixed rasm, the qira'at of Imam 'Ashim narrated by Hafs, and punctuation marks that are still relatively simple and do not escape text correction. In addition, there is no colophon or information related to copying.

Rethinking The Religious Moderation through Intellectual History’s Lens: Mentifact, Sociofact, and Artefact

Titis Thoriquttyas — 2023-10-27

It must be admitted that there is indeed much research related to religious moderation, but there needs to be more research, especially when it comes to intellectual history discourse. As a contextual discourse, intellectual history still needs sufficient study space among Indonesian academics. Therefore, this study uses an intellectual history perspective to examine religious moderation discourse. Strengthening the study, the authors use the thoughts of Koentjaraningrat and Julian Huxley, who use an anthropological scientific lens to view the discourse of religious moderation. This research is the form of a literature review using the results of research related to intellectual history and the two figures as primary reference sources. Collecting data was carried out by re-reading the text, compiling it, and formulating it to analyze the mentifact, sociofact, and artefact aspects of the discourse of religious moderation. This research produces an academic offer to strengthen the epistemological structure of the discourse of religious moderation by dissecting it through these three dimensions, namely mentifact, sociofact, and artefact. The findings of this research offer the hierarchical relationship on the epistemological of religious moderation (the high ideas, the intermediate ideas, and the lower ideas).

Retracing the Spirituality of Tuan Guru M. Zaini Abdul Ghani: Study of Guru Sekumpul Sufism Thinking as Social Piety and Individual Piety

Siswoyo Aris Munandar SAM — 2023-10-27

As one of the influential figures of Sufism, Muhammad Zaini Abdul Ghani has many followers and students. He helped form a generation of influential scholars and Sufism figures in the archipelago, so his influence continues today. However, even though his influence is still being felt today, there is also criticism of the thoughts and teachings of Sufism Muhammad Zaini Abdul Ghani. Some people think that the teachings of Sufism need to be more complex and need to meet the requirements of Sufism. However, despite this, the teachings of Sufism Muhammad Zaini Abdul Ghani are still being studied and understood by many people today. This study aims to describe the views of Tuan Guru M. Zaini Abdul Ghani about the scientific treasures of Sufism and to describe the main points of Tuan Guru M. Zaini Abdul Ghani's tasawuf thoughts regarding the concept of Sufism and its significance in everyday life. This research is library research or library research. The approach used is historical and mystical approaches. The results of this study Tuan Guru embodies Nūr Muḥammad in the form of practices and teachings that can be practiced by every group so that the style of this concept is more inclined towards moral tasawuf than philosophy. The transformation that was carried out was visible in every action. In addition, Tuan Guru taught Sufism as an individual fault and a social error by engaging in the economic field.

Spices and Diplomacy of the Banten Sultanate with Foreign Kingdoms in the 16th- 19th Century

Syukron Jauhar Fuad Faizin — 2023-10-27

The Banten Sultanate was a pre-Indonesian Islamic kingdom from the 16th to early 19th centuries. Banten developed as a kingdom based on trade, its main commodity being pepper. In the 17th century, pepper became a spice with high value, so Banten used it as a diplomatic tool apart from being a trade commodity. As the destination of many foreign traders, it encouraged Banten to communicate with several kingdoms. Through historical research methods and a literature review, this article attempts to see diplomacy as one of the political activities of pre-Indonesian kingdoms. As a result, it can be seen that the Banten Sultanate carried out its diplomatic activities with several kingdoms, for example, Mecca (Ottoman), the Netherlands, England, Denmark, and France. This activity can be known from Banten's correspondence with the foreign kingdom and is supported by the chronicle narrative as colonial historiography. In this activity, the sultan of Banten often included several gifts, one of which was a large amount of pepper. Therefore, letters and other manuscripts can show Banten's position in diplomacy with other kingdoms, and pepper has an important role.

History of Maqtal al-Hossein Documents: From Factual History to Fictional History

Khoirunnisa Muhammad — 2023-10-27

The chronological account of Maqtal al-Hossein is a literary work that has been preserved and has become a source of inspiration for the formation of the collective identity of the Shi'a. However, Maqtal al-Hossein as a literary work, written based on the subjective understanding of its author, also leaves traces of distortion in the writing of Maqtal al-Hossein itself. This article aims to illustrate the gradual shift of Maqtal al-Hossein's narrative from historical to fictional. This article discusses (1) A discussion of the history of the writing of Maqtal al-Hossein as a development of literacy by previous writers, followed by a review of the history of the writing of the historical kitab Maqtal al-Hossein from the second century to the writing of Maqtal al-Hossein in the tenth century Hijri. (2). A review of the critical analysis of the text of the hadiths of Maqtal al-Hossein that indicated fiction from the third century Hijri to the tenth century Hijri in the two kitabs of Maqtal al-Hossein in the third century and Maqtal al-Hossein in the seventh century Hijri. The conclusion of this article shows that the writing of Maqtal al-Hossein from the period of the third century Hijri to the tenth century Hijri provides an argument about the shift in the historical value of writing the history of Maqtal al-Hossein, from historical facts to fictional narratives. Meanwhile, the writing of Maqtal al-Hossein from the tenth century was also influenced by the various interests of Islamic power at that time.