Kitab Al-Sirat Al-Mustaqim Oleh Shaykh Nur Al-Din Al-Raniri: Satu Sorotan

Abstract

Syeikh Nur al-Din al-Raniri, known as al-Raniri was a prolific author on various disciplines of Islamic studies such as teology, fiqh and governance. Among of his out standing works are Hujjah al-Siddiq Li Daf' al-Zindiq, al-Tibyan fi Ma'rifah al-Adyan, Hall al-Zill, al-Sirat al-Mustaqim and Bustan al-Salatin. As far as the al-Sirat al-Mustaqim is concerned, it is considered the oldest and earliest work on fiqh by Muslim scholars of Southeast Asia. This article endeavours to elucidate the importance of this work by revealing works, literatures and sources pertaining to al-Sirat al-Mustaqim.

Strengthening the Shafi‘i Madhhab: Malay Kitab Jawi of Fiqh in the 19th Century

“…With Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm, al-Raniri tried to establish the knowledge and practices of fiqh formulated on the basis of Shafi'i school of law. In the introductory pages, he states that he names the book Ṣirāt al-Mustaqīm and, with the blessing of Allah the Great, wishes it beneficial as was the case with the books of 'ulamā' that sourced his writing He then mentions several famed fiqh works that have been recognized as the standard kitabs on the Shafi'i school: (Raniri, 1937). These books, especially the first two mentioned ones, circulated in pesantren in Java in the 19 th century, and were acknowledged as one of the most authoritative sources of fiqh the 'ulamā' consulted to solve socio-religious affairs (Berg, 1887;Bruinessen, 1990).…”