Abstract

The historical connection between the Malay World and the Haramayn (Mecca and Medina) is acknowledged particularly in education. Many students from this particular area have learned various religious sciences from the Haramayn and later on spread the similar learning and teaching tradition in their countries. Among those sciences are that related to the tradition of al-‘ilm, al-maqû lâ t and al-hikmah, as well as the development of al-Hikmah al-Ishrâ qiyyah. The role played by al-Ghazzâ li in this particular area is remarkable. The reconciliation between revelation and reason was presented beautifully to the extent that it is difficult to differentiate between both of them. This article surveys this important development and presents the chain of transmission (isnâ d) of this tradition in order to understand the nature of development of Islamic sciences.

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mohd zaidi abdullah