The Contribution of Shaykh Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari in Spreading Islam in Nusantara

Abstract

This study will examine the contribution of Shaykh Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari in grounding Islam in the archipelago in the 18th century AD. He had a major contribution in grounding Islam in Nusantara in the 18th century AD. He left a great legacy in the form of scholarly works in various funun (Kitab Kuning) and also Pesantrens. Therefore, this study is to examine how far the contribution of Shaykh Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari in grounding Islam in Nusantara through the Kitab Kuning and his Pesantren in the 18th century AD. This study is qualitative with a historical approach and a research library. The results of this study state that Shaykh Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari contributed greatly in grounding Islam in Nusantara through the Kitab Kuning and also through the Pesantren Dalam Pagar which produces many national figures to date.

Sheikh Muhammad Yasin al-Fadani’s Contribution to the 20th Century Nusantara-Haramain Ulama Intellectual Network in Manuscript Al-'Iqdu al-Farid min Jawahir al-Asanid

“…To support the urgency of this manuscript, there are several similar studies for comparison with the current study concerning Nusantara scholars, such as Imawan's writings on Sheikh Abdusshamad al-Falimbani (Imawan, 2018b), Sheikh Nuruddin al-Raniri (Imawan, 2022b), Sheikh Abdurrauf al-Sinkili (Imawan, 2022c), Sheikh Mahfuzh al-Tarmasi (Imawan, 2020), Sheikh Arsyad al-Banjari (Imawan, 2021a), and Sheikh Nawawi al-Bantani (Fauzi & Imawan, 2022). Research on the works and scholars of Nusantara has also been conducted by Shaleh on "Miratu al-Thullab of Sheikh Sinkili" (Salleh et al, 2019), Meyer on his literary works, Hamzah al-Fansuri (Meyer, 2019), and Harisuddin on the Islamic organizational network in Indonesia (Harisudin, 2017).…”

“…He also served as the rector of Dar al-Ulum al-Diniyyah established by Sayyid Muhasin Ali al-Musawa, and other Indonesian scholars such as Sheikh Zubair al-Mandaili, Abdul Rasyid al-Falimbani, Teungku Amir Mukhtar, Abdul Wahid Jambi, Ya'qub Firaq Abdul Majid, and Raden Setyo Atmojo (Imawan, 2021b, p. 109). Moreover, he was one of the scholars assigned to teach at the Masjid al-Haram specifically between Babu Ibrahim and Babu Wada', which was frequented by students from various countries; Egypt, Damascus, Yemen, Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and others (Imawan, 2022a).…”

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

“…48 From here, it can be said that Sabil al-Muhtadin succeeded in popularizing the book of As-Shirath al-Mustaqim and introduced it to various areas in Nusantara to the extent that until now, this book is still the study material of Islamic law in various areas in Kalimantan and Malaysia. 49 During 19 th century AD, al-Falimbani and al-Banjari contributed in popularizing the study of Islamic law that continued to be followed by the scholars of Nusantara in the centuries after them. For instance, Shaykh Nawawi al-Bantani who wrote the book of jurisprudence from a few pages (small) like…”