Qur'anScience
Qur'anScience
“Hamzah Fansuri di dalam Mekah, mencari Tuhan di Baitul Ka‘bah…” — this 16th-century stanza is among the earliest treasures of the Malay language. The fortieth book of Tracing the Scholars of Islam, the first figure from the Malay world, tells the story of Hamzah Fansuri of Barus: father of the Malay syair and author of Sufi books in Malay — with an honest look at the debate on creed around his teachings. “And We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.”
“And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.”
Anyone who wants to know the early scholars
Parents & heads of families
Students of literature, the Malay language & history
Preachers, teachers & counsellors
The story of Hamzah Fansuri — verses 50:16 and 14:4, two authentic Hadith with linked chains, a timeline, a chart of the syair form, a history note on the debate on creed, and a table of popular stories.