Malacca historical development of civilization resulting from interactions with other civilizations was brought by foreigners who came to Malacca since the time of the Malacca Sultanate. This is because at that time, Malacca was an entrepot trading centre visited by traders and merchants, representing different civilizations and various groups from all over the world including...Read More
As one of Malay Archipelago commentator, M. Quraish Shihab has his own rules of interpretation the Qur’an. Like other commentators, this is to ensure they are in line with the requirements of the interpretation and not deviant. However, his highly significant attention in interpreting the verse based on the linguistic meaning has led him to...Read More
The spread of Islam to the Malay World, a term used to refer to the majority of Malay-Muslim dominated nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the minority Malay-Muslim population of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore and Philippines brought several changes. Before the arrival of Islam the Malay civilisation was characterised by Hindu and Buddhist influence....Read More
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