Exegesis in the Malay Archipelago: Its Origin, Characteristics and Most Salient Features

Abstract

Islam entered the Malay early in the history of Islam and soon spread to the Malaysian states, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, and the Maldives. Various Islamic civilizations were established in that country, and evacuated scholars emerged who spread Islam throughout the country. One of the sciences that flourished in the Malay is the Qur'an, including the science of tafsir. And distinguish of interpreters emerged. The research here sheds light on the Malay school of interpretation by talking about the emergence of interpretation in the Muslim archipelago, the reasons for the delay of the emergence of Malay interpretations, and the characteristics of the Malay school of interpretation. For all of them.