Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady

Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady

Early twentieth-century Malaya witnessed the emergence of Islamic reformist movement. Inspired by ‘Abduh, Malay reformists, epitomized by Tahir Jalaluddin and Ahmad al-Hady, discontented with the socio-economic and political conditions of the Malays, criticised the Malay ruling elites and called for...

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Main Author: Zakariya, Hafiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press, International islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:
DS Asia
DU Oceania (South Seas)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/1/HZ_ID_2017.pdf
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spelling iium-611842018-03-10T15:15:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/ Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady Zakariya, Hafiz DS Asia DU Oceania (South Seas) Early twentieth-century Malaya witnessed the emergence of Islamic reformist movement. Inspired by ‘Abduh, Malay reformists, epitomized by Tahir Jalaluddin and Ahmad al-Hady, discontented with the socio-economic and political conditions of the Malays, criticised the Malay ruling elites and called for reform of their society. While the former worked within the framework of formal Islamic scholarship as an ‘ālim, the latter primarily operated as a public intellectual who spoke to a broad audience, at least in the urban centres of the Straits Settlements. This study compares their careers and ideas regarding colonialism and their remedies to address the socio-economic conditions of Malay society and the intellectual crisis of the Muslims. IIUM Press, International islamic University Malaysia 2017-12-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/1/HZ_ID_2017.pdf Zakariya, Hafiz (2017) Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (Special Issue). pp. 477-501. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1054/723
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DU Oceania (South Seas)
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DU Oceania (South Seas)
Zakariya, Hafiz
Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady
description Early twentieth-century Malaya witnessed the emergence of Islamic reformist movement. Inspired by ‘Abduh, Malay reformists, epitomized by Tahir Jalaluddin and Ahmad al-Hady, discontented with the socio-economic and political conditions of the Malays, criticised the Malay ruling elites and called for reform of their society. While the former worked within the framework of formal Islamic scholarship as an ‘ālim, the latter primarily operated as a public intellectual who spoke to a broad audience, at least in the urban centres of the Straits Settlements. This study compares their careers and ideas regarding colonialism and their remedies to address the socio-economic conditions of Malay society and the intellectual crisis of the Muslims.
format Article
author Zakariya, Hafiz
author_facet Zakariya, Hafiz
author_sort Zakariya, Hafiz
title Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady
title_short Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady
title_full Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady
title_fullStr Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady
title_full_unstemmed Colonialism, society and reforms in Malaya: a comparative evaluation of Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin and Syed Shaykh Ahmad Al-Hady
title_sort colonialism, society and reforms in malaya: a comparative evaluation of shaykh tahir jalaluddin and syed shaykh ahmad al-hady
publisher IIUM Press, International islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61184/1/HZ_ID_2017.pdf
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