Jamil, Khairil Husaini (2026) From Termez of Mawarannahr to Merbau in Malaya: al-Tirmidhi’s hadith legacy and its Malay-Shafiʿi reception in Idris al-Marbawi’s Bahr al-Madhi. In: «Movarounnahr va islom sivilizatsiyasining shakllanishi» mavzusidagi xalqaro konferensiya = International Conference “Mawarannahr and the Making of Islamic Civilization”, 23–24 April 2026, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Abstract
This paper examines the transmission and reception of al-Tirmidhī’s hadith legacy from Termez in Mawarannahr to the Malay world through the scholarship of Shaykh Muḥammad Idrīs al-Marbawī (1893–1989), particularly his Malay-Jawi commentary Baḥr al-Mādhī. It explores how al-Tirmidhī’s al-Jāmiʿ, distinguished by its integration of hadith transmission, criticism and juristic practice, was received and interpreted within the Malay-Shāfiʿī scholarly tradition. Through textual analysis of selected passages from Baḥr al-Mādhī, the paper identifies several dimensions of al-Marbawī’s approach, including the explanation of hadith terminology, the use of hadith as evidence for Shāfiʿī legal positions, reference to authoritative juristic texts such as al-Umm, and the adaptation of legal discussions to Malay religious practice. It argues that Baḥr al-Mādhī represents more than a translation of al-Tirmidhī’s work, constituting a sustained exercise in scholarly transmission, juristic interpretation and pedagogical adaptation. The study highlights the intellectual connections between Mawarannahr and the Malay Archipelago, demonstrating how the classical hadith tradition was preserved, developed and made accessible within a distinct regional scholarly environment.
| Item Type: | Proceeding Paper (Invited Papers) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | al-Tirmidhi; Idris al-Marbawi; Bahr al-Madhi; Mawarannahr; Malay-Shafiʿi tradition; hadith commentary; Islamic intellectual history |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP100 Sacred books > BP135 Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP87 Islamic Literature. Islamic authors C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Qur’an and Sunnah |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Khairil Husaini Bin Jamil |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2026 14:44 |
| Last Update: | 03 Nov 2026 14:44 |
| Queue Number: | 2026-10-Q5951 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/132391 |
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