Syeikh Nuruddin al-Raniriwas an Islamic mystic and scholar from Rander in Surat province of Gujarat, in India, who worked for several years in the court of the sultan of Aceh in what is now Indonesia. He was the most prolific of the authors of the Acehnese court, and helped contribute to its international reputation as a center of scholarship. His work was considered the oldest Muslim scholarship of Southeast Asia.
Syeikh Nuruddin al-Raniri
الشيخ نور الدين الرانيري
Scholar of Quran, Aqidah, Fiqh, Tassawuf
Summary
Syeikh Nuruddin al-Raniriwas an Islamic mystic and scholar from Rander in Surat province of Gujarat, in India, who worked for several years in the court of the sultan of Aceh in what is now Indonesia. He was the most prolific of the authors of the Acehnese court, and helped contribute to its international reputation as… Read more
- Born
- India
- Died
- India, 1658
- Fields of expertise
- Aqidah, Fiqh, Quran, Tasawwuf
- Notable works
- Bustan al-Salatin (Garden of Kings), Tibyan fi Ma'rifat al-Adyan (Clarification of the Knowledge of Religions), Hujjat al-Siddiq li Daf'i al-Zindiq (The Proof of the Truthful in Defending Against the Heretic), Al-Fath al-Mubin 'ala al-Mulhidin (The Clear Victory Against the Atheists/Heretics)
Biography
Works
- Bustan al-Salatin (Garden of Kings)
- Tibyan fi Ma'rifat al-Adyan (Clarification of the Knowledge of Religions)
- Hujjat al-Siddiq li Daf'i al-Zindiq (The Proof of the Truthful in Defending Against the Heretic)
- Al-Fath al-Mubin 'ala al-Mulhidin (The Clear Victory Against the Atheists/Heretics)
- Durrat al-Fara'id bi Sharh al-'Aqa'id
- Hidayat al-Imam
- As-Sirath al-Mustaqim (Straight Path)
- Fawaid Al Bahiyah
- Akhbar al-Akhirat fi Ahwal al-Qiyamah
Sources
- Wikipedia