A Malay work on aqidah explaining the attributes of God and the prophets in the Ash’ari tradition. It is generally attributed to Muhammad Zain bin Faqih Jalaluddin al-Asyi and dated to 1757. Not to be confused with al-Ghazali’s Arabic work of the same name.
Bidayat al-Hidayah (Malay)
Muhammad Zain al-Asyi
- Author
- Muhammad Zain al-Asyi
- Year
- 1757
- Field
- Aqidah
Sources
- Azyumardi Azra, The Origins of Islamic Reformism in Southeast Asia (2004)