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Al-Durr al-Nafis

Al-Durr al-Nafis

Muhammad Nafis al-Banjari

Author
Muhammad Nafis al-Banjari
Year
1785
Field
Tasawwuf

A Malay work of tasawwuf by Muhammad Nafis al-Banjari, generally dated to 1785 (1200 AH). It was widely read and at times controversial in the Dutch East Indies.

Sources

  1. Azyumardi Azra, The Origins of Islamic Reformism in Southeast Asia (2004)
  2. Peter G. Riddell, Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World (2001)