Born in Lok Gabang near Martapura in 1710, he studied in Mecca and Medina for about three decades before returning to the Banjar sultanate, where he taught, reorganised religious administration and wrote Sabil al-Muhtadin (completed 1781). He died in 1812 and is buried at Kalampayan.
Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari
محمد أرشد البنجري
Sabil al-Muhtadin
Summary
Banjar scholar and author of the Malay fiqh work Sabil al-Muhtadin.
- Born
- Lok Gabang, Martapura, 1710
- Died
- Kalampayan, Martapura, 1812
- Fields of expertise
- Fiqh
- Notable works
- Sabil al-Muhtadin, Tuhfat al-Raghibin
Biography
Works
- Sabil al-Muhtadin
- Tuhfat al-Raghibin
Sources
- Azyumardi Azra, The Origins of Islamic Reformism in Southeast Asia (2004)