MALAY ANNALS ON PERSIA: The Question of Royal Identity

Fuad Jabali

Abstract


This article tries to see the important points of reading Malay Annals which can be highlighted into two points: First, genealogically and the Second, the use of religion Abraham as a way to connect their kingdoms to global communities.

Keywords


Malay Annals, Persia, Royal Identity

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Al-Tabari, Tafsir al-Tabari, (N.p.: al-Maktabah al-Tawfiqiyah), 16:15. For more discussion on Alexander in Quranic exegeses, see Paul Weinfield (2008: Chapter II).

See al-Tabari (1987: vol. 2, h. 23).

Al-Tabari (1987, vol. 4, h. 87-98) for example, has a special section on the battle between Darius and

Alexander and Persia after Alexander conquered Persia.

Paul Weinfield, The Islamic Alexander, vii, ix.

See Al-Tabari (1987: vol. 5, h. 154-157). For a further analysis for Anushirwan’s reform see Robinson

(2010: 122, 123, 127, 128, 129).

Johannes Jacobus Ras, Hikayat Banjar, diterjemahkan oleh Siti Hawa Salleh (Kuala Lumpur: Dewan

Bahasa dan Pustaka Kementrian Pendidikan Malaysia, 1990), 237.

See Malay Annals (1970: 63). Raja Tanjung Pura is the brother of Sri Tri Buana, the founding father of

Malay kingdom (Malay Annals, 1970: 5).

“In the Memory of Ahl al-Bayt: The 16th Century Malay Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyah†forthcoming.

It is reported that Harun al-Rasyid saw the body of Nushirwan Adil is still intact. Quoting the saying of the Prophet, his religious advisor say that this is because Nushirwan is a just ruler, hence his body will be protected even from the hell fire. See Bukhari al-Johari, Tajussalatin (1979: 58).




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22373/jms.v15i1.1763

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