A STUDY OF SHEEYKH MUHAMMAD ARSYAD AL-BANJARI (1710-1812) ON THE POLEMIC OF QIBLAT DIRECTION IN BATAVIA IN THE DUTCH INDIA PERIOD ; STUDI TOKOH SYEKH MUHAMMAD ARSYAD AL-BANJARI (1710-1812) ATAS POLEMIK ARAH KIBLAT DI BATAVIA PADA MASA HINDIA BELANDA

Qibla direction is an important issue for Muslims, because facing the Qibla is one of the conditions for the validity of prayer. Scholars agree on the obligation to face the Qiblah. However, they differed in terms of whether what was demanded should be facing the ainul ka'bah (the building) or was it just the direction. In the 12th century H, the famous figure of the Shafi'i School at that time was Sheikh Muhammad bin Sulaiman al-Kurdi (1127-1194 H). He was the main teacher of Sheikh Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari in the field of fiqh. In 1772 M, when Sheikh Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari and his thre... Mehr ...