Abū Al-Ḥasan Al-Masʻūdī on pre-Islamic Arab religions and belief

• Main Authors: Alias, Majdan, Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities; BL Religion; BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc; BP600 Other beliefs and movements
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62136/1/December%202017%20-%20Abu%20Al-Hasan%20Al-Mas%27udi%20on%20Pre-Islamic%20Religions%20and%20Belief.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62136/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1032/706

This study aims to shed light on one aspect of the contributions of an early Muslim historian of religion, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Masʻūdī. It focuses on al-Masʻūdī’s work on pre-Islamic Arab religions and beliefs. The study is based on textual analysis of al-Masʻūdī’s treatment of the issue in his Murūj (The Meadows), and comparisons are made with al-Masʻūdī’s treatments of the non-Arab religions. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan penerangan tentang satu aspek dalam sumbangan seorang sejarawan Islam awal iaitu Abū al-Ḥasan alMasʻūdī, dengan memfokuskan karya-karya beliau terhadap agama masyarakat Arab pra-Islam. Kajian ini berasaskan analisis teks tentang pengendalian al-Masʻūdī, terhadap isu tersebut dalam karyanya Murūj. Seterusnya ia dibandingkan dengan pengendalian beliau terhadap agama masyarakat bukan Arab.