The Light Of Muhammad: Discussion Muslim Scholars In Malay Archipelago

Abstract

Nur Muhammad (the Light of Muhammad) was a term which had been discussed by the Sufis since the third Hijri and had become the most important debate among them, especially regarding its role as a focal point in cosmology. The Sufis did not bear any thoughts or teachings which were inaccurate, misleading or came beyond the truth of Islam. In fact, they were inspired by Allah who bestowed them wahbiyah(the gift) as what had been experienced by the Prophets in generations by means of iqtida or suhbah. This is similar to what had been written in al-Qur’an (2: 282):