The development of Islam in Mashriq at the
beginning of second/eighth century until third/ninth century was becoming
golden age of knowledge. In al-Andalus, two centuries were used to find
intellectual identity on Iberian peninsula. The scholars of al-Andalus did
intellectual journey (riḥla ‘ilmiyya) to Mashriq through several
intellectual cities. From Shām, Andalusian scholars followed al-Auzā‘ī school,
which became official school of the Umayyad dynasty in the early days of ‘Abd
al-Raḥmān al-Dākhil. The provocative cities and the cause of conflict for
al-Andalus was Iraq region such as Baghdād. As capital city Abbasid dynasty,
the rival of the Umayyad, Baghdād and other Iraq cities were not
well-intentioned for learning. Some scholars who learned from Iraq and then
returned to al-Andalus were forbidden to spread their ideas, schools and books
that brought from Iraq. This led Andalusian scholars to seek the center of
knowledge in Medina, the city that was considered supporting Umayyad dynasty in
al-Andalus. This intellectual network of Medina caused many scholars in
al-Andalus became followers of Mālikī school. Later Mālikī school dominated in
al-Andalus by replacing al-Auzā‘ī school. The scholars also took the route of
knowledge from Qairawān, as agency area before going to Medina. The scholars of
Mālikī school, supported by the Umayyad’s government, got authority to ban and
censor other schools and books that were incompatible with Mālikiyya. The
society of al-Andalus under the rulers of Mālikī school only used and made the
Qur’an and Muwaṭṭa’ Mālik as the only references of knowledge. The fiqh
network in al-Andalus will determine the types of scientific studies, books and
also style of thought that can be studied and learned over there.
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Publication Date | December 27, 2017 |
Submission Date | August 28, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 |
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