THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN MUSLIM SCHOLARS IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO REGARDING THE LIGHT OF MUHAMMAD

This article illustrates the origin for the word Nur Muhammad and its usage before Muhammad become a prophet, during his Prophethood, the time of the Companions and tabiin from various discipline such as tafsir, hadith, tarekat, history and Orientalist writing which coincides with historical evidence and the Malay Manuscript. Distinct perspective from various scholar and ulama in the Malay Archipelago have contributed and vastly diversified the debate as early as the 12th Century until the present day. Thus, different summarization and suggestion have been proposed regarding the knowledge about Nur Muhammad debate as benchmark for not just the community of Malaysia but the Malay Archipelago as whole.