M Hasbi Amiruddin (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. 94 pages ; 23 cm. Historically the dynamics of the intellectuals that took place in Aceh brought about significant impacts on science in the archipelago or event in Southeast Asia. This occurred because the Acehnese scholars at that time incessantly made attempts to take initiatives to deal with the challenges confronting the community. Since the initial stage of the advent of Islam in Aceh, the islamic scholars had played a vital role as models who made efforts on developing Islamic traditions of science. Hence, there were a large number of them who spread the Islamic teachings to other regions in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, the Acehnese scholars were actively involved in preventing the penetration of the colonists to Aceh and in fighting against their occupation. At this time, they played a double role, that is, on the other hand, they assumed a role as a teacher to empower or enlighten their community and, on the other, he was actively indulged in political struggles to free their country. There were a countless number of scholars who died for the sake of nation and religion. During the time of independence, they were very energetic to address varied kinds of social, religious and political matters in order to update them as different kinds of transformation took place over the period.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Veranda of Mecca offers a rare and deeply grounded portrait of Aceh after two defining ruptures: the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2005 Helsinki peace agreement that ended decades of armed conflict between the Indonesian state and the Free Aceh Movement.Written by Acehnese scholar Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad, this book examines how faith, memory, violence, humanitarian reconstruction, Islamic law, political transition, and local identity reshaped one of Southeast Asia's most distinctive Muslim societies. Aceh has long been known as Serambi Mekkah-the Veranda of Mecca-but this volume asks what that title means after catastrophe, war, foreign aid, post-conflict politics, and the struggle to rebuild public life.Across seven thematic parts, the book explores Acehnese culture, tradition, Islamic sharia, post-tsunami reconstruction, poverty, political authority, GAM, Wali Nanggroe, local activism, humanitarian aid, nationalism, and Aceh's relationship with the wider Malay and Southeast Asian world. Blending anthropology, political reflection, Islamic studies, and personal observation, the author reads Aceh not as a distant periphery but as a powerful case study in how societies remake themselves after disaster and conflict.This book is ideal for readers interested in Aceh, Indonesia, Southeast Asian Islam, post-conflict governance, disaster recovery, peacebuilding, Islamic law, anthropology, humanitarian intervention, and the politics of identity in the Muslim world.For scholars, students, policy analysts, and serious readers of modern Southeast Asia, The Veranda of Mecca is both an intellectual map of post-tsunami Aceh and a meditation on faith, memory, power, and the unfinished work of peace. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…