figh-boeken (fiqh books) (English: “Islamic jurisprudence books”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Encyclopedic fiqh books dating from Atjeh’s golden age (1550-1650), produced by scholars from Egypt, Syrië, Arabië who settled in Atjeh.
Translation
Islamic jurisprudence books
Description
Encyclopedic fiqh books dating from Atjeh’s golden age (1550-1650), produced by scholars from Egypt, Syrië, Arabië who settled in Atjeh. (Dutch spelling: figh-boeken; modern: fiqh.)
Significance
The term figh-boeken (fiqh books) is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 28.