محمد إدريس عبد الرؤوف المربوي
Idris al-Marbawi (RH)
Muhammad Idris ibn 'Abd al-Ra'uf al-Marbawi
Also known as: Idris al-Marbawi, Syeikh Idris al-Marbawi, Marbawi
1313–1410 AH · 1896–1989 CE
Hadith Shafi'i
Malay scholar of Cairo, author of the Kamus al-Marbawi and a Malay commentary on al-Tirmidhi.
Idris al-Marbawi was born in Makkah to parents from Lubuk Merbau in Perak, and was brought home as a boy to study at the pondok of Perak and Kedah. In 1924 he went to al-Azhar, and he spent most of his working life in Cairo.
His Arabic–Malay dictionary, Kamus Idris al-Marbawi, first printed in Cairo in 1937, became the standard dictionary for Malay students of Arabic and is still in print. His Bahr al-Madhi is a Malay commentary in twenty-two volumes on an abridgement of al-Tirmidhi's Sunan, and he also wrote a Malay Quran commentary. He returned to Malaysia in 1968, and in 1987 was named the first national Tokoh Maal Hijrah.
Life journey
- 1896 CE Makkah مكةBorn in Makkah to parents from Lubuk Merbau, Perak.
- 1906 CE Lubuk Merbau لوبوق مربوBrought home to Perak as a boy and studied at pondok in Perak and Kedah; the year is approximate.
- 1924 CE Cairo (al-Qahira) القاهرةStudied at al-Azhar and lived in Cairo for over forty years.
- 1968 CE Lubuk Merbau لوبوق مربوDied 1989 CE · 1410 AHReturned to Malaysia in his old age.
Key works
- Kamus Idris al-Marbawi قاموس إدريس المربويIdris al-Marbawi's DictionaryAn Arabic–Malay dictionary first printed in Cairo in 1937, still in use.
- Bahr al-Madhi بحر الماذيThe Sharp SeaA Malay commentary in 22 volumes on an abridgement of al-Tirmidhi's Sunan.
Places in their life
Photo: Adli Wahid (minor modifications by Basile Morin), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CumaliOnal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
- Idris al-Marbawi, Kamus Idris al-Marbawi (introduction)