Konsep sastera Islam oleh Muhammad Qutb dan Muhammad Uthman ElMuhammady: satu perbandingan = The concept of Islamic literature by Muhammad Qutb and El-Muhammady: a comparative study

Persoalan tentang gagasan sastera Islam di dunia Arab telah dimulakan oleh beberapa tokoh ilmuan, antaranya Muhammad Qutb. Perbahasan Muhammad Qutb ini secara tidak langsung telah tempias ke dunia Islam, termasuk di Malaysia. Antara ulama Malaysia yang menyahut seruan Muhammad Qutb dalam membincangkan persoalan ini ialah Muhammad Uthman el-Muhammady melalui “Gagasan Sastera Melayu Islami”. Sehubungan itu, artikel ini bertujuan membincangkan konsep dan gagasan sastera Islam yang dikemukakan oleh Muhammad Qutb dan Muhammad Uthman el-Muhammady. Selain itu, objektif artikel ini untuk melihat perbandingan idea sastera Islam antara kedua-dua tokoh. Reka bentuk kajian ini ialah kajian perbandingan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kajian kualitatif sebagai metode pengumpulan dan analisis data. Perbandingan difokuskan terhadap pemikiran Muhammad Qutb dan Muhammad Uthman el-Muhammady tentang konsep sastera Islam. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan kedua-dua tokoh berusaha untuk menjelaskan konsep dan gagasan sastera Islam berdasarkan perspektif dan kepakaran masing-masing. Walaupun berasal dari dunia sastera yang berbeza, kedua-dua tokoh secara umumnya bersetuju rujukan sastera Islam bersumberkan al-Quran dan al-Sunnah. Namun begitu, wujud titik pertembungan antara kedua-dua tokoh berkenaan lantaran beberapa faktor ***************************************************************************** The concept of Islamic literature in Arab world has been initiated by some scholars, including Muhammad Qutb. However, his concept has influenced the notion of some Malaysian scholars indirectly. Among those salient scholars is Muhammad Uthman el-Muhammady whom discussed the concept of Islamic literature through “Gagasan Sastera Melayu Islami”. This article aims to discuss the concept and idea of Islamic literature proposed by Muhammad Qutb and Muhammad Uthman el-Muhammady as well as to compare between both of their views, highlighting the aspects of similarities and differences. The researchers make use in the study analytical and comparative methods using qualitative approach as data collection and analysis, focusing on the concept of Islamic literature discussed by Muhammad Qutb and Muhammad Uthman el-Muhammady respectively in their books. This study found that both of the scholars presented the concept and idea of Islamic literature according to their views and expertise. Although they are coming from different literary world, they generally agreed that the main reference for Islamic literature are al-Quran and al-Sunnah. Nevertheless, there are similarities and differences between both of their concept due to several factors