PERKATAAN ARKAIK BAGI TUMBUHAN PERUBATAN DALAM KITĀB AL-ṬIBB, ṢAḤĪḤ AL-BUKHĀRIY: KELESTARIAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANGNYA DALAM AL-TADHKIRAH OLEH AL-ANṬĀKIY

Archaic Words of Medicinal Plants in Kitāb al-Ṭibb, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāriy: Sustainable Acquaintance with Them in al-Tadhkirah by al-Anṭākiy

Authors

  • Thuraya Ahmad Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/ijhtc.v8i2.9869

Keywords:

Sustainability, Archaic words, Medicinal plants, Kitāb al-Ṭibb, al-Tadhkirah

Abstract

Topik al-Ṭibb al-Nabawiy agak mendapat tempat dalam perbincangan ilmiah kontemporari. Begitupun ia masih berkisar sekitar beberapa tumbuhan yang sudah dikenali tanpa mengetengahkan sebilangan besar nama-nama arkaik dalam teks hadith. Walhal dalam peradaban Islam silam, kelestarian pengetahuan bidang perubatan tentang tumbuhan bermanfaat terpelihara dalam kupasan ilmiahnya. Bagi memaparkan budaya peradaban tersebut, kajian berbentuk kualitatif digunakan. Pengumpulan data diusahakan dengan menjalankan kajian kepustakaan menggunakan sumber induk Kitāb al-Ṭibb, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāriy (KṬṢB) dan al-Tadhkirah, diikuti sumber-sumber lain sebagai sokongan. Seterusnya, bagi mengolah data yang dikumpul, pendekatan analisis kontekstual dipilih bagi menjelaskan maksud perkataan arkaik bagi nama tumbuhan perubatan dalam KṬṢB. Kemudian analisis tekstual dipilih untuk mengenalpasti kelestarian pengetahuan tentang tumbuhan tersebut dalam al-Tadhkirah. Hasilnya, kajian ini dapat mengumpul enam tumbuhan perubatan daripada perkataan arkaik dalam KṬṢB; iaitu akar gobo, gandum, akar pucuk, al-wars, zaitun liar dan papirus. Tumbuhan yang disarankan oleh Nabi s.a.w. pada kurun ke-7M sebenarnya terus dikenali dari generasi ke generasi hasil daripada legasi keilmuan dan karya gharīb al-hadīth. Meninjau kepada kitab perubatan bernama al-Tadhkirah oleh al-Anṭākiy yang dihasilkan pada kurun ke-17M, enam tumbuhan tersebut dikenali dan diperakui nilai perubatannya. Kajian dalam skop yang terhad ini merupakan satu usaha menyerlahkan tumbuhan perubatan yang kurang dikenali. Kelestarian dalam menguasai makna perkataan arkaik bagi tumbuhan perubatan adalah penting sebagaimana amalan peradaban silam. Sebenarnya, masih terdapat banyak herba perubatan dalam nama arkaik yang disebut oleh Nabi s.a.w. Demikian juga dengan nama arkaik bagi bahan yang digunakan dalam perusahaan tekstil, campuran kosmetik dan perubatan veterinar. Kajian seterusnya boleh diusahakan dengan memilih mana-mana kompilasi hadith.

The topic on prophetic medicine indeed gains certain attention in contemporary research. However, the discourse does revolve around several well-known medicinal plants, instead of accentuating the predominant others which are shrouded in archaic words. Conversely, as applied in the bygone Islamic civilization, the knowledge about beneficial plants in the fraternity of medicine was preserved within its discourse. To disclose the scholarly culture of the meant civilization, this study employs a qualitative approach, as it collects data through literature review, being Kitāb al-Ṭibb, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāriy (KṬṢB) and al-Tadhkirah as main sources supported by other related references. Then, the data will be interpreted through contextual analysis to learn the meanings of each archaic word related to medicinal plant in KṬṢB. Furthermore through textual analysis, the sustainability of knowledge regarding the plants in al-Tadhkirah can be traced. Ultimately, this study manages to find six medicinal plants which are shrouded in archaic words of KṬṢB; namely great burdock, common wheat, Indian costus, al-wars, wild olive and papyrus. The medicinal plants which were recommended by the prophet p.b.u.h. in the 7th century CE remained known across past generations as a result of scholarship legacy and provision of dictionaries of archaic words. As referring to the book on medicine called al-Tadhkirah by al-Anṭākiy dated to 17th century CE, the six medicinal plants were known and their medicinal properties were recognized. Actually, this study which is set on the limited scope is a move to unveil the lesser-known medicinal plants. The sustainability in acquiring the meaning of archaic words which shroud medicinal plants as exemplified by past civilization is crucial. In fact, there are many medicinal herbs hidden inside archaic words of the saying of the prophet. There are as well archaic names for substances utilized in apparel industry, cosmetic concoction and veterinary medicine. Further research can be achieved to trace them in compilation of hadith.

Downloads

Published

2023-10-30

How to Cite

Ahmad, T. (2023). PERKATAAN ARKAIK BAGI TUMBUHAN PERUBATAN DALAM KITĀB AL-ṬIBB, ṢAḤĪḤ AL-BUKHĀRIY: KELESTARIAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANGNYA DALAM AL-TADHKIRAH OLEH AL-ANṬĀKIY: Archaic Words of Medicinal Plants in Kitāb al-Ṭibb, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāriy: Sustainable Acquaintance with Them in al-Tadhkirah by al-Anṭākiy. International Journal of Humanities Technology and Civilization, 8(2), 109–121. https://doi.org/10.15282/ijhtc.v8i2.9869

Issue

Section

Islamic Studies