Abstract:

Basically, this article focuses its attention on the subject of the written works of Amaluddin Darus. His produced works are intellectual literatures produced by a Malay-Muslim scholar figure on a variety of topics and discussions on Islamic rulings on politics, economy, social affairs, science and End-Times events. Works of Amaluddin Darus have been playing an important role in the Malay society in the early development of critical Islamic politics and leadership literatures in Malaysia which are used as a tool of communication and learning and a medium of knowledge development. However, this article analyzed literary writings which were composed circa 1970 to 1979 only to evaluate their characteristics against those produced in 1980 to 1989. Its discussion shall include a brief deliberation on selected primary sources of the written works. The analytical method used in this study is qualitative through textual reference and primary sources as well a method of historical analysis on the progression of an idea. Obtained facts were filtered briefly by using an approach of induction of the Malay World history. Studies showed that the works of Amaluddin Darus have a distinctive identity and superiority and are regarded among intellectual works of Malay figures.

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