What is it about?
Jawi writing is the main form of writing in various manuscripts recovered around the Archipelago, especially during the early arrival of Islam. These manuscripts are found to record history, art, culture, language, social, as well as ancient knowledge. The usage of Jawi writings had covered a number of calligraphy which are high in value with deep philosophical meaning, are full with creative notion as well as countless of patterns that went along with the call to Islam around the Archipelago in a relatively short period of time. The development of Jawi writing had been immortalized in various genres such as books, manuscripts and letters written by individual writers and in groups as a local way of living.
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Why is it important?
1. Jawi writing is the main form and important of writing in various manuscripts recovered around the Archipelago. 2. The manuscripts are found to record history, art, culture, language, social, as well as ancient knowledge. 3. The development of Jawi writing had been immortalized in various genres such as books, manuscripts and letters written by individual writers and in groups as a local way of living.
Perspectives
Writing this article really excites me because it combines several co-authors with different campuses and fields-besa but we've been writing and collaborating for a long time. This article also discusses how Jawi's writing and the study of manuscripts in the archipelago are urgently needed.
Dr. Makmur Harun
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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This page is a summary of: Jawi Writing in Malay Archipelago Manuscript: A General Overview, MATEC Web of Conferences, January 2018, EDP Sciences,
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201815005054.
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