Biography of Shaykh Mahfud Termas, Pioneer of Sanad Science

 

Biography of Shaykh Mahfud Termas, Pioneer of Sanad Science

The author concludes even though it is still in the axiomatic context that the pioneer of transmission science is KH. Mahfudz Termas. The author's reasoning is based on research on one of the works that he specifically wrote in parsing the transmission of the sanad, namely "Kifayah al-Mustafidz five Ala Min al-Asanid". The work of KH. The Mahfudz Termas was later translated (noted) by Shaykh Muhammad Yasin bin Isa al-Fadani, whose efforts in preserving the knowledge of sanad initiated by KH. Mahfudz Termas was further continued by Sheikh Yasin al-Fadani himself. The seriousness of KH. Mahfudz Termas in learning the science of this hadith by learning its principles from some famous teachers who are indeed experts in it. Just mention al-Muhaddits Sayyid Husein bin Muhammad al-Habsy and Sheikh Muhammad Said Babashil.

In the hierarchy of the knowledge of the Qur'an, the discipline of Qiraah is a very fundamental part, considering that there are several types of reading based on variants that are also different. In the field of Qiraah science , KH. Mahfudz Termas studied under Sheikh Muhammad al-Syirbini, and obtained a sanad degree in fourteen types of qiraah that are popular among Muslims. Thus, thanks to his perseverance in learning religious knowledge, then the big name KH. Mahfudz Termas came to the surface and was respected by haramain scholars from various madhhabs. Not only that, his expertise in several disciplines of science, made him a mutafannin, namely mastering and becoming an expert in various kinds of science. In the author's view, there are at least four disciplines controlled by Sheikh Mahfudz, namely Usul Fiqh, Fiqh, Hadith and Qiraah Science.

The success of KH Mahfudz Termas to become a respected great scholar cannot be separated from the role of the teachers who guide him in various aspects. The guidance he received from the teacher was not only in the intellectual realm, his emotional and spiritual intelligence was also part of the guidance he received every day during his study. Here the author would like to briefly describe some of the teachers of KH. Mahfudz Termas who the author quoted from his work entitled "Kifayatul Mustafidz lima ala min al-Asanid" .

His teachers are (1) Sheikh Musthafa bin Muhammad bin Sulaiman al-Afifi. From him Sheikh Mahfudz learned the book "Syarah al-Mahalli ala Jam'il Jawami" and the book "Mughni al-Labib an Kutub al-A'arib" . then (2) Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Muhammad Syatha al-Dhimyathi. It was from him that Sheikh Mahfudz learned the books "Hasyiah al-Syarqawi ala al-Tahrir" and "Hasyiah Syinwani" . Notes from the author related to the book of Hasyiah al-Syinwani here are more about the grammatical knowledge of the Arabic language, considering the transmission of sanad in the grammatical field of the Arabic language, KH. Mahfudz Termas narrates it a lot from Sheikh Abu Bakar al-Syinwani.

Actually the teacher KH. Mahfudz Termas is very numerous and if counted based on the scientific chain of transmission that he wrote in Kifayatul Mustafidz, then the number reaches hundreds of people, among them are Sheikh Umar Barakat, Sheikh Muhammad al-Minsyawi, Sayyid Ahmad al-Zawawi, Sheikh Muhammad al-Syirbini, Sheikh Amin Ridwan al-Madani, and others. While teacher KH. The other Mahfudz Termas from Indonesia are (1) Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Mannan al-Tirmisi who is none other than his biological father, and (2) Sheikh Saleh Darat al-Samarani.

As a scholar from Indonesia and qualified in various religious disciplines, the big name of KH. Mahfudz Termas was then heard by Muslim youths who at that time really wanted to study religion in Mecca. Apparently this fresh wind was not wasted by students in Indonesia to learn from him. Not a few students KH. Mahfudz who later became a figure in various fields. Even if it may be said, the transmission of scientific sanad from large organizations such as Nahdlatul Ulama leads to the figure of KH. Mahfudz Termas this.

Among his students from Indonesia are (1) Sheikh Arsyad al-Banjari, (2) Sheikh Baqir bin Muhammad Nur al-Jogjawi, (3) Sheikh Muhammad Hasyim Asy'ari al-Jumbani, (4) Sheikh Ihsan al-Jampesi, (5) Sheikh Abd. Muhith bin Ya'qub al-Surbawi (Surabaya), (6) Shaykh Baidhawi al-Lasemi, (7) Shaykh Abd. Wahhab bin Hasbullah al-Jumbani, and others.

KH activity. Mahfudz Termas not only nurtures and guides the students who study with him. His fame as a prolific scholar in producing works is also not hearsay. Not a few great and monumental works were born from his thoughts which almost reached hundreds of pieces. However, in this paper, the author only writes works that have been ditahqiq and published and become diktat in various madrasas, Islamic boarding schools or Islamic universities, either in Indonesia or in other Islamic countries. Among the works of KH. The main mahfudz are: (1) Is'af al-Mathali' bi Syarhi al-Badri al-Lami' Nadzmu Jam'I al-Jawami' , (2) al-Badru al-Munir fi Qira'ati al-Imam Ibni Katsir , (3) Bughyah al-Atqiya' (4)Bughyah al-Adzkiya fi al-Bahtsi an Karaamah al-Auliya, (5) Mauhibah dzi al-fadhl Hasyiah Ala Syarhi Mukhtashar Bafadhal , and so on.