Style and illumination in the al-Qur'ans from National Library Kuala Lumpur Malaysia / Nurul Huda Mohd Din

Style reflects the shared thinking and feeling. It is used to identify and understand groups such as communication, values of life, religion and society, and forms existed based on a certain recommendation. This study is focusing on Malay manuscript and its style which stands as a symbol of the knowledge for the Malay scholars as well as an important source of understanding the intellectual and literary heritage of Malaysia. The specialization of this study is enhancing the components of the ornaments in manuscript of the Al-Qur’an from the Perpustakaaan Negara Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. There are still a plenty of hidden structure of decoration in Malay manuscript need to discover. This research conducted in greater depth about the physical description of illumination in al-Qur’an, and also to confirm the distinctive ornamental element found in the Malay world. This research is aimed to establish the components of ornamentation found in the al-Qur’ans manuscript from the PNM. This study is set to achieve the following objectives to determine the organisation, structure and layout of Malay Qur’an Illumination from National Library Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. To analyse the component of design and significance patterns in order to extract the local aesthetic traced from the Malay Archipelago Qur’an Illumination. The discussion is focusing on the conceptual framework that can both understand about the production of Islamic art from the approach together with several theories in the style. The framework of research design in developing the style of the illumination in the Al-Qur’ans of the Malay world is using the process of acquiring comprehension and appreciation based on four establish scholar from the field Islamic art and history. There are total of 51 pieces of the al-Qur’an has been analysed. The analysing went through into two major sections, the first section is scrutinized the structure and division of design in the al-Qur’an. The second section is the component of ornaments in the al-Qur’an. The most vital section is about the interrelation between component ornament of the al-Qur’an with aesthetical elements of traditional Malay art. This research to enhance the grammar of ornaments and to establish the system and structure of language for the Islamic and Malay decoration in Asia especially in Malaysia