Polingua (Scientific Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Education)- Vol 10. No 1 (2021) 1-5 Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) 1 The Paratextual Analysis of Majmu ‘Al-Masa’il’s Manuscript of Aceh: A Study of Philology Siti Raudhatul Hamdiyati 1 , Pramono 2 , Khairil Anwar 3 123 Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University, Limau Manis, Padang, 25166, Indonesia E-mail: 1 sitiraudhatul95@gmail.com, 2 pramono@fsastra.unand.ac.id, 3 khairrilanwar@gmail.com Abstract— This article aims to analyze the paratext elements contained in the book Majmu 'Al-Masa'il. The term paratext is defined as a concept that helps readers interpret the main text of a book except for the body of the text, such as covers, pages, and marginal notes. Majmu 'Al-Masa'il is a book that contains the teachings of fiqh in paratextual analysis. However, this paper does not focus on discussing the teachings of fiqh but only focuses on the interpretation of the marginal notes on the pages of the book. Genette's paratext theory was used to analyze other material found in marginal notes on book pages. Paratext Genette is a theory used in analyzing main texts in philological studies. Keywords— Paratext; Majmu 'Al-Masa’il manuscript for Aceh; Philology Manuscript received 01 Nov. 2020; Revised 27 Feb. 2021; Accepted 28 Mar. 2021 I. INTRODUCTION Ancient manuscripts or regular manuscripts are collections of classical handwritten texts. These manuscripts are usually found in various world languages such as Arabic, Jawi, Chinese, Japanese, and/or other regional languages. Baried et al (1994) stated that ancient texts are also writings that express thoughts, feelings, and information about various aspects of life. In addition, ancient manuscripts are a source of knowledge and culture of a nation. The manuscript contains the values of religious teachings, literature, customs, and much more. The contents of ancient manuscripts are the result or cultural product of past humanitarian actions. To find out the previous civilizations of society, Philology is the science of humanity that can bridge the expression of the contents of the text through several aspects, such as information about written works, the values contained in the text, the physical condition of the text, social facts that cause the emergence of written works, and understanding. accurate about its content. The literary output in the manuscript is an oral transition, which turns into writing when people are accustomed to writing. As it is known that oral literature is not the object of philological research but oral literature. One part of oral literature or folklore is folk literature, oral literature, or traditional literature. Literary results in the form of manuscripts containing folk tales or others can be said to be the main source of ancient literature (Djamaris, 2002: 5). Ancient manuscripts containing Islamic teachings reflect the triumph of Islam in the archipelago in the past. Likewise with the acceptance and development of Islam in Aceh which was marked by the spread of Islamic teachings by traders from the Arabian Peninsula and the rise of the Samudra Pasai kingdom in Pereulak, Aceh. This teaching did not spread because of colonialism but trade, education, and culture. What distinguishes Islam from other teachings is that it took a long time to be accepted by society. Syafrizal (2015) states that as for the knowledge taught in the form of aqidah (the basis of Muslim belief, sharia (Islamic law or doctrine), and morals, Islam has begun to develop scientific sciences such as medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Sociology, Astronomy. , Geography. Islamic teachings can be found in several manuscripts written by people in the past who were familiar with Islam. The manuscripts are widely distributed throughout the archipelago from Sumatra to Papua and even abroad, the manuscripts are stored in museums, libraries, and even abroad. private collection. The Majmu 'Al-Masa'il book or manuscript was written in Malay and is now stored in The British Library with manuscript number 16766. Other information about the manuscript is completed on 9 Zulkaidah 1234 H or 30 August 1819 The physical condition of the manuscript is considered good and has been digitized. so that it is easily accessible. The digitization of the book "Majmu 'Al-Masa'il" indicates that it is one of the ancient manuscripts that cannot be photocopied due to its fragile condition. Therefore, the best way to make a script legible is to digitize it. This paper focuses on the paratextual elements contained in the Majmu 'Al-Masa'il manuscript which is related to the text. Paratext is the study of elements outside the content of the text, such as notes on the margins, calendars, introductions, cover pages, and also illumination.