MUFTI AI THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DHMA K WA AHLIH BY AL-H WI AS A SOURCE OF A-SUYUTl'S SA WA MTIQ WA '-K ' FANAY AL-MTIQ WA '-K Abstract: Redaks Sawn al-Mantq yang diedit o/eh a/-Nashshar (1947) dan Su'ada 'li 'bd af-Rzq (1910) mash bisa di-upgrade; nama-nama otortas yang drujuk o/eh a/-S u uti bisa dierbaki, tidak dengan membac kembali naskah asli " ayang sudah tidak bisa diakses lagi dan tersimpan di Perustakaan al-Azhar tetapi dngan mengkolas (collatef sa/ah satu kara yang das al-S u uti dalam Sawn al-Mantiq tsb. Kara jang dirngkas tersbut ada/ah Dhamm al Kalam kara al-Haraw, satu kara yang rngkasan"a adalah seermpat lebih batang tubuh (corus) Sawn al-Mantiq (terdir dari 227 halaman cetak) kara al-S u uti. Hasi/ ko/asi terhada rproduksi naskah Dhamm al-Kalam yang dan di Perustakaan Nasonal Surah memperihatkan sinikansi Dhamm al-Kalam sebagai sumber Sawn al-Mantiq dan bahan dasar untuk men upgrade rdaksi Sawn al-Mantqyang diedit masng-masing o/eh 'li Sami al Nashshar (1947 and Su'ada 'l 'bd al-Razq (1970). Key Words: Kolas, Dhamm al-K/am, Sumber utama, Sawn al-Mantiq. Introduction To the best of my knowledge, Muslim literatures discussing the opposition against kalam can be classifed into two knds: First, those which discuss icidentally the oppositon against kalam, and Second!, those which discuss elaborately the same issue. Into the frst category, some works, to set few examples, can be mentioned: al-Ri' q a by al Harith al-Muhasibi (d. 243/858), Ktab HalAfal al-1badby al-Buhari (d. 256/871), Sarih al-Sunna by Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 310/923), al-Shari'a by Abu Bakr Muhammad b. al-Husayn al�Ajurri (d. 360/972). AI-Gu " a 'an al-K/am wa Ahlih by Abu Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Hattabi (d. 388/999), al-Rad 'ala Ahl al-K/am (frthwith called: al-Rade by al-Sulami AL QALAM 388 Vol. 23 No. 3 (September-Desember 2006)