Penulisan dan kajian berkaitan Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931-2015): Analisis bibliometrik sepanjang tiga dasawarsa

Abstract

Scholars play a significant role in a community so that they can form a knowledgeable, virtuous, and civilised society. The spread of Islam and intellectual interweaving from the Middle East had a positive impact until the emergence of authoritative scholars in the archipelago. Among the Nusantara scholars was Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (TGNA), an influential scientist who played a major role in the fields of science, preaching, education, administration, and politics. His vast influence across so many fields has attracted the interest of many scholars to study his life and his legacy. This paper aims to identify writings and studies related to TGNA over three decades, from the 1980s to the 2000s. The methodology used was based on bibliometric analysis methods for writing and research, whether in the form of theses, dissertations, books, or scientific articles. These data were obtained from databases of scholarly articles and libraries, and the website of the Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat Institute of Thought (TPTG). The results found that studies and literature about TGNA have been written since the late 1980s and are still being written until now. Up to the time that the present study was conducted, a total of 131 writings and studies about TGNA had been presented in Malay and English, and published locally or abroad. The findings of this study can provide a general overview of the current writing and research trends about TGNA and the direction of future research related to it.