Application of Theory of Malay Methodology in Light of the Rural Through an Art Approach

Abstract

One of the elements that brings to the story character alive is the aesthetic aspect. Aesthetics is one of the areas that examines the concept of beauty. In line with that, aesthetic aspects can be traced through language style. Language style shows the ability of authors to express the theme of a story and thus reveal a sense of beauty. In the context of studying a text revealing Islam or not, the internal aspect of aesthetics is a key aspect to be emphasized. The analysis of this paper is based on the novel Light of the Rural (1992) by Azizi Haji Abdullah. The focus of this study was to show whether the aesthetic aspects of Islam that were applied were matched to the novel studied and reflect the aspects of Islamic beauty and thus conform to the approaches adopted in this study that was Art Approach. The Art approach is an approach that focuses on aspects of beauty based on Islamic aesthetic values and not contrary to the Islamic creed. Furthermore, this paper study uses the Art Approach through Theory of Malay Methodology as analytical framework. The findings showed that the aesthetic aspects had a direct relationship with the novel studied and highlight the Art Approach features which emphasize the aspects of beauty based on Islamic aesthetic values.