Author(s): Rohayati Junaidi, Hashim Ismail, Nur Faaizah Md Adam, Noor Saadah Salleh, Nadiatul Shakinah Abdul Rahman2
Literary works serve as one of the mediums of da'wah in educating and imparting knowledge to the community. The novel Baldatun Thoiyyibatun Warabbun Ghafuur (2011) by Kamaludin Endol shows the ideals channeled by the author towards the construction of an Islamic state that governs the Islamic way of life. As an Islamic-themed inspired work, this novel depicts the primary function of Islamic literature which is to spread goodness in every spectrum of the society. Thus, this study will apply Takmilah Theory by Shafie Abu Bakar (1994) to achieve the objectives. The objective of the study was to identify and analyze the intrinsic characteristics of the novel as an Islamic literary work. The methodology used in this study are library method and text analysis. The findings of the study show that the concepts of life based on the teachings of Islam are well articulated and able to provide awareness to the audience. The function of Islamic literature is described to express beauty and increase the faith and piety of the audience to Allah SWT. In conclusion, as an Islamic literary work that prioritizes the concept of habl min Allah and habl min al-nas to lead to inequality can be analyzed through Takmilah Theory, directly explains that the concept of Islamic literature contained in the novel Baldatun Thoiyyibatun Warabbun Ghafuur (2011).