Abstract
The methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir and the methodology of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) highlight the similarities and differences in leveraging the text as research data beyond the level of the text’s structure. Questions on similarities and differences between methodologies are addressed in the present study. This study, therefore, compares the similarities and the differences between the methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir and the methodology of CDA. Based on the comparison, the present study also constructs a religious discourse analysis model. The selected methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir is al-Sabuniy’s in Safwat al-Tafasir (1979), while the chosen methodology of CDA is Fairclough’s 3D (1992; 1995). The universal principle of discourse and the linguistic goals in the philosophy of language is applied in the analysis. Similarities and differences were identified in the production, meaning and interpretation. The findings strongly suggest that the two methodologies have circumstances which lead to the use of language, the production of language, the features of texts, the nature of meaning and the means of interpretation. One of the main focuses of the comparison is on the differences that constitute barriers to the adoption of CDA for religious discourse analysis, specifically the critical approach towards the sickle and the fixed elements. The obstacles to this alternative are presented in order to prove that there is a linguistic approach that is capable of linking language with social elements. The findings thus have implications for the relatively new methodology of religious discourse in linguistic studies. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/GEMA-2015-1501-08
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This article aims to (a) identify the similarities between the methodology of ‘Ilm alTafsir and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA); (b) analyse the differences between the methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir and CDA; and (c) construct a religious discourse analysis model based on the comparative analysis conducted
This section is divided into two parts: a discussion of the methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir, and a discussion on CDA methodology
Summary
‘Ilm al-Tafsir (the science of exegesis) is considered fundamental knowledge for understanding the contents of the holy Qur’an. In the development of contemporary linguistics, critical discourse analysis (CDA) is a field that harnesses text as language data in relation to social processes and practices. In the methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir, the data analysis of language is meant to prove that there is a relationship between the language of social processes; it is to increase faith and trust. With their critical features, both methodologies show similarities in terms of text. This article aims to (a) identify the similarities between the methodology of ‘Ilm alTafsir and CDA; (b) analyse the differences between the methodology of ‘Ilm al-Tafsir and CDA; and (c) construct a religious discourse analysis model based on the comparative analysis conducted
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