Frequent pattern extraction in the Tafseer of Al-Quran

Abstract

The Al-Quran is a book of comprehensive codes for Muslims to obey the commandments of Allah in order to live a good, faithful and rewarding life. Muslim's faith and practice refer primarily to the Al-Quran. The Al-Quran contains many subjects that concern us as human beings, including wisdom, doctrine, worship and law, including the relationship between Allah and His creatures. Being the principle book of the Muslim's faith, the Al-Quran has been translated into many languages to assist Muslims around the world to make use of it in their daily lives. Thus, studies on the Al-Quran have since gain popularity, particularly to extract implicit knowledge in the subject matters of the Al-Quran. This research investigates the frequent patterns that can be found in the chapters of a Malay translated Tafseer of the Al-Quran. Using a technique of frequent pattern mining, non-trivial patterns and interesting relations in the chapters of the Tafseer are extracted. These patterns and relations can help benefit Islamic scholars and Muslims to leverage on the subject matters in the Al-Quran in their daily lives and practices.