Abstract
The study examines the interpretation of the Coastal Javanese figure, Misbah Mustofa, who seems paradoxical to the traditionalist style of Islam which lies behind his socio-religious background. Misbah’s interpretation, indeed, shows the model of puritanical Islam. By using Hans Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutics, this article discusses Misbah’s interpretation of the QS. al-Baqarah [2]: 134, where he put his critics towards Javanese tradition, like tahlilan. The puritan style of Misbah’s interpretation is caused by several factors: First, the ideology of Coastal Javanese santri that makes Islamic sharia as a standard reference of religious teaching which tends to be more critical towards syncretic tradition of Javanese cults and rites. Second, Misbah’s pre-understanding of heresy and shirk. Third, the interpretation based on the general meaning, tends to be more textualist, and seems to ignore the virtue of socio-religious life of the community. The meaningful sense of Misbah’s interpretation is critical attitude towards religious teaching and proportionally locating permissive and conservative attitude in order to maintain the co-existance of religion and culture.
Highlights
The study examines the interpretation of the Coastal Javanese figure
who seems paradoxical to the traditionalist style of Islam
which lies behind his socio-religious background
Summary
Misbah Zainal Mustofa, atau Masruh, sebutan masa kecilnya, adalah putra dari Zainal Mustofa dan Khadijah. Selain berjuang sebagai ulama pendiri Pesantren, Misbah juga aktif dalam organisasi sosial Nahdhatul Ulama’ (NU). Misbah sering berseberangan dengan pendapatpendapat mayoritas ulama NU. Dia juga kemudian dikategorikan sebagai ulama NU dengan fikrah pinggiran, yang sering diafiliasikan kepada ulama NU yang memiliki pemikiran berbeda dari mayoritas ulama NU lainnya.. Dia juga dikenal sebagai orang yang berpendirian teguh dan memegang prinsip yang kuat. Jika dihadapkan pada suatu masalah, dia seringkali mempelajarinya dengan banyak merujuk pada Alquran dan hadis serta pendapat ulama salaf.. Misbah terkenal sebagai ulama yang produktif menulis dan melahirkan banyak karya. Kitab tafsir Al-Ikli>l dan Ta>j al-Muslimi>n merupakan karya monumental dalam bidang tafsir yang sampai sekarang masih banyak dikaji oleh masyarakat pedesaan. Kedua kitab tersebut ditulis menggunakan huruf pegon, bahasa Jawa yang ditulis dengan huruf Arab. Karya tafsir pada usia 78 tahun, tepatnya hari Senin 7 Zulqadah 1414 H, 18 April 1994 M.14
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