Abstract
Qur’anic exegesis occupies a central position in the development of the intellectual traditions of Muslims. As a primary source, the Qur’an for centuries have beenexplored and understood using a variety of approaches and methods to satisfy every need of the times. The dominance model of textual interpretation in the tradition of interpretation of the Qur’an throughout the history of Islam, has been moving Abdullah Saeed a Professor of Islamic Studies University of Melbourne, to offer an alternative model of “contextual interpretation” as a model approach in interpreting the Qur’an that more sensitive to context. Because textual interpretation models tend to ignore the socio-historical context period of revelation as well as the context of the interpretation of the period. This paper specifically focused to analyze methodological aspects of thought’s Abdullah Saeed in conducting the contextualize interpretation of the Qur’an. In General, Saeed offers four contextual interpretation of operational steps, that is: 1) identify initial considerations by understanding the interpreter subjectivity, language and construct meaning, and the world of the Qur’an (encounter with the world of the text); 2) start the task of interpretation by means of identifying the meaning of the original text and convinced of the authenticity and reliability of the text (critical analysis of texts independently); 3) identify the meaning of the text by exploring each context (meaning for the first recipient); 4) hooking the interpretation of the text with the current context (process ofcontextualize, meaning for the present).
Highlights
Tafsir al-Qur’an menempati posisi sentral dalam perkembangan tradisi intelektual umat Islam
The Qur’an for centuries have been explored and understood using a variety of approaches and methods to satisfy every need of the times
This paper focused to analyze methodological aspects of thought’s Abdullah Saeed in conducting the contextualize interpretation of the Qur’an
Summary
Abdullah Saeed[11] merupakan seorang pemikir Islam kontemporer yang memiliki perhatian di dunia Islamic Studies. Ia adalah seorang profesor Studi Arab dan Islam di Universitas Melbourne, Australia. Setelah sampai di Saudi Arabia, Saeed kemudian mempelajari bahasa Arab dan memasuki beberapa lembaga pendidikan formal, seperti; Institut Bahasa Arab Dasar (1977-1979), Institut Bahasa Arab Menengah (1979-1982), serta Universitas Islam Saudi Arabia di Madinah (1982-1986), dengan gelar Bachelor’s of Arts (BA) dalam Bahasa Arab dan Studi Islam. Selanjutnya, pada tahun 1987, Saeed melanjutkan studinya di University of Melbourne, Australia, dimulai dari Sarjana Strata Satu (Master of Art Preliminary) pada Jurusan Studi Timur Tengah (1987). Saeed juga menjadi editorial jurnal skala internasional, seperti Jurnal Studi al-Qur’an di Inggris, Jurnal Studi Islam Pakistan, dan Jurnal Studi Arab, Islam, dan Timur Tengah di Australia. Sejak karirnya di Universitas Melbourne pada tahun 1990-an, Saeed telah membangun pondasi kuat Studi Islam (Islamic Studies) di Universitas tersebut, khususnya dan di Australia pada umumnya. Prestasi ini menggiring Saeed menjadi pakar Studi Islam terkemuka, kalau bukan satu-satunya yang terbaik di Australia.[14]
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