Context Of Qur Research Articles

Edutainment in Qur'an Publishing: Integrating Learning Theories and Entertainment in Indonesian Mushaf

The publication of Qur'an in Indonesia reflects the direction of the publishing industry, which emphasizes products that are not only informative but also interesting and entertaining for readers. This phenomenon was triggered by a response to society's need for access to additional, more complete information. However, innovations like color tajwid have sparked controversy. Further research into the publication of the Qur'an in Indonesia is necessary to fully understand its impact. This study, employing the concept of edutainment, examines how Al-Qur'an manuscripts in Indonesia integrate learning theories and edutainment approaches. Utilizing analytical descriptive methods alongside philosophical-speculative and phenomenological approaches, fifteen manuscripts were analyzed. These manuscripts effectively meet readers' needs while incorporating educational theories and edutainment strategies. Additionally, there is an emphasis on technological innovation, particularly in visual learning methods that utilize both technological and non-technological features. Despite these advancements, the teacher's role remains crucial in promoting independent learning, especially within the context of Qur'an study.

Qur’an manuscripts from Mindanao: collecting histories, art and materiality

ABSTRACT The study of the writing traditions of the Malay world of maritime South East Asia has been both shaped and distorted by the differing colonial experiences within the region. In particular, a chasmic disconnect can be discerned between the western swathe occupied by the modern nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore, long under essentially British and Dutch hegemony, and the southern islands of the present-day Philippines, for centuries located within the sphere of Spanish domination followed by a brief American occupation. This article aims to explore the particular impact of these varying colonial legacies on the collecting histories of Qur’an manuscripts from the Malay world, with special reference to the ‘Moro’ regions of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago. To date, twenty-six Qur’an manuscripts from the Philippines have been documented, held in collections worldwide, which on further scrutiny can all be identified as originating from Mindanao. Their artistic and codicological profile is discussed within the broader context of Qur’an manuscripts from other parts of South East Asia, teasing out both commonalities with the rest of the Malay world as well as distinctive regional features.

Ghurid monuments and Muslim identities

The eastward expansion of the Shansabanid sultanate of Ghur in the late twelfth century has usually been depicted as a confrontation between a unitary Muslim self and its Hindu ‘other’. The reification of heterogeneous and protean categories of belief implicit in this paradigm is particularly ill suited to represent the dynamic religious life of mediaeval Ghur. This was characterised by shifting patterns of royal patronage that reflect intense competition between the Karramiya, a popular pietistic sect, and the orthodox Sunni madhhabs. Drawing on Ghurid architectural and numismatic inscriptions, this article examines the ways in which contem–porary doctrinal disputes inflected elite cultural production during the period. Based on the content and context of Qur'anic citations, it suggests that a rhetorical emphasis on idolatry and unbelief in Ghurid epigraphy was part of a contemporary intra–Sunni polemic, and not primarily an address to those who were literally outside the fold of Islam. The deployment of scripture in the service of sectarian rivalry has significant implications for the inter–pretation of Qur'anic epigraphy in Indo–Ghurid mosques such as the Quwwat al–Islam Mosque in Delhi.