Tafsir al-Qur Research Articles

MELACAK AKAR IDEOLOGI PURITANISME ISLAM: SURVEI BIOGRAFI ATAS “TIGA ABDULLAH”

This paper examined the variant of Islamic movement with biographical point of view to three muslims figures, namely Abdullah Sungkar (the founder of Jemaah Islamiyah), Abdullah Marzuki (the founder of Majelis Pengajian Islam), and Abdullah Thufail Saputro (the founder of Majelis Tafsir Al-Qur’an). They have been known as the “Triple A”. They have been being very influential in the dynamics of Islam in Surakarta since the 1970s until today. They have worked together to spread the teachings of Islam in many religious activities. Applying qualitative approach and using documentation study, it was founded that due to many differences in intellectual backgrounds and ideological orientations of each other that lead them to choose different strategies to realize the ideal Islamic society. The first figure selected resistant position and fight against the hegemony of the state, the second figure chose neutral and do not care about political issues, and the third figure to choose the path of accommodative policy of the state.

YORUM FARKLILIKLARI AÇISINDAN BİR TEFSİR KAYNAĞI OLARAK KUR’ÂN-I KERÎM

This article deals with the Holy Qur’an as a source of tafsir with respect to early common methods of tafsir, mainly Riwayah and Dirayah commentaries and later on in terms of the practice of interpretation and concept tafsirs in the course of the historical process. Among tafsir commentators, the most reliable and trusted method is Tafsir al-Qur’an bil-Qur’an, interpreting the Qur’an with reference to the Qur’an itself. With this assumption in mind, this research tries to find answers to the following questions by employing subjectivity and objectivity value in the application of this method of tafsir: Are commentators regard Tafsir al-Qur’an bil-Qur’an as an indispensable method of tafsir for every verse? Does the source itself make it possible for commentators using this method to reach consensus on some of the verses? Does this practice of tafsir, as an element of exposition , in the course of the historical process make some verses indispensable? In the collected works of tafsir, when the verses used to explain a verse are taken into consideration, what kind of spectrum is observed from past into the future?

Model Tafsir Al-Qur’ān MTA (Majelis Tafsir Al-Qur’ān) di antara Tafsir dan Ideologi

This article deals with the Qur’ānic interpretation offered by Majelis Tafsir Al-Qur’ān (MTA). It tries to answer several questions: to what extent MTA has interpreted the Qur’ān, how it fits (or does not fit) with its ambitious claim that it does not offer any kind of Qur’ānic interpretation, and how this interpretation demonstrates the development of MTA’s thought in understanding the Qur’ān. This article reaches the conclusion that, although MTA claims not to interpret the Qur’ān, in fact it has made such a certain degree of interpretation of the Qur’ān. Its puritan ideology seems to have played a considerable role in colouring its Qur’ānic understanding. As a result, the claim that it does not interpret the Qur’ānis not reliable and even tendentious. DOI: 10.15408/ref.v13i2.896

Scientific Exegesis in Malay Qur’anic Commentary

Scientific exegesis (tafsir cilmi) is a part of the Qur’anic exegesis which has been around for a long time in the history of Muslim thought. It has grown exponentially in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century in tandem with the development of knowledge, especially in Western countries as well as the position and attitude of the Muslims in facing current developments. Exegetes and intellectuals in the Middle East, Europe and South Asia are very concerned about scientific exegesis and they apply it in their writing of the interpretation of the Qur’an. Their approach was influenced other scholars indirectly in the Muslim world including Malaysia to apply scientific exegesis in their interpretation scriptures. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the scientific exegesis in the interpretation of the Qur’an in Malaysia using the method of document analysis of six interpreted scriptures in the Malay language interpretation of Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan, Tafsir al-Qur’an Juz Alif Lam Mim, Tafsir al-Qur’an al-Hakim (Malay version), Tafsir Harian al-Qur’an al-Karim, Tafsir Mubin and Tafsir Pedoman Muttaqin. The results highlighted the interpretation of Malaysian exegete’s acceptance of this approach. Muhammad Idris al-Marbawi, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Salahuddin Abdullah, Omar Khalid and Abdul Hayei Abdul Sukor are exegetes who implement the scientific exegesis in their works. They cite scientific data and current research to explain the verses of the Qur’an to give a better understanding, the meaning of the Qur’anic verses to the reader. In addition, these aspects are described in the definition are intended to prove the oneness and sovereignty of Allah Almighty. The approach in the scientific exegesis of the Qur’an applied by the Malaysian exegetes can be proud of, although it is not as good as other exegetes in particular in the Middle East.

Perilaku Keagamaan Santri Lanjut Usia(LANSIA) di Pondok Pesantren Sepuh Masjid Agung Payaman Magelang

This article aims to study the religious behavior of elderly studentsin Islamic boarding school of Sepuh Payaman Magelang. analysis in this study is through the fivedimensions; religious belief (ideological), religious practice (ritualistic), religious knowledge (intellectual), religious appreciation (experiential), and experience religion (consequential). The results of this study showed that the ideological dimension embodied in the belief of the pillars of faith in the form of full submission to God as the One single, unified set of all creatures on lafadz tahlil "laa ilaha illa Allah". Second, ritualistic dimension embodied in the practice of religious activities both mahdloh and ghairu mahdlah. Third, Intellectual manifests in learning activities and assessment of students using the book of al-ibriz li Ma'rifah Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Aziz by KH. Bisri Mustafa. The method of the study is "eavesdrop" or listening carefully. Various activities undertaken by the elderly students is serveas a provisioninthe hereafter. Fourth, experiential dimensions embodied in belief and consciousness that hereafter is is the goal of this life. Fifth, consequential dimension manifests in elderly students that all daily activities are always supervised by God and recorded by the angels.

PRASANGKA: POTENSI PEMICU KONFLIK INTERNAL UMAT ISLAM

This study is about the potential prejudice sparked internal conflict of Muslims, especially between the group Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the Council of Tafsir Al-Qur'an (MTA) in Surakarta. Lately there is a conflict between NU and the MTA congregation. MTA is questioned by NU in some areas because of the materials and methods of preaching/dakwah considered to be provocative and less likely to appreciate the difference fiqhiyah and abusive deeds done by NU. From the reason above, the conflict between these two Islamic organizations appeared. One of the triggers that caused the internal conflict among Muslims is the certain group of Muslims can not understand well the other religious groups, which have different ideological backgrounds; that it affects the way of thinking, behaving and acting that are different from themselves. As a result, the internal relations marred by religious conflict, caused by the internal religious prejudice. Similarly, the possibility that occurred among the group of NU and MTA.

REORIENTASI METODOLOGI PEMBELAJARAN TAFSIR DI MADRASAH DAN PESANTREN

One of the important subjects to be taught in Islamic Junior, Senior High and boarding school is Tafsir al-Qur'an (Quranic Interpretation) where in which could be implemented tahfiz (memorization of the verses) Tafsir, and Tarjamah (Quranic translation) and asbab al-nuzul (circumstance of the revelation) and munasabah (the verses congruity). In this paper the writer discusses a variety of learning methods in order to be implemented in Islamic school and Islamic boarding school. It is important as one of the effectiveness on the learning is influenced by the methods being used. The use of the method should be suit with each of the teaching material goal.

TAFSIR ASY-SYA'RAWI

This article tries to analyze the biography of Muhammad Mutawalli asy-Sya'rawi, a mufassir, along with its work Tafsir asy-Sya 'rawi: Khawatir asy-Sya'rawi haul al-Qur'an al-Karim. This article discusses the back ground of the emergence of this work, its sources, its method, its school (fiqh and theology), its characteristics, its interpretation, and the experts' opinion about him. The method used in analyzing this article is a critical-analytical method by using a historical approach. Based on its sources, Tafsir asy-Sya'rawi is the blend between Tafsir bi al-Ma'tsur and Tafsir bi al- Ra'yi, but the later one is more dominant. Based on its method, asy-Sya'rawi joins tahlili and maudlui methods, but the later one is more dominant. Based on its interpretation characteristics, he uses both tarbawi (education) and hida'i (guidance). Based on its school, he follows Syafi'i school in fiqh, and it is closed to Muktazilah School in theology. Based on its charactenstics, he has a specific characteristic that he proposes rational examples to support his interpretations. One of his interpretations is that he doesn't support mutasyabbihat and isra'iliyat interpretations, but he
 supports scientific interpretations (tafsir 'ilmi). Moreover, according to some experts, he is a rational, moderate, and sufistic ulama.
 Key words: Mutawalli asy-Sya'rawi, tafsir alQur'an, bi al-Ma'tsur and tafsir bi al-Ra'yi

Gerakan Religio-Kultural MTA Dakwah, Mobilisasi dan Tafsir-Tanding

This article investigates the role of Majelis Tafsir Al-Qur’an (MTA), a dakwah movement operating aminly in Central Java. MTA is known as the Muslim purist movement whose mission focuses on the purification of Islam by utilizing the slogan back to the Qur’an and Sunnah. Using the social movemenet theory, the author analyzes the extent to which MTA uses cultural dakwah or symbolic-cultural mobilization as its dakwah strategy in order to produce counter-interpretation towards the established and hegemonic interpretation of the Javanese culture. Cultural dakwah can mean a bolization process of Javanese symbols by ataching new meaning and interpretation to thos symbols. The author further argues that even though the MTA’s dakwah movement is mainly characterized by confontative attitudes, the MATA has also shown its acomodative character by introducing new new understanding and meaning of the existing cultural symbols. Keywords: Majelis Tafsir Al-Qur’an (MTA), Islamic dakwah movement, symbolic-cultural mobilization.