Jamāl al-Bannā’s Deconstruction of Qur’ānic Exegeses, the Ḥadīth Corpus and Sharīᶜah: A Critical Analysis (Jamal al Banna dan Dekonstruksi Tafsiran Qur’an, Teks Hadith dan Shariah: Suatu Analisa Kritis)

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  • Thameem Ushama Professor, Department of Usul al-Din & Comparative Religion, (KIRKHS), IIUM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v17i1.874

Abstract

The paper examines Jamāl al-Bannā’s religious thinking. After providing a concise review of his circumstances, education and transformation of thought, a qualitative content analysis of his work reveals bizarre patterns of exposition. The paper reviews his positions on orthodox Qur’ānic exegeses, punishments for apostasy and adultery, and views on jihād, wearing ijāb and the permissibility of smoking when fasting, etc. His views on ijtihād and legal injunctions show exceptional non-reliance on basic sources and ijmā. The paper also examines his arguments on the Qur’ān’s sources, abrogation, generalization of the text, the authenticity of the Prophet’s traditions and other issues such as the priority of reason over Sharīah, etc. In general, it unveils his deviant positions while generating much controversy.

Keywords: Authenticity, deconstruction, exegesis, adīth, legal injunctions.

Abstrak

Artikel ini  bertujuan  menyelidiki pemikiran keagamaan Jamal al-Banna. Setelah sorotan dibuat terhadap  latarbelakang kehidupan beliau, pendidikan dan perubahan pemikiran, juga taakulan  terhadap sumbangan intelektualnya didapati  terserlah beberapa aspek  pemikiran beliau yang agak ganjil.   Artikel ini akan memfokuskan kepada pendirian Jamal al-Banna terhadap  tafsiran tradisional al- Quran, hukuman-hukuman terhadap  jenayah murtad dan zina, persoalan jihad, pemakaian hijab, kebenaran merokok ketika berpuasa dan sebagainya.  Pendirian  beliau terhadap ijtihad  dan hukum hakam agama menujukkan bahawa beliau tidak bergantung  kepada sumber-sumber asas agama dan ijma’. Kajian ini juga menganalisa  hujah-hujah beliau terhadap sumber-sumber al-Qur’an,  konsep nasakh, generalisasi teks, keaslian Hadith-hadith Nabi dan isu-isu lain seperti keutamaan akal daripada Syariah. Secara umumnya, kajian ini menyerlahkan beberapa aspek penyimpangan pendirian beliau daripada kefahaman arus perdana, bahkan kefahaman tersebut mencetuskan banyak kontroversi.

Kata Kunci: Keaslian, dekonstruksi, tafsiran, hadith, dan hukum hakam.

 

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2020-09-17

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Ushama, T. (2020). Jamāl al-Bannā’s Deconstruction of Qur’ānic Exegeses, the Ḥadīth Corpus and Sharīᶜah: A Critical Analysis (Jamal al Banna dan Dekonstruksi Tafsiran Qur’an, Teks Hadith dan Shariah: Suatu Analisa Kritis). Journal of Islam in Asia (E-ISSN 2289-8077), 17(1), 289–313. https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v17i1.874

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