A A Comparative Study Between Risale-i Nur And Tafsīr al-Azhar’s Methodology in Quranic Exegesis and Its Relation to the Daʿwah Strategy in Turkey and the Malay-Indonesian World (Kajian Perbandingan Mengenai Kaedah Pentafsiran Al-Qur'an di antara Risale-i Nur dan Tafsir al-Azhar serta Kaitannya dengan Strategi Da'wah di Turki dan Dunia Melayu)

Authors

  • Hafiz Asyraf Amir Yusdi Master’s Student, Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion, KIRKHS, IIUM.
  • Siti Nursyakirah Yuslan Master’s Student, Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion, KIRKHS, IIUM.
  • Mohd Noh Abdul Jalil Assistant Professor, Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion, KIRKHS, IIUM.
  • Ismail Bin Mamat Assist. Prof. Dr, Departement Usul al-Din & Comparative Religion, KIRKHS, IIUM.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v17i4.922

Abstract

This article discusses the contribution of two great scholars in the Muslim world, Bediʿuzzaman Saʿid Nursī (d.1960) and Haji ʿAbdul Malīk bin ʿAbdul Karīm ʿAmrullah (HAMKA) (d.1981). They contributed immensely to their communities in Turkey and Indonesia. Both scholars produced magnum opus on the meanings and interpretations of the Qur’ān. This article examines the contents of Saʿid Nursī’s Risale-i Nur and HAMKA’s Tafsīr al-Azhar respectively. Besides, this article also focusing on Quranic exegesis methodologies adopted by both scholars. The article employs textual analysis and comparative study on Risale-i Nur and Tafsīr al-Azhar, supported by other related written materials on the topic. This paper concludes that Saʿid Nursī and Hamka employ Quranic exegesis as a medium to make Islām understandable and practical in their locality. It is evident that certain methodologies of the Quranic exegesis they adopted in both Risale-i Nur and Tafsīr al-Azhar served as the daʿwah tools in an efforts to bring Islam closer to the local community.

Keywords: Risale-i Nur, Tafsīr al-Azhar, Quranic exegesis, daʿwah, methodology.

Abstrak

Artikel ini membincangkan sumbangan dua ulama besar dalam dunia Islam, Bediʿuzzamān Saʿid Nursī (d.1960) dan Haji ʿAbdul Malīk bin ʿAbdul Karīm ʿAmrullah (Hamka) (d.1981). Sumbangan mereka terhadap masyarakat di Turki dan Indonesia tidak dapat disangkal lagi. Mereka berjaya menghasilkan mahakarya berkaitan tafsiran dan makna al-Qur’an. Artikel ini akan mengkaji kandungan Risale-i Nur yang ditulis oleh Saʿid Nursī dan Tafsīr al-Azhar oleh Hamka. Selain itu, artikel ini juga memberi tumpuan kepada kaedah penafsiran al-Qur’an yang digunakan oleh kedua-dua tokoh ini. Artikel ini menggunakan kaedah analisa teks dan kajian perbandingan terhadap Risale-i Nur dan Tafsīr al-Azhar, serta kajian terhadap bahan-bahan penulisan lain yang berkaitan dengan kajian ini. Kajian ini menyimpulkan bahawa Sa'id Nursī dan Hamka menggunakan penafsiran al-Quran sebagai wahana untuk menerangkan Islām secara mudah untuk difahami dan praktikal kepada masyarakat masing-masing. Ini jelas menunjukkan bahawa kaedah penafsiran al-Qur’an yang diguna pakai di dalam Risale-i Nur dan Tafsīr al-Azhar berfungsi sebagai alat da'wah untuk mendekatkan kefahaman masyarakat setempat terhadap Islam.

Kata Kunci: Risale-i Nur, Tafsīr al-Azhar, Tafsir al-Qur’an, daʿwah, metodologi.

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2020-12-31

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Amir Yusdi , H. A. ., Yuslan, S. N. ., Abdul Jalil, M. N., & Bin Mamat, I. . (2020). A A Comparative Study Between Risale-i Nur And Tafsīr al-Azhar’s Methodology in Quranic Exegesis and Its Relation to the Daʿwah Strategy in Turkey and the Malay-Indonesian World (Kajian Perbandingan Mengenai Kaedah Pentafsiran Al-Qur’an di antara Risale-i Nur dan Tafsir al-Azhar serta Kaitannya dengan Strategi Da’wah di Turki dan Dunia Melayu). Journal of Islam in Asia (E-ISSN 2289-8077), 17(4), 329–349. https://doi.org/10.31436/jia.v17i4.922

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Vol. 17 No. 4: December Issue (2020)

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English Articles