Anthropomorphism in the Tafsir by the Ministry of Religious Affairs

Authors

  • Masri Mansoer Faculty of Ushuluddin, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26555/ijish.v5i2.6394

Keywords:

Anthropomorphism, Khalq al-Qur`an , Ru`yatullah, Tafsir, Ministry of Religious , Affairs

Abstract

This study examines the tendency in schools of theology of the Tafsir by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, especially in anthropomorphism, khalq al-Qur`an and ru`yatullah. This study is a library research, and the primary data is the Tafsir by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of  the Republic of  Indonesia that was published in 1996. Meanwhile, the secondary data is the works of the rational school of theology (Mu’tazila and Māturīdī Samarkand) and the traditional school of theology (Ashʿarī and Māturīdī Bukhara). After studying the sources above, it was found a number of verses of the Qur’an were used as naqli views by rational and traditional scholars, and then they explained their interpretation according to this Tafsir. Furthermore, a comparative interpretation analysis is carried out by applying the interpretation of the rational and traditional schools of theology to draw a conclusion about the school of theology in this Tafsir. The finding shows that the interpretation of anthropomorphic verses in this Tafsir is in line with Ashʿarīyah and Māturīdīyah Samarkand Beliefs. Hence, the Al-Qur’an is qadim (ancient or old), and God can be seen with the eyes of the believer in the hereafter.

References

Abd Hayy al-Farmawi, Metode Tafsir Maudu’i (terj.), Suryan Jamarah, Jakarta: Rajawali Press, 1994.

Abu Husein al-Basri, al-Mu’tamad fi Ushul al-Fiqh, Damaskus, Tp., 1962.

Abdul Jalil HA, “Tafsir al-Maraghi dan Tafsir al Nur Sebuah Studi Perbandingan” (Disertasi), IAIN Yogyakarta, 1988.

-------------------, Urgensi Tafsir Maudu’i , Jakarta: Kalam Mulia, 1990.

Abu al-Hasan bin Ismai’il al-Asy’ari, al-Ibânat ‘an Ushûl al-Diyânah, Kairo: Idarat al-tiba’h al-Muniriyah, tth.

-----------------------------------, Kitab al-Luma’ fi al-Radd ‘alâ ahl al-Zaigh wa al-Bida’, Kairo: Syarikh Muhasanah, 1955.

-----------------------------------, Maqâlât al-Islâmiyîn wa ikhtilâf al-Mushallîn, (Ed).

Muhammad Saw Muhy al-Din Abd Al-Hamid, Kairo: Maktabah al-Nahdah al-Misriyah, 1969.

Ahmad Mustafa al-Maraghi, tafsir al-Maraghi, Bairut: Dar al-Fikr, 1974.

Ahmad Mahmud Subhi, Fi `Ilm al-Kalam Bairut: Dar al-Nahdhah al-`Arabiyah, 1985.

Ali Hasan al-‘Aridl, Sejarah dan Metodologi Tafsir (terj.), Ahmad Akrom, Jakarta: Rajawali Press, 1994.

Azyumardi Azra, Pergolakan Politik Islam, Dari Fundamentalisme, Modernisme hingga Post-Modernisme, Jakarta: Paramadina, 1996.

---------------------, Jaringan Ulama: Timur Tengah dan Kepulauan Nusantara Abad XVII dan XVII, Bandung: Mizan, 1998.

Azra, Azyumardi, Konteks Berteologi di indonesia, pengalaman islam Jakarta selatan :september 1999.

Al-Bazdawi, Kitab Ushul al-Din (Edt), Hans Peter Lins Kairo: Isa Al-Bab al-Halabi, 1963.

Departemen Agama RI, Al-Qur’an dan Terjemahannya, Jakarta: Bumi Restu, 1977.

---------------------------, Al-Qur’an dan Tafsirnya, Jakarta, CV. Ferlia Citra Utama, 1996.

Fachry Ali dan Bachtiar Effendi, Merambah Jalan Baru Islam: Rekonstruksi Pemikiran Islam Masa Orde Baru, Bandung: Mizan, 1992.

Howard M. Federspiel, Kajian al-Qur’an di Indonesia, (terj.), Tajul Arifin, Bandung: Mizan, 1996.

Harun Nasution, Teologi Islam, Jakarta: UI Press, 1987.

-------------------, Muhammad Abduh dan Teologi Rasional Mu’tazilah, Jakarta: UI Press, 1987.

-------------------, Teologi Rasional, Bandung: Mizan, 1996.

Hasan Zaini, Tafsir Tematik Ayat-Ayat Kalam tafsir al-Maraghi, Jakarta: Pedoman Ilmu Jaya, 1997.

Ibrahim Madkour, Aliran dan Metode Filsafat Islam (terj.), Yudian Wahyudi Asmin, Jakarta: Bumi Aksara, 1995.

Karel A. Steenbrink, Beberapa Aspek Tentang Islam di Indonesia Abad ke-19, Jakarta: Bulan Bintang, 1994.

Mana’ Khalil al-Qattan, Studi Ilmu-Ilmu al-Qu’an (terj.), Mudzakir AS, Bogor: PT. Pustaka Litera Antarnusa, 1996.

Al-Maturidi, Kitab al-Tauhid, Istanbul: al-Maktabah al-Islamiyah, 1979.

Mutaha Azhari dan Abdul Munir Mulkhan, Islam Indonesia Menatap Masa Depan, Jakarta: P3M, 1983.

Muhammad Aly Al-Shabuni, al-Tibyan (terj.), Khudari Umar dan Moh. Masna HS, Bandung: al-Ma’arif, 1984.

Muhammad Abu Zahrah, Tarikh al-Mazahib al-Islamiyah, Kairo: Dar al-Fikr al-`Arabi, t.th.

Muhammad Fuad Abd Al-Baqi, Al-Mu’jam al-Mufahras li al-Faz al-Qur’an al Karim, bairut: Dar al-Fikr, 1981.

M. Quraish Shihab, Membumikan al-Qur`an, Jakarta: Mizan, 1994.

M. Yunan Yusuf, Corak Pemikiran Kalam Tafsir al-Azhar (Disertasi) IAIN Jakarta, 1989.

Al-Syahrastani, al-Milal wa al-Nihl, Bairut: Dar al-Fikr 1997.

Al-Qadi Abd. Jabbar, Syarh al-Ushul al-Khamsah (Ed.), Abd. Karim Usman, Kairo: Maktabah Wahbah, 1965.

-------------------------, Mutasyabih al-Qur`an, Kairo: Dar al-Turas 1969.

Yaqub Matondang, Tafsir-Tafsir Ayat-Ayat Kalam Menurut Al-Qur’an Abd al-Jabbar, Jakarta: Bulan Bintang, 1989.

Downloads

Published

2022-10-02

How to Cite

Mansoer, M. (2022). Anthropomorphism in the Tafsir by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. IJISH (International Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities), 5(2), 20–36. https://doi.org/10.26555/ijish.v5i2.6394

Issue

Section

Articles