Journal of Islamic Scriptures in Non-Arabic Societies

Praktik Performatif al-Qur’an dalam Tradisi Yasinan Nahdliyin: Suatu Kajian Living Qur’an

2026-02-04T19:15:05+07:00

This study investigates the Yasinan ritual among the Nahdliyin community in Margodadi, Metro Selatan, through a Living Qur’an approach combined with sociological and hermeneutical analysis. Using ethnographic methods—participant observation over eight weeks and in-depth interviews with 12 practitioners—the research examines how Qur’anic recitations are enacted, embodied, and socially institutionalized. Findings show that Yasinan functions as a performative tafsīr in which meanings of the Qur’an are materialized through ritual sequences involving tawassul, communal recitation, and collective supplication. The ritual generates layered significations: spiritual (seeking divine proximity and protection), social (solidarity, role distribution, and moral bonding), and cultural (integration of Qur’anic text with Javanese symbolic expressions). The study contributes to Living Qur’an scholarship by demonstrating how local epistemologies shape Qur’anic meaning-making beyond textual exegesis, offering a model for analyzing the Qur’an as a socially enacted and ritually embodied text.

Surah al-Kāfirūn dan Etika Inklusif Islam: Pembacaan Hermeneutika Double Movement Fazlur Rahman

2026-02-04T19:14:33+07:00

The phenomena of intolerance and religious radicalism in Indonesia reveal a persistent gap between the universal message of the Qur’an and certain contemporary religious practices. One Qur’anic text that is particularly relevant to this issue is QS. al-Kāfirūn [109]: 1–6, which is frequently invoked in debates on religious freedom and interfaith relations. This study employs a qualitative hermeneutical textual analysis grounded in Fazlur Rahman’s double movement framework to examine the surah by reconstructing its historical context (legal specifics), formulating its universal moral ideals, and recontextualizing these ideals in response to present-day religious challenges. The findings demonstrate that, in its historical setting, QS. al-Kāfirūn articulated a firm rejection of theological compromise with the polytheistic practices of the Quraysh, while at the level of universal meaning it affirms the principles of religious freedom and respect for difference. This study offers a novel contribution by systematically applying Fazlur Rahman’s double movement hermeneutics to QS. al-Kāfirūn in order to bridge classical exegetical insights with contemporary discourses on tolerance and human rights, an aspect that has received limited attention in previous scholarship. By doing so, the article not only highlights the continued social relevance of the surah but also contributes theoretically to Qur’anic hermeneutics by demonstrating how the double movement approach can function as a coherent model for articulating an inclusive Islamic theology that is both textually grounded and contextually responsive within Indonesia and the wider global context.

Rekonstruksi Nilai Pedagogis QS. Al-Isrā’ [17]:24 dalam Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Pendidikan Anak Berbasis Nilai Qur’ani

2026-02-04T19:13:48+07:00

This study is motivated by the lack of educational information system models for children that explicitly integrate Qur’anic normative values into their data structures, resulting in technology-based education that tends to be technocratic and detached from ethical and spiritual dimensions. This research aims to reconstruct a child education data model integrated with Qur’anic values, particularly based on the interpretation of Q.S. Al-Isrā’ [17]:24, which emphasizes compassion, parental involvement, and the continuity of education from early childhood. Employing a qualitative approach through library research, the study draws upon primary data from Qur’anic verses and non-Arabic tafsīr literature, with particular emphasis on Tafsīr al-Ibrīz. The data are analyzed using a thematic content analysis approach. The pedagogical values derived from the tafsīr analysis are then conceptually translated into a data modeling framework through a systematic mapping of normative meanings into entities and relational structures within an educational information system. The findings result in a relational schema consisting of five principal entities: child, parents, subjects, learning activities, and assessment, each embedding ethical and spiritual dimensions. This model offers an integrative framework that bridges modern information systems with an Islamic pedagogical vision centered on moral formation and compassionate relationships. Ultimately, this study contributes to the development of value-based and transformative data-driven educational systems, serving as a conceptual bridge between revelation and information technology in the context of child education.

Hermeneutika Hukum Lokal dalam Tradisi Pesantren Jawa: Penafsiran Hukum al-Qur’an Kiai Abu Fadhol Senori

2026-02-04T19:13:14+07:00

This study examines the legal hermeneutics developed by Abu Fadhol Senori in his Tafsīr Āyāt al-Aḥkām, a Qur’anic legal commentary produced within the Javanese pesantren tradition. While existing studies of Qur’anic legal exegesis have largely focused on canonical Arabic works or modern reformist approaches, local forms of legal hermeneutics articulated in pesantren contexts remain insufficiently explored. Using a qualitative analytical approach that integrates Qur’anic legal hermeneutics, pesantren epistemology, and the concept of legal locality, this study demonstrates that Senori’s exegetical method operates through a multilayered structure. His interpretation begins with lexical analysis, proceeds to a concise articulation of the verse’s ẓāhir meaning, incorporates authoritative Syafi‘i jurisprudence, and culminates in applied reasoning grounded in Javanese socio-cultural practices. This structure reveals a mode of legal reasoning that preserves fidelity to classical Islamic tradition while remaining responsive to the socio-economic realities of rural Java. The findings show that the pesantren functions not merely as a site of knowledge transmission but as an epistemic regime shaping interpretive strategies through pedagogical condensation, selective citation, and Pegon literacy. The novelty of this study lies in conceptualizing Senori’s tafsīr as a coherent form of local legal hermeneutics, in which cultural elements such as agrarian practices, kinship relations, and communal ethics operate as internal hermeneutical components rather than external illustrations. This study contributes to global Qur’anic studies by highlighting how Islamic legal interpretation is shaped by diverse epistemologies and social ecologies across Muslim societies.

Performativitas Humor dalam Interpretasi Qur’an: Kajian Symbolic Interactionism atas Tafsir Lisan Gus Baha’

2026-02-04T19:12:39+07:00

Qur’anic interpretation in contemporary Indonesia demonstrates a significant shift from the authority of written texts toward performative authority mediated by digital platforms. This study aims to analyze the performativity of humor in the Qur’anic interpretation of KH. Bahauddin Nursalim (Gus Baha’) using a symbolic interactionist framework. Employing a qualitative approach employing interactional analysis of video recordings and lecture transcriptions, this research examines how humor symbols are utilized to negotiate theological messages. The findings indicate that humor in Gus Baha’s tafsir is not merely a rhetorical element but an integral epistemic mode of religious meaning-making. Humor functions as a mechanism to break epistemic tension to create positive affective alignment, facilitating shared understanding, and enabling the vernacularization of revelation. Furthermore, this study confirms that humor serves as a strategy for negotiating religious authority, transforming traditional hierarchical models into an inclusive, humanist, and participatory authority.