<![CDATA[The background for this paper stems from the discovery of several interpretations in Tafsir Rahmat that are distinct from those of Indonesian exegetes in general. Tafsir Rahmat is an Indonesian-language exegesis of the Quran written by H. Oemar Bakry (d. 1985), an Indonesian scholar. The author then examined these distinctive interpretations using the al-dakhīl exegetical criticism method. Simply put, al-dakhīl can be understood as data that has no connection to Quranic exegesis, yet is included whether intentionally or not in the exegesis, leading the layperson to regard it as part of the Qur’anic exegesis. In simpler terms, al-dakhīl can be described as an interpretation that does not meet the criteria of an authentic (straightforward/correct) exegesis. After testing against the indicators of al-dakhīl interpretation, the author found that several of Oemar Bakry’s interpretations in Tafsir Rahmat fall into the category of al-dakhīl. The author is interested in pursuing this research further and has selected the interpretations of Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Āli ‘Imrān in Oemar Bakry’s Tafsir as the research subjects. The research was conducted as a qualitative library study, using Rahmat Oemar Bakry’s Tafsir as the subject of study, with the Quran, hadith collections, tafsir, and ‘Ulum Quran as primary sources, and books, articles, and journals related to this topic as supplementary sources. After being tested against the criteria for al-dakhīl interpretations derived from reference works in al-dakhīl studies, and compared with other Indonesian-language commentaries, the results of this study indicate that some of Oemar Bakry’s interpretations of Surah Al-Baqarah and Āli ‘Imrān in Tafsir Rahmat fall into the category of al-dakhīl. The al-dakhīl identified are of the type al-dakhīl bi al-ra’yī (derived from rational reasoning) in the form of al-dakhīl in literal interpretation, al-dakhīl in interpretive (maknawiah) interpretation, and al-dakhīl in scientific interpretation.]]>
