This study examines the polemics over the identity and characteristics of Abd al-Rauf al-Singkili's Nusantara tafsir book, Tafsi>r Tarjuma>n al-Mustafi>d. Which many consider that this tafsir book is a duplication and translation of previously existing tafsir books, such as Tafsir Jalālayn, Tafsir al-Khāzin, and Tafsir al-Baydawi. This research is explored through a qualitative method with a Library Research approach. Because the sources used are primary literature in the form of Tafsi>r Tarjuma>n al-Mustafi>d and supported by secondary literature from books, journal articles, and so on. The results of this study found evidence that the book of Tafsi>r Tarjuma>n al-Mustafi>d is an original book of interpretation and adaptive application. And the assumptions and accusations of orientalists against Tafsi>r Tarjuma>n al-Mustafi>d are unfounded.
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