JENIS-JENIS PENELITIAN TAFSIR, LIBRARY RESEARCH, PENELITIAN TEMATIK, DAN ANALISIS TOKOH TAFSIR

Aisyah Ardini (UIN Sumatera Utara Medan)
Puga Alvin Muhailmi (UIN Sumatera Utara Medan)
Farid Adnir (UIN Sumatera Utara Medan)

Jurnal Akademika: Kajian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial, Humaniora dan Agama
Vol 6 No 2 (2026): JURNAL AKADEMIKA : KAJIAN ILMU-ILMU SOSIAL, HUMANIORA DAN AGAMA

This study discusses the types of tafsir research, namely library research, thematic tafsir research, and tafsir scholar analysis. It aims to explain the meaning, procedures, and main differences among these three types of research in Qur’anic and tafsir studies. This research applies a qualitative approach with a library-based method, so all data are obtained from relevant written sources. The findings show that library research serves as the main basis of tafsir research because it focuses on literature review; thematic tafsir research is directed toward collecting Qur’anic verses under one specific theme to gain a comprehensive understanding; and tafsir scholar analysis emphasizes the background, method, and intellectual orientation of a mufassir. Although these three approaches are equally based on literature, they differ in their objects and analytical purposes.