Analysis of the Translation Approach of Surah Al-Fatihah by the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia and M. Quraish Shihab

Surya Ningsih (Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar)
Andi Abdul Hamzah (Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar)

al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2026)

This article aims to analyze the translation approaches used in the translation of Surah Al-Fatihah by two parties: the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in its official translation of the Mushaf Al-Qur’an, and M. Quraish Shihab in his commentary Tafsir al-Mishbah. This study uses a qualitative descriptive-comparative approach to examine the differences and similarities in translation methods, with reference to contextual and textual translation theories. The results show that the Ministry of Religious Affairs uses a more literal approach with limited dynamic elements, while Quraish Shihab tends to apply a communicative and interpretative approach by paying attention to the context of meaning and thematic interpretation.