<![CDATA[This article examines the concept of wasatiyyah (moderation) in interfaith relations through an analysis of Tafsir Al-Wasit by Sayyid Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi. This study is significant given that partial and textual understandings of interfaith verses can generate exclusive attitudes counterproductive to social harmony, particularly within Indonesia's pluralistic society. This research employs a qualitative method with a textual (tahlili) analytical approach to three key verses QS. Al-Mumtahanah 60:8, Al-Baqarah 2:256, and Al-Ma'idah 5:51 as interpreted by Tantawi, supported by secondary data from Ash-Shabuni's Shafwat Al-Tafasir as well as reports from SETARA Institute and Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs. The findings indicate that Tafsir Al-Wasit combines a tahlili methodology with an adabi ijtima'i (socio-literary) style, constructing three pillars of wasatiyyah: justice and beneficence (al-qist wa al-birr), religious freedom (al-hurriyah al-diniyyah), and a contextual reading of leadership (wilayah) that limits restrictions on non-Muslim leadership to situations of active hostility. These three principles are relevant as a theological foundation for religious moderation policy in Indonesia, although monitoring institutions' findings indicate a persistent gap between this theological ideal and grassroots practice. The article recommends strengthening the dissemination of contextual tafsir as a strategy to reinforce interfaith harmony.]]>
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