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QOF: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur'an dan Tafsir
ISSN : 25985817     EISSN : 26144875     DOI : DOI: https://doi.org/10.30762/qof
Core Subject : Religion, Social,
The focus of articles published on the QOF journal is divided into two categories: Quranic studies and tafsir (Quranic Interpretations)
Articles 167 Documents
Digital Jihad in Qur’anic Perspective: An Islamic Response to the Challenges of Cyberspace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hamka Ilyas; Abd. Bashir Fatmal; La Ode Ismail Ahmad
QOF Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v9i2.3091

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This study examines the concept of digital jihad from a Qur’anic perspective as a normative, ethical, and strategic response to the complex challenges of cyberspace in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The research is motivated by the growing integration of digital technology in religious life, alongside the proliferation of disinformation, algorithmic manipulation, and AI-enabled simulations of religious authority. Employing a thematic interpretation approach (tafsīr mawḍū’ī), the study analyzes Qur’anic verses, particularly QS. al-Hajj [22]:78 and QS. al-Furqan [25]:52, which emphasize nonviolent jihad rooted in knowledge (‘ilm), argumentation (ḥujjah), and Qur’anic ethics. The findings indicate that digital jihad is a multidimensional effort encompassing educative da’wah, resistance to digital radicalism, counter-narratives against extremism, and the ethical deployment of AI. It also entails proactive engagement in fostering a digital Islamic civilization grounded in moderation (wasatiyyah), truth verification (tabayyun), and moral responsibility. The primary contribution of this study lies in conceptualizing digital jihad as a transformative, adaptive tool for da’wah that enables Muslims to ethically navigate and shape digital spaces within a value-based framework. This research thus expands the discourse on jihad beyond militaristic interpretations, offering a contemporary Qur’anic paradigm that is both intellectually rigorous and practically relevant to today’s socio-technological realities
Abū Ḥayyān’s Legal Exegesis of QS al-Nisāʾ [4]:1: A Study of Qirāʾāt Syādhah and the Principle of Egalitarian Creation Widayati, Romlah
QOF Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v9i2.3112

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The interpretation of legal verses in the Qur’an has traditionally emphasized qirāʾāt mutawātirah, often overlooking qirāʾāt shādhah, which hold significant interpretive potential that has not been fully utilized in Islamic legal exegesis. This article examines Abū Ḥayyān al-Gharnāṭī’s interpretation of QS al-Nisāʾ [4]:1 through the analytical framework of qirāʾāt shādhah as the primary instrument of study. The research employs a descriptive-analytical methodology, using tafsīr al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ as the principal source, supplemented by critical engagement with other classical tafsīr works for contextualization. Findings indicate that Abū Ḥayyān critically rejects the traditional narrative of Ḥawwāʾ’s creation from Ādam’s rib, and by referencing qirāʾāt shādhah, he affirms the ontological equality of men and women, both created from the same substance. Furthermore, the verse is interpreted as an ethical directive to maintain familial relationships and social cohesion, integrating theological, linguistic, and moral dimensions. This study demonstrates how the diversity of qirāʾāt can enrich legal exegesis, offering inclusive and progressive perspectives, while creating space for alternative readings that support gender-equitable and contextually grounded understandings of Islamic law. It contributes to the broader discourse on Islamic legal hermeneutics and highlights the importance of integrating neglected recitations to advance ethical, gender-conscious, and contextually relevant interpretations
Qurʾanic Scholarly Authority Within Pesantren Networks in Indonesia: A Genealogical Reading of the Sanad of KH Munawwar Sidayu, Gresik Hidayati, Nurul
QOF Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v9i1.2850

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This study examines the formation of scholarly authority within the network of tahfiz pesantren through the Qur’anic sanad of KH Munawwar Sidayu in Gresik, which plays a pivotal role in preserving the tahfiz tradition. The research focuses on mapping the socio-intellectual and genealogical dynamics of the pesantren, as well as the interplay between knowledge, power, and epistemic legitimacy in a local context that has received limited academic attention. A qualitative approach with a genealogical method, enriched by the social history of pesantren, was employed. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with caretakers, teachers, and students; participatory observation; and examination of pesantren archives, sanad documents, and historical literature. Interpretative-genealogical analysis, grounded in Michel Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge, revealed the mechanisms of authority distribution and knowledge legitimization. Findings indicate that the sanad network, kinship relations among kyai, and collaboration with alumni and community institutions create a structured and sustainable scholarly authority system. The sanad serves as a conduit for epistemic and moral legitimacy, familial ties reinforce socio-intellectual continuity, and alumni act as agents of knowledge dissemination. Engagement with governmental and societal institutions extends the pesantren’s influence, positioning it as both a center for knowledge production and reinforcement of Qur’anic tradition. This study contributes a genealogical analytical model of tahfiz pesantren networks, enriching scholarship on intellectual networks and the legitimacy of Qur’anic knowledge transmission in Indonesia.
The Epistemological Framework of Indonesian Feminist Thought: An Analytical Study of Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir’s Qirā’ah Mubādalah Method in Qur’anic Interpretation Rohman, Baeti; Amin, Arwani
QOF Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v9i1.2669

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This study examines the epistemological structure of Qirā’ah Mubādalah, an interpretive method formulated by Faqihuddin Abdul Kodir that has gained traction over the past five years, including its adoption within the KUPI Fatwa Methodology. Using qualitative library research—drawing on Faqih’s Qirā’ah Mubādalah as the primary source and theses, dissertations, and scholarly articles as secondary materials—the study maps foundational references, operational logic, and epistemic positioning that undergird its application. Findings indicate that Mubādalah rests on the apparatus of istinbāṭ al-ḥukm within a thematic fiqh framework, supported by maqāṣid (justice, public welfare) and a tawḥīdic ethical horizon (justice, wisdom, compassion, welfare), which together furnish transformative normative force and a three-step workflow. Yet the analysis also exposes methodological vulnerabilities: a blurred boundary between fiqh and tafsīr, the risk of “values preceding the text,” and thematic bias because explicit applications cluster around gender. In response, the article proposes a reordered operative sequence—first securing linguistic–historical meaning, then activating the ethical horizon for application—alongside deliberate cross-theme testing (ritual worship, transactions, environmental ethics, governance, criminal justice) and a clear epistemic positioning (fiqh analytic tool, tafsīr method, feminist hermeneutics, or feminist daʿwah praxis). The study’s contribution lies in clarifying Mubādalah’s epistemic frame and operational protocol, thereby strengthening methodological coherence, scholarly accountability, and social impact.
Three Layers of Meaning in Tolerance Verses in Mori Sama Khairiyah, Misbahul; Qudsy, Saifuddin Zuhri
QOF Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v6i2.271

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Tolerance is a prominent issue amid Indonesia's efforts to moderate everyday attitudes towards religion and statehood. Understanding it is continuously explored through the values of the Qur'an, Hadith, and local traditions existing in society. Mori Sama in Donggo, Mbawa, is a tradition with values of tolerance legitimized by the Qur'anic texts according to its indigenous leaders. This paper explores the Donggo Mbawa community's understanding of tolerance, examining how they interpret tolerance verses and their practical implementation. As a form of field research, this paper relies on observation and interviews as primary data sources. Applying Karl Manheim's analysis through the theory of meaning, the study concludes that the Mbawa community upholds the principle of mori sama, stemming from a common ancestry. With the introduction of Islam and other religions to Donggo, the Mbawa community began to separate based on their respective beliefs. Secondly, the understanding of Islamic religious figures in Donggo Mbawa and the community towards tolerance verses is manifested in mutual respect, appreciation, and acceptance of differences. For example, village events such as weddings, circumcisions, communal prayers, Hajj prayers, Kasaro ceremonies, and religious holidays. Thirdly, the meaning of tolerance verses in the understanding of Islamic religious figures and the Mbawa community is generally grounded in the ancestral principle of Mori Sama.
The Methodology of Muʿtazilah Exegesis: Study of Ḥākim Al-Jushamī’s Al-Tahdhīb Fī Al-Tafsīr Andriawan, Didik
QOF Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v6i2.314

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This article will discuss the method used throughout al-Tahdhīb fī al-Tafsīr by Ḥākim al-Jushamī, one of the most prominent interpreters of the Muʿtazilah school. The discussion in this article will center on a variety of topics, including Ḥākim al-Jushamī biography, his works, general information on al-Tahdhīb fi al-Tafsir, systematics of interpretation, reference materials, and the methodology behind his interpretation. The objective of this article is to introduce the interpretation of al-Tahdhīb, to explore the nature and technique of Muʿtazilah’s interpretation in the Middle Ages in general and Jushamī’s interpretation in particular. This study employs a qualitative approach based on library research to focus on the major source of al-Tahdhīb fi al-Tafsīr’s as well as a variety of supplementary materials pertinent to the topic under discussion. Jushamī was a Muʿtazilah scholar who lived in the school’s final moments before its ruination. He is also a theologian of interpreters with a reputation for profound knowledge and one of Zamakhsharī’s teachers. The book of al-Tahdhīb is an Arabic commentary that discusses the entire 30 juz of the Qurʾān in 10 volumes, in the sequence of the Muṣḥaf. This commentary is one of the commentaries written by Muʿtazilah scholars that is available to us in its entirety. Jushamī described the passages of the Qurʾān based on the understanding of the Muʿtazilah school in his interpretation. The sources of interpretation in al-Tahdhīb include the narrations from the ṣaḥābah, the tabiʿūn, the tābiʿ al-tabiʿīn and scholars, especially the Muʿtazilah scholars. Among the methods of interpretation in al-Tahdhīb were the Interpretation of verse by verse, interpretation by hadith, the use of the narration of Isrāiliyāt, explanation of fiqh, kalam, and tasawuf issues, and the munāsabah method.
Conflict Resolution according to KH. Sholeh Darat: A Study of the Interpretation of Fayḍ al-Raḥmān Aziz, Thoriqul; Badruzaman, Abad
QOF Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v6i2.340

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Sholeh Darat, born in the late 19th century, authored the Fayḍ al-Raḥmān interpretation, the first in Javanese in Indonesia. He was a respected kiai, teaching many kiai in Java. This article aims to uncover Sholeh Darat's conflict resolution method through his commentary and contributions in Indonesia. Employing a descriptive-analytical-historical approach, it reveals two significant conflict resolution strategies. Firstly, Sholeh Darat mediated conflicts between exoteric and esoteric interpreters. By incorporating both interpretations using the Sufi-ishari method, he reconciled differing viewpoints. Secondly, he resolved conflicts between sharia adherents (fuqaha) and followers of Islam Kejawen (essence). Employing sharia principles to reach mystical truths, he bridged the gap between these groups. These efforts significantly influenced Indonesia's religious landscape, particularly through his prominent students, KH. Ahmad Dahlan, founder of Muhammadiyah, and KH. Hasyim Asy'ari, founder of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). Sholeh Darat's approach promoted religious harmony and cooperation, shaping Indonesia's religious tolerance ethos. Through his interpretations and teachings, he fostered understanding and unity among diverse religious perspectives, leaving a lasting impact on Indonesian society.