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Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization
ISSN : -     EISSN : 30892864     DOI : https://doi.org/10.66236/senarai
Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization (ISSN: 3089-2864) is dedicated to the scholarly examination of the intricate intersections between Islamic philosophical thought, historical development, and the rise and evolution of civilizations. The journal aims to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers, scholars, and academics to explore and disseminate knowledge on how Islamic philosophies have influenced and been influenced by historical events and societal progressions. Senarai welcomes submissions that cover a broad range of topics, including the philosophical underpinnings of historical narratives within Islamic contexts, comparative studies between Islamic philosophies and other cultural and historical frameworks, contributions of Islamic scholars to global intellectual heritage, the influence of Islamic thought on various fields such as science, art, architecture, and literature, and methodological approaches to studying Islamic history and civilization.
Articles 54 Documents
THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF MUTASHABIH VERSES IN IBN KATHIR’S AL-QUR’AN AL-‘AZIM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SUNNI THEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE: Corak Teologis Penafsiran Ayat-Ayat Mutasyabih dalam Tafsir Al-Qur’an Al-‘Azhim Karya Ibnu Kaṡir dan Implikasinya terhadap Diskursus Teologi Sunni Pendi Nurul Azmi
Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026): Islamic Heritage and Civilization
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.66236/senarai.2026.2.4.518-568

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This study examines the interpretation of the verses concerning the Divine Attributes (āyāt al-ṣifāt) in Tafsīr al-Qur’ān al-‘Aẓīm by Ibn Kathīr, focusing on the theological tendency reflected in his exegesis. This research is motivated by differing views regarding Ibn Kathīr’s theological position within the discourse of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ah. Some scholars place him close to the Ash‘arite tradition, while others argue that his exegetical method more accurately reflects the Atharite approach. These differing assessments make Ibn Kathīr’s interpretation of the verses concerning the Divine Attributes an important subject of academic investigation in order to obtain a more objective understanding of his theological orientation. This study employs a qualitative library research method. The primary source of data is Tafsīr Al-Qur’ān al-‘Aẓīm by Ibn Kathīr, while supporting data are drawn from various works on Qur’anic exegesis, ‘Ulūm Al-Qur’ān, and theological literature representing both Ash‘arite and Atharite thought. The analysis is conducted through descriptive-analytical and comparative methods, examining Ibn Kathīr’s interpretations of several verses concerning the Divine Attributes, including istiwā’ (rising above the Throne), kalām Allāh (the Speech of Allah), wajh Allāh (the Face of Allah), ru’yatullāh (the Beatific Vision), and jā’a Allāh (the Coming of Allah), and comparing them with the methodological characteristics of the two theological schools. The findings indicate that Ibn Kathīr’s interpretation of the verses concerning the Divine Attributes is generally closer to the Atharite approach. This is evident in his tendency to affirm Allah’s attributes as mentioned in the revealed texts without resorting to figurative interpretation (ta’wīl), while rejecting takyīf (specifying the modality), tamthīl (likening Allah to His creation), ta‘ṭīl (negating the attributes), and taḥrīf (distorting their meanings). In his interpretations of the verses concerning istiwā’, kalām Allāh, ru’yatullāh, and jā’a Allāh, Ibn Kathīr consistently follows the methodology of the Salaf by maintaining the apparent textual meanings in a manner befitting Allah’s majesty. Although, in interpreting wajh Allāh, he occasionally explains it as referring to Allah’s Essence (dhāt Allāh), this is insufficient to alter the overall tendency of his methodology. Therefore, this study concludes that Ibn Kathīr’s theological orientation in interpreting the verses concerning the Divine Attributes is closer to Atharism than to Ash‘arism. This finding demonstrates that Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr represents one of the significant examples of the Salaf-oriented exegetical approach within the tradition of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ah.
The Complementarity of Riwayah, Tarbawi, and Contextual Interpretation in Character Education: A Comparative Study of the Story of Prophet Noah in Q.S. Hud 25–49 and Q.S. Noah 1–28: Komplementaritas Tafsir Riwayat, Tarbawi, dan Kontekstual dalam Pendidikan Karakter: Kajian Muqaran atas Kisah Nabi Nuh dalam QS. Hud 25-49 dan QS. Nuh 1-28 Ahmad Ajik Nur Fata Mubarok
Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026): Islamic Heritage and Civilization
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.66236/senarai.2026.2.4.444-486

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Character education programs in Indonesia have not yet produced satisfactory outcomes, while the Qur'anic narratives of the Prophet, arguably the most authentic indigenous source for character formation in the Islamic tradition, remain rarely examined through systematic exegetical methods. Rather than treating this narrative as settled pedagogical material, this study approaches it as a problem in the history of tafsir reception: how have successive exegetical traditions constructed, and continue to construct, moral meaning out of the same Qur'anic narrative unit, and what does the pattern of agreement and disagreement among them reveal about the epistemic status of the values they extract? The study examines the story of Prophet Noah across QS. Hud (25-49) and QS. Nuh (1-28) through a comparative exegesis (tafsir muqaran) of three exegetical works representing distinct interpretive traditions and historical moments: Ibn Kathir's Tafsir al-Qur'an al-'Azim (fourteenth-century Sunni tafsir bi al-ma'tsur), Anwar al-Baz's al-Tafsir al-Tarbawi lil-Qur'an al-Karim (contemporary Egyptian tarbawi exegesis), and M. Quraish Shihab's Tafsir al-Misbah (contemporary Indonesian contextual-adabi exegesis). Using an explicit unit-of-analysis and coding procedure applied to the two narrative segments, the study finds that the three exegetes are complementary rather than contradictory on four substantive points while diverging productively on questions of emphasis, audience, and epistemic warrant. Nine character-education values emerge from this comparison and are organized within Ahmad Tafsir's insan kamil framework across three dimensions, the heart (al-iman al-rasikh, al-shabr al-tarbawi, al-ikhlas al-tarbawi, al-tawakkul al-fa'al), the intellect (al-hikmah al-hiwariyyah, tanwi' al-asalib, al-mas'uliyyah al-tarbawiyyah), and the physical-social dimension (al-qiyadah al-khuluqiyyah, al-'adl al-ijtima'i), with al-iman al-rasikh functioning as the value on which the study's data most consistently converge. The article closes by distinguishing which of these nine terms are drawn directly from al-Baz's text, which are the author's own analytical constructions built on al-Baz's reading, and which recur independently across all three exegetes.
HERMENEUTIC ANALYSIS OF HADITH IHSAN TOWARD A THEOPHANIC CONSCIOUSNESS IN TARBIYYAH WUJUDIYYAH Deva Musthofal Hamdi; Elan Sumarna; Cucu Surahman
Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026): Islamic Heritage and Civilization
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.66236/senarai.2026.2.4.487-517

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This study reconstructs the understanding of the ḥadīth of iḥsān as a philosophical foundation for Prophetic Theophanic Consciousness and its implications for Tarbiyyah Wujūdiyyah, an ontological approach to Islamic education. Previous studies have predominantly interpreted the ḥadīth of iḥsān within ethical, legal, and devotional frameworks, while giving comparatively limited attention to its ontological significance and its pedagogical implications for reconstructing human consciousness. This study therefore examines the ḥadīth of iḥsān as an interpretive tradition through which the relationship between prophetic consciousness, Divine self-disclosure (tajallī), and human formation may be philosophically reconstructed. The study employs a philosophical hermeneutic inquiry grounded in Amin Abdullah's integrative-interconnected epistemological paradigm. The analytical process combines hadith criticism, Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics, theophanic phenomenology developed by Henry Corbin and Michel Henry, and William Chittick's ontological interpretation of Ibn ʿArabī's metaphysics. Following Wael Hallaq's distinction between historical inquiry and normative-philosophical reasoning, the study differentiates the historical authenticity of religious narrations from their philosophical interpretation. The analysis suggests that iḥsān may be understood not merely as an ethical obligation but also as an ontological mode of consciousness through which human beings cultivate awareness of Divine presence. Based on this interpretation, the study offers Prophetic Theophanic Consciousness as a conceptual framework for interpreting the existential dimensions of Islamic education and discusses its implications for the reconstruction of Tarbiyyah Wujūdiyyah. Rather than presenting a definitive theological model, this study contributes an interpretive framework that remains open to further philosophical, historical, and empirical inquiry within contemporary Islamic educational scholarship.
FROM SOROGAN TO MAKNA GANDUL: ARABIC READING PEDAGOGY THROUGH KITAB KUNING IN INDONESIAN PESANTREN Ammar Zainuddin; Hikmah Hikmah
Senarai: Journal of Islamic Heritage and Civilization Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026): Islamic Heritage and Civilization
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.66236/senarai.2026.2.4.569-604

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Arabic reading instruction in Indonesian pesantren is characterised by pedagogical practices that support engagement with kitab kuning, including sorogan, bandongan/wetonan, nahwu-sharaf study, memorisation of grammatical matn, and vernacular glossing through makna gandul and Pegon. Previous studies have largely examined these practices separately, leaving their respective and interconnected contributions to Arabic reading competence and textual transmission insufficiently synthesised. This study examines how these practices support the reading, parsing, translation, comprehension, and interpretation of classical Arabic texts in pesantren contexts. Using a critical integrative review, it synthesises heterogeneous empirical, historical, and conceptual literature while distinguishing evidence by research design, context, and claim directness. The strongest evidence supports a recurrent pairing of sorogan and bandongan as individual verification and collective exposition, an association between nahwu-sharaf mastery and kitab-reading competence, and locally important roles for grammatical memorisation and Pegon-based glossing. Alternative grammar methods and digital supplementation show, however, that Arabic reading pedagogy in pesantren is adaptive rather than methodologically uniform. The study therefore proposes a bounded transmission-ecology model in which textual materials, grammatical resources, teacher-mediated guidance, vernacular mediation, and adaptive media interact in developing Arabic reading competence while sustaining and reconfiguring locally embedded traditions of kitab-kuning literacy. The model identifies continuity-producing functions without assuming a single national system or deliberate institutional preservation.