Tawhid and relevantisation of Qur'anic exegesis to Muslim political life: an exegetical interpretation of Al-Trabi's tafsir

In his recently published Qur’ānic exegesis entitled al-Tafsīr al-Tawḥīdī, Hasan al-Turabi argued that the Qur’ānic discourse needs to be understood in accordance with the contemporary conditions of the Muslims. Its meanings must be interpreted in a rational and holistic manner. Most important...

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Main Authors:	Ibrahim, Esam Eltigani Mohamed, Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed
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Published:	Revelation and Science, IIUM 2014
Subjects:	BT Doctrinal Theology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42289/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42289/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42289/1/Tawhid.pdf

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description	In his recently published Qur’ānic exegesis entitled al-Tafsīr al-Tawḥīdī, Hasan al-Turabi argued that the Qur’ānic discourse needs to be understood in accordance with the contemporary conditions of the Muslims. Its meanings must be interpreted in a rational and holistic manner. Most importantly, any attempt of a rationalistic interpretation must conform with the methodology of Tawḥīd. This research is an exegetical interpretation of al-Turabi’s writings about the concept of Tawḥīd and his thesis of Qur’anic exegesis. The research relies on analytic and inductive methodologies to reconstruct a coherent understanding of al-Turabi’s position on Qur’ānic exegesis. The main postulate of al-Turabi’s position is the utilization of Tawḥīd in a comprehensive way. This means that all of life including politics is a complete system geared toward worshiping Allah (ā). Based on this notion, al-Turabi criticized past and present Muslim scholars, asserting that they missed the essence of Tawḥīd when they divorce politics from religion after the era of the first guided khalifas. This situation left its impact on all the sciences of Islam including Qur’ānic exegesis. As a result, nowadays reciting and memorizing the Qur’ān does not serve the purpose of providing a guiding hand for public life. Because of this and other factors religiosity has become sheer hypocrisy or completely irrelevant. For this situation to be reformed and for Islam to be correctly implemented, the Qur’ān must be interpreted in such a way that makes it the sole guide for life without differentiating the private sphere from the public one. The importance of this research, therefore, is that it presents the contribution of one of the eminent figures in the international Islamic movement on the relevantisation of the Qur’ānic sciences to contemporary human life. Dalam tafsir Al-Qur'an yang terbaru diterbitkan bertajuk al-Tafsir al-Tawḥīdī, Hasan al-Turabi berhujah bahawa wacana Al-Qur'an perlu difahami mengikut syarat-syarat yang sezaman dengan umat Islam. Maksud pentafsiran perlu dilakukan secara rasional dan holistik. Sebarang usaha daripada pentafsiran secara rasional perlu diselaraskan dengan kaedah tauhid diberi keutamaan. Kajian ini adalah interpretasi tafsiran takwil dalam penulisan al-Turabi menekankan konsep tauhid dan tesisnya yang berkaitan dengan pentafsiran Al-Quran. Kajian ini bergantung kepada kaedah analisis dan induktif untuk membina semula pemahaman yang koheren tentang kedudukan al-Turabi berkaitan tafsiran Al-Qur'an. Postulat utama adalah mengenai kedudukan al- Turabi dari segi penggunaan tauhid dengan cara yang menyeluruh. Ini bermakna bahawa semua kehidupan termasuk politik adalah satu sistem yang lengkap menjurus ke arah beribadat kepada Allah (ā). Berdasarkan konsep ini, al-Turabi mengkritik ulama Islam dahulu dan sekarang, dengan menegaskan bahawa mereka mengelak intipati tauhid apabila memisahkan politik daripada agama selepas era khalifah yang pertama. Keadaan ini meninggalkan kesan ke atas semua sains Islam termasuk tafsiran Al-Qur'an. Hasilnya, hari ini seseorang dengan membaca dan menghafal Al- Qur'an tidak dapat menyucikan kehidupan seseorang. Keagamaan, oleh itu, telah menjadi seseorang munafik semata-mata. Keadaan ini telah diperbaharui dan Islam perlu dilaksanakan dengan betul, Al-Qur'an perlu ditafsirkan dalam segala cara yang memberi panduan hidup tanpa membezakan bidang seseorang. Kepentingan kajian ini, adalah untuk memberikan sumbangan salah seorang tokoh yang terkenal dalam gerakan Islam antarabangsa terhadap relevansasi sains Al-Qur'an bagi kehidupan manusia kontemporari.
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title	Tawhid and relevantisation of Qur'anic exegesis to Muslim political life: an exegetical interpretation of Al-Trabi's tafsir
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spelling	iium-422892015-03-10T07:12:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42289/ Tawhid and relevantisation of Qur'anic exegesis to Muslim political life: an exegetical interpretation of Al-Trabi's tafsir Ibrahim, Esam Eltigani Mohamed Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed BT Doctrinal Theology In his recently published Qur’ānic exegesis entitled al-Tafsīr al-Tawḥīdī, Hasan al-Turabi argued that the Qur’ānic discourse needs to be understood in accordance with the contemporary conditions of the Muslims. Its meanings must be interpreted in a rational and holistic manner. Most importantly, any attempt of a rationalistic interpretation must conform with the methodology of Tawḥīd. This research is an exegetical interpretation of al-Turabi’s writings about the concept of Tawḥīd and his thesis of Qur’anic exegesis. The research relies on analytic and inductive methodologies to reconstruct a coherent understanding of al-Turabi’s position on Qur’ānic exegesis. The main postulate of al-Turabi’s position is the utilization of Tawḥīd in a comprehensive way. This means that all of life including politics is a complete system geared toward worshiping Allah (ā). Based on this notion, al-Turabi criticized past and present Muslim scholars, asserting that they missed the essence of Tawḥīd when they divorce politics from religion after the era of the first guided khalifas. This situation left its impact on all the sciences of Islam including Qur’ānic exegesis. As a result, nowadays reciting and memorizing the Qur’ān does not serve the purpose of providing a guiding hand for public life. Because of this and other factors religiosity has become sheer hypocrisy or completely irrelevant. For this situation to be reformed and for Islam to be correctly implemented, the Qur’ān must be interpreted in such a way that makes it the sole guide for life without differentiating the private sphere from the public one. The importance of this research, therefore, is that it presents the contribution of one of the eminent figures in the international Islamic movement on the relevantisation of the Qur’ānic sciences to contemporary human life. Dalam tafsir Al-Qur'an yang terbaru diterbitkan bertajuk al-Tafsir al-Tawḥīdī, Hasan al-Turabi berhujah bahawa wacana Al-Qur'an perlu difahami mengikut syarat-syarat yang sezaman dengan umat Islam. Maksud pentafsiran perlu dilakukan secara rasional dan holistik. Sebarang usaha daripada pentafsiran secara rasional perlu diselaraskan dengan kaedah tauhid diberi keutamaan. Kajian ini adalah interpretasi tafsiran takwil dalam penulisan al-Turabi menekankan konsep tauhid dan tesisnya yang berkaitan dengan pentafsiran Al-Quran. Kajian ini bergantung kepada kaedah analisis dan induktif untuk membina semula pemahaman yang koheren tentang kedudukan al-Turabi berkaitan tafsiran Al-Qur'an. Postulat utama adalah mengenai kedudukan al- Turabi dari segi penggunaan tauhid dengan cara yang menyeluruh. Ini bermakna bahawa semua kehidupan termasuk politik adalah satu sistem yang lengkap menjurus ke arah beribadat kepada Allah (ā). Berdasarkan konsep ini, al-Turabi mengkritik ulama Islam dahulu dan sekarang, dengan menegaskan bahawa mereka mengelak intipati tauhid apabila memisahkan politik daripada agama selepas era khalifah yang pertama. Keadaan ini meninggalkan kesan ke atas semua sains Islam termasuk tafsiran Al-Qur'an. Hasilnya, hari ini seseorang dengan membaca dan menghafal Al- Qur'an tidak dapat menyucikan kehidupan seseorang. Keagamaan, oleh itu, telah menjadi seseorang munafik semata-mata. Keadaan ini telah diperbaharui dan Islam perlu dilaksanakan dengan betul, Al-Qur'an perlu ditafsirkan dalam segala cara yang memberi panduan hidup tanpa membezakan bidang seseorang. Kepentingan kajian ini, adalah untuk memberikan sumbangan salah seorang tokoh yang terkenal dalam gerakan Islam antarabangsa terhadap relevansasi sains Al-Qur'an bagi kehidupan manusia kontemporari. Revelation and Science, IIUM 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42289/1/Tawhid.pdf Ibrahim, Esam Eltigani Mohamed and Zein, Ibrahim Mohamed (2014) Tawhid and relevantisation of Qur'anic exegesis to Muslim political life: an exegetical interpretation of Al-Trabi's tafsir. Revelation and Science, 4 (2). pp. 23-28. ISSN 2229-9947 http://journals.iium.edu.my/revival/index.php/revival/article/view/141

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