The Use of Poetic Narratives in Hamka’s Qur’anic Exegesis Books, Tafsir Al Azhar

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10.2991/assehr.k.201113.008How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tafsir Al Azhar, Hamka, poetry, Qur’anic interpretation

Abstract

Hamka is a multitalented religious scholar, and one of the prominent cultural figures in Indonesia. Hamka holds scholarly authorities as a mufassir (Qur’anic interpreter) and a man of letters. These capabilities are proven by a number of his writings in both fields. Likewise, Hamka has tried to combine these two competencies in his commentary books, Tafsir Al Azhar. Description of interpretation and explanation of Hamka in Tafsir Al Azhar displays handful elements of Malay literature. Yet, little has been done to study the literary dimension of Hamka’s interpretation of the Qur’an, while such study is scholarly important, since it would help us understand the extent to which literary work could influence the production of religious authority. This paper tries to fulfill this gap. Thus, it is focused on discussing the use of poetry narration in Hamka’s Tafsir Al Azhar, and the extent to which such use is significant to how he has acquired his authority in the field of Qur’anic interpretation. This research belongs to the type of library research using a qualitative approach. The data gathered are analyzed through theory of literary science and linguistics. This research finds out that the poetic narrative in Hamka’s Tafsir Al Azhar strictly follows the convention of Malay poetry structures. As such, this research concludes, has many to do with both his effort to strengthen and elucidate his interpretation about the Qur’anic verses, and his mission and interest in spreading Malay cultural identity and moral values.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rahmad Hidyayat
AU  - Ihsan Nul Hakim
AU  - Agita Misriani
AU  - Sri Murti
AU  - Syafrimen Syafril
AU  - Faisal Faisal
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/13
TI  - The Use of Poetic Narratives in Hamka’s Qur’anic Exegesis Books, Tafsir Al Azhar
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Raden Intan International Conference on Muslim Societies and Social Sciences (RIICMuSSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 37
EP  - 43
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201113.008
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201113.008
ID  - Hidyayat2020
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