An Analysis of The Interpretation of The Verses of The Quran in Tafsir Nur Al-Ihsan Based on Patterns

Abstract

Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan is the second Tafsir after Tarjuman al-Mustafid which was written in Malay in the 19th century AD by Sheikh Muhammad Said Umar. The main objective of this study is to study and show the form and pattern of interpretation of the verses of the Qur'an practiced by Sheikh Muhammad Said bin Umar when writing Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan. The work entitled Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan written by Sheikh Muhammad Said bin Umar is widely circulated in the community where it is used as a teaching and learning material as well as a community reference in understanding the content of the verses of the Quran. The process of analyzing the text of Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan will use content analysis methods in the form of library research that uses a subjective approach to view data descriptively and qualitatively. The results of the study found that there are six patterns of interpretation practiced by Sheikh Muhammad Said bin Umar when writing this Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan, namely the method of al-Tafsir bi al-Ma'thur, al-Tafsir al-Ra'y, al-Tafsir Mawdu'i, al-Tafsir al-Sufi, al-Tafsir al-Fiqhi, and al-Tafsir al-'Ilmi. Therefore, it is hoped that this disclosure and analysis can provide new information and knowledge to the community about Tafsir Nur al-Ihsan.