HISTORICAL CONCEPTION ACCORDING TO THE NATURAL MALAY TAFSIR OF TURJUMAN AL-MUSTAFAD: A TAFSIR STUDY OF THE NUSANTARA

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to discuss the Conception of History used by Shaykh 'Abdu al-Rauf al-Singkili in interpreting verses that have historical content in the Interpretation of Turjuman al-Mustafid. Qualitative methods form the basis of the methodology in this research through literature-based methods. The results of this study show that the Conceptual History used by Shaykh Abdu al-Rauf al-Singkili is a concept of Historical Law variation of Marshall G.S Hodgson, focusing on a series of events that explain the state of the past as an object of empirical study, and as a comparison (Ibrah) to the present, in which it has a simple nature, unique elegance, and a fixed nature.  because it does not violate natural laws and does not conflict with customary social law. This research recommends further research related to the conception of history in this Turjuman al-Mustafid Tafsir in view of Historical Science with an approach to the Islamic science group.