RELASI KUASA DALAM TERJEMAHAN THE MESSAGE OF THE QUR’AN: TAFSIR AL-QUR’AN BAGI ORANG-ORANG YANG BERPIKIR KARYA MUHAMMAD ASAD

Abstract

There are so many translations of Tafsir of the Qur’an in Indonesia, but only limited research has been done on the translation of these works. While several aspects related to the translation context are significant to investigate. The aim of this article is to explore the translation of The Message of The Qur'an: Tafsir Al-Qur’an Bagi Orang-orang yang Berpikir by Muhammad Asad. The Indonesian translation version of this book was published by the Mizan Publishing company which originated from the English version of Qur’anic translation. This translation complements the work of the translations and commentary works of Arabic translation as well as the translation of the Qur’an into local and Indonesian languages. This study employs the theory of the power relation from Michel Foucault to analyse the translator’s work from the object used. This study supports Fawcett opinion about translators censoring language and also supports Riddel and Rohmana’s findings that translation can be used for the purpose of establishing a certain social context. This study indicates that the translation team plays a dominant role in presenting the language of choice as a translation that is considered appropriate from the original language while confirming that the language chosen on the one hand adheres to the rules with the standards of the original source. However, on the other side, this work of translation should be adapted to the popular language in Indonesia so that it can be read by Indonesian readers