Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary IndonesiaAbdullah Saeed This compilation presents, for the first time, a range of essays in English by Muslim intellectuals exploring a variety of approaches to the Qur'an in contemporary Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country. The eleven essays come from established and emerging scholars and address topics such as new methods of approaching the Qur'an, Islamic law reform, human rights, inter-faith relations, the struggle by women for equal rights, and the use or misuse of Qur'anic symbols. They reflect the interests and approaches of a new generation of Indonesian Muslim scholars who seek guidance from the religious texts within a contemporary context. The writings represent a creative effort to project new ideas and to affirm that Islam and the Qur'an are in a broad sense compatible with the aspirations of Indonesian Muslims today. |
Contents
Hamkas method in interpreting legal verses of | 41 |
a study of Quraish Shihabs thematic | 67 |
a study of | 85 |
A contextual approach to the Quran | 107 |
a need for reinterpretation | 161 |
The Indonesian Muslim womens movement | 175 |
The use and abuse of Quranic verses in contemporary | 193 |
Interpreting the Quranic principle of religious | 209 |
Notes on contributors | 227 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abduh abortion abrogation adopted child Agama Ahmad Aisyiyah al-Din al-Nawawi al-Quranu'l-Karim Bacaan Mulia al-tafsir Allah approach Arabic asbāb al-nuzūl Bahasa Bahasa Indonesia Bandung bequest verse Berwajah Puisi bughat Cairo century commentary contemporary context controversy customary law dalam discussion divine doctrine Fazlur Rahman fiqh Golkar H.B. Jassin Hadith Hamka Hamzah Hamzah Fansuri Hukum IAIN Ibid Ibn Taymiyya ideas ijtihad Indonesia Indonesian Muslim Indonesian politics Institute intellectuals interpreting the Qur'an Islamic law Islamic Studies issue Jakarta Jassin justice leaders Leiden literary Malay marriage meaning method modern modernist Muhammad Muhammadiyah Muslim Muslim scholars Nurcholish Madjid obligatory bequests Pancasila party Pemikiran pluralism poetic polygamy principles Prophet Pustaka Qur'anic exegesis Qur'anic interpretation Qur'anic studies Qur'anic verses Quraish Shihab reform religion revelation ribā Sastra social tafsir Tafsir al-Azhar term thematic interpretation theme tion tradition translation Ulama Ulema understanding University Wahid women Yogyakarta