Al-Bayan: Jurnal Studi Ilmu Al- Qur'an dan Tafsir
Al-Bayan: Jurnal Studi Al-Qur'an dan Tafsir [2528-1054] is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing scholarly research on the Qur’an from various perspectives. The journal particularly focuses on studies related to Qur’anic sciences, Living Qur’an, and Qur’anic studies across different regions of the world (the Middle East, the West, the Archipelago, and other areas). It also covers research on the methodology of Qur’anic and Tafsir studies. This journal is published twice a year (June and December) by the Qur’anic and Tafsir Studies Program, Faculty of Ushuluddin, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. ISSN: 2540-8461 (online) ISSN: 2528-1054 (print) DOI: 10.15575/Al-Bayan Accreditation Number :No. 148/M/KPT/2020 (SINTA 2) URL: https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/Al-Bayan/index
Quranic and Tafsir studies Programme at Ushuluddin Faculty
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Agri‑Qur’an dan Ketahanan Pangan: Analisis Kebijakan pada Praktek Living Qur’an di Pesantren Al‑Ittifaq (Bandung) dan At‑Thariq (Garut)
Food security remains a strategic national priority, reflected in the 2024–2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), which emphasises sustainability and food self-reliance. This study examines how Qur’anic principles underpin agricultural practice and contribute to local food security at two pesantren: Al-Ittifaq in Bandung and At-Thariq in Garut. Using transcendental phenomenology, the study draws on in-depth interviews, field observations, and document analysis, with data analysed thematically. Findings at Al-Ittifaq identify core “Living Qur’an” principles guiding agricultural practice: amanah (trustworthiness), anti-israf (anti-waste), isti‘mar al-ardh (stewardship of the earth), and maintenance of mizan (natural balance). At-Thariq emphasises eco-friendly farming and environmental education explicitly grounded in Qur’anic values. Both institutions meet internal food needs and extend benefits to surrounding communities. Al-Ittifaq manages 41 hectares, cultivating 63 vegetable and fruit species and producing an estimated 3.2 metric tons of produce per day; organic outputs supply the santri (students) and surplus is marketed locally. Its operations are supported by a network of 270 alumni farmers and 76 partner pesantren. At-Thariq contributes through community empowerment initiatives that strengthen local food security. Together, these models support RPJMN goals by enhancing agricultural productivity, diversifying local food sources, promoting community-based food institutions, and advancing sustainable circular-economy practices. This study highlights pesantren-based Agri-Qur’an initiatives as viable, culturally grounded contributors to national food-security objectives and suggests their potential for scaling through networks of alumni and inter-pesantren partnerships.
Copyright (c) 2026 Ecep Ismail https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Between Reformation and Over-fitting: A Critical Evaluation of Holger M. Zellentin’s Qurʾanic Intertextuality
Western Qur'anic scholarship has progressively abandoned Orientalist paradigms of textual plagiarism, relocating the scripture within the dynamic epistemic space of Late Antiquity. This study critically systematizes Holger M. Zellentin’s trialogical framework, evaluating the methodological tension between robust historical contextualization and the acute risk of textual over-fitting. Utilizing an elaborative-critical qualitative methodology, this research conducts a hermeneutic reading and cross-cultural thematic triangulation of Zellentin’s foundational corpus, specifically analyzing his longitudinal tracing of late antique legal codes and prophetic narratives. The analysis demonstrates that Zellentin successfully elevates the Qurʾan to the status of an active reformer that critically integrates and supersedes Judeo-Christian traditions. By mapping Qur'anic penal injunctions and incest prohibitions against Justinian decrees and Syriac marriage laws, and juxtaposing the miracles of Jesus against the polemical Toledot Yeshu, Zellentin provides granular evidence of a sophisticated textual trialogue. Nevertheless, this relentless genealogical tracking forces a strict dependency on external biblical and Byzantine antecedents. Such microscopic intertextuality inadvertently flattens the scripture’s internal prophetological architecture, reducing its sovereign theological pronouncements to reactive editorial synthesis and neglecting its intrinsic structural unity. Ultimately, this research advocates for a methodological equilibrium that incorporates the pluricultural debates of the Late Antique milieu without subordinating the Qurʾan’s independent theological rationale and absolute distinctive nature (Eigengesetzlichkeit) to its historical precursors.
Copyright (c) 2026 Muhammad Farhan Rahardian, Muhammad Faidhur Rabbani, Nadya Putri Prameswari https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Theological and Social Significance of Waqūduhan-Nāsu in Tafsir al-Azhar and al-Misbah: A Study of QS. al-Tahrīm [66]: 6 in the Al-Adab al-Ijtimā‘ī Framework
Allah admonishes the believers in QS. al-Tahrīm [66]: 6 to protect themselves and their households from the Fire, which is fuelled by people and stones (waqūduhan-nāsu wal-ḥijārah). This research investigates the theological and societal importance of the notion of waqūduhan-nāsu as interpreted by Hamka in Tafsīr al-Azhar and Quraish Shihab in Tafsīr al-Mishbah, with its ramifications assessed via the lens of adab al-ijtimāʿī. The research additionally contrasts the methods by which the two mufassir amalgamate theological understanding with social morality in elucidating the Qur’anic admonition that humanity may serve as the kindling for Hell. Hamka interprets waqūduhan-nāsu as a symbol of spiritual decline, indicating the continual perpetration of misdeeds by individuals, akin to the lifeless and aimless nature of stones. Shihab, on the other hand, emphasises the intrinsic ethical state of humankind, contending that spiritual decay and a lack of divine consciousness are the root causes of this state. Despite their varying interpretive frameworks, both academics perceive the statement as a symbolic depiction of humanity's ethical deterioration and its apocalyptic ramifications. Furthermore, their interpretations of the theological-social aspect suggest that the divine admonition is intrinsically linked to ethical and social obligations, thereby compelling individuals to foster personal integrity, familial devotion, and collective duty. In this sense, waqūduhan-nāsu functions as a concept linking human conduct in this world, spiritual condition, and social ethics.
Copyright (c) 2026 Abrar Muslim, Sona Zainal Walad, Ikbal Sabarudin, Eris Munandar, Mida Hardianti, Yahya Adel Ibrahim https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Prospects for Decolonising Qur’ān and Tafsīr Studies in Indonesian Islamic Universities: A Static Discourse?
The discourse on decolonizing Qur’ān and tafsīr studies has gained increasing attention following Joseph E. Lumbard’s critique of the dominance of Eurocentric epistemologies in Islamic studies. While this debate has stimulated critical reflection within Western scholarship, its reception and development in Indonesian Qur’ānic studies remain underexamined. This article investigates how the discourse has evolved in Indonesian Islamic universities by focusing on the reception of Western scholarship, the predominance of contextual interpretation, and the position of tafsīr Nusantara within contemporary Qur’ānic studies. This study employs qualitative library research using critical discourse analysis. Drawing on scholarship on decolonization, Western Qur’ānic studies, Indonesian Islamic higher education, and tafsīr Nusantara, it critically evaluates the conceptual assumptions underlying the Indonesian discourse rather than measuring institutional trends. The study finds that the decolonization of Qur’ānic and tafsīr studies in Indonesia remains largely a static discourse. Although Western scholarship has been widely incorporated into academic institutions, it has primarily reinforced the dominance of contextual hermeneutics while leaving the classical Islamic exegetical tradition and tafsīr Nusantara insufficiently integrated as autonomous epistemic resources. The article argues that meaningful decolonization requires not the rejection of Western scholarship but the reconstruction of a genuinely pluralistic epistemology that recognizes classical Islamic scholarship and tafsīr Nusantara as active intellectual traditions. In doing so, it offers a critical framework for advancing decolonization in Indonesian Qur’ānic and tafsīr studies.
Copyright (c) 2026 Alif Jabal Kurdi Kurdi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Ambiguitas Terjemahan Kata Uff dalam Standar Penerjemahan Alquran di Indonesia
This study examines the semantic reduction of the Qur'ānic expression uff in standard Indonesian translations, arguing that its rendering as the interjection ah fails to preserve its sound-symbolic and pragmatic dimensions. It aims to reconstruct a more comprehensive translation of uff within the Indonesian linguistic context. This qualitative library research employs Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutic framework—understanding, explanation, and appropriation—integrated with Leanne Hinton's theory of sound symbolism. The analysis is based on Al-Qur'an dan Terjemahnya (Kemenag RI, 2019), supported by classical and contemporary tafsīr literature. The findings reveal inconsistent translation strategies across three Qur'ānic passages. In the context of filial ethics, uff is translated literally as ah in QS. al-Isrāʾ [17]: 23 and QS. al-Aḥqāf [46]: 17, whereas in Abraham's dialogue with his people (QS. al-Anbiyāʾ [21]: 67) it is rendered interpretively as celakalah. These shifts reduce uff from a minimum ethical expression into context-dependent lexical meanings, obscuring its broader communicative function. This study proposes adopting Abdel Haleem's generalization model, which translates uff as "an expression of impatience or irritation," thereby preserving its semantic flexibility across contexts. The integration of Ricoeur's hermeneutics and sound symbolism offers a more comprehensive framework for translating oral expressions in the Qur'ān and contributes to the development of Indonesian Qur'ān translation studies.
Copyright (c) 2026 Muhamad Arju Shidqol Yaqin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Digital Living Qur’an: Recitation, Identity, and Social Action in Indonesia’s ODOJ Community
Living Qur'an scholarship has largely focused on locally bounded communities, whereas digital religion studies have paid limited attention to the reception of sacred texts in online environments. This article examines the One Day One Juz (ODOJ) community in Indonesia as a digital living Qur'an phenomenon, investigating how digitally mediated Qur'anic recitation reshapes religious practice, communal identity, and collective social action. Using a hybrid digital ethnographic approach, the study combines participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and platform document analysis, with data analysed thematically through the proposed Digital Living Qur'an (DLQ) framework. The findings demonstrate that ODOJ institutionalises daily Qur'anic recitation through digital peer accountability, extends Qur'anic practice across interconnected digital platforms, constructs a distinctive symbolic ecosystem, and mobilises nationwide social action despite tensions between ikhlāṣ and riyāʾ, quantity and quality, and democratisation and standardisation. The study argues that these dynamics cannot be fully explained by either conventional Living Qur'an scholarship or digital religion theory alone. It therefore proposes Digital Living Qur'an (DLQ) as a new analytical framework that integrates both perspectives to explain the reception of the Qur'an in digitally mediated communities. Beyond Indonesia, this framework offers a transferable model for analysing comparable digital scripture communities across the Muslim world.
Copyright (c) 2026 Dede Rodin, Zaenuri, Zulfikar Ali Maulana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Makna Iṣlāḥ dalam Al-Qur’an: Kajian Semantik Ensiklopedik serta Implikasinya bagi Kehidupan Manusia
Iṣlāḥ is a key Qur'anic concept that signifies comprehensive reform across human life. Its interpretation, however, is often limited to repairing damage or reconciling disputes, leaving its broader semantic relations insufficiently explored. This study examines the meaning of iṣlāḥ and its derivatives in the Qur'an using an Encyclopedic Semantic approach and analyzes their implications for human life. Employing qualitative library research with descriptive-analytical methods, the study traces the diachronic and synchronic development of the concept. The findings reveal that iṣlāḥ and its derivatives occur 180 times in 41 forms across 54 surahs. Its basic meaning refers to improvement, the removal of corruption, and the restoration of proper order as the opposite of fasād. In the pre-Qur'anic period, iṣlāḥ was associated with peace, security, conflict resolution, and social welfare; in the Qur'anic period, it expanded into spiritual, moral, familial, and social dimensions; while in the post-Qur'anic period, it developed toward reform, reconciliation, balance, and the common good. The resulting semantic network positions iṣlāḥ as a comprehensive principle encompassing spiritual transformation, ethical conduct, social harmony, justice, family development, and the protection of vulnerable groups. This study contributes to Qur'anic semantic studies by proposing an encyclopedic framework for understanding iṣlāḥ as a holistic paradigm of reform oriented toward justice, harmony, and the common good.
Copyright (c) 2026 olik abdul malik, Solihin; Asep Abdul Muhyi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0