Interpretation of the Nusantara : A Brief History of Mufassir Nusantara and His Works Before and After the Independence Period

Abstract

Al-Qur'an is one of the sources of Islamic teachings. The existence of the Qur'an is seen as very urgent for Muslim communities in practicing religious teachings in their daily lives. To practice what is contained in the Qur'an, of course, requires a deep understanding of the messages contained in it. Tafsir scholars seek to realize people's expectations to be able to understand the Qur'an with a number of works in the form of Qur'anic exegesis. Efforts to interpret the Qur'an are also carried out by nusantara scholars with various approaches. Their later interpretation is often referred to as the tafsir nusantara. Tafsir nusantara is considered sufficient to help the Indonesian people to understand well the contents of the Qur'an. This research is intended to present several tafsir nusantara that have been written by Indonesian scholars both before and after Indonesian independence with the hope that the people of the archipelago will become more familiar with the works of tafsir nusantara. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method.