Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama dan Pemikiran Islam
Vol 15, No 2 (2017)

Terminologi Wasaṭiyah dalam al-Qur’an

Muttaqin Muttaqin (Universitas Darussalam Gontor)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2017

Abstract

This paper discusses the concept of wasaṭiyah as one of seminal concept in several verses of al-Qur’an. The research focuses on five verses of al-Qur’an representing words of wasaṭiyah. The words are: wasaṭan (fair and chosen people) in al-Baqarah [2]: 143, fawasaṭna (middle) in al-‘Ādiyāt [100]: 5, awsaṭ (from average food) in al-Maidah [5]: 89, awsaṭuhum (the most moderate of them) in al-Qalam [68]: 28, and al-wusṭa (salah of wusṭa) in al-Baqarah [2]: 238. According to its etymology, there is no strong correlation among these words. However, if it approached further by study tafseer, the correlation of one another will be found. Wasaṭiyah is the seminal concept, which should be existed in every Muslim life. It has its own characteristics, which demonstrate the existence of people who admitted themselves as Muslim. Such as to be justice, to avoid the despot, to be truthful, and the all of these features prove is them as good people. In other hand, these words have similarity in accordance with the terms of definition and terminology. It can be traced from the views of Muslim Scholars such as Abdullah Abdul Muhsin al-Turkiy, Abdullah bin Sulaiman al-Ghafili, and Ali Muhammad al-Salabiy.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

kalimah

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Religion Arts Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Kalimah is journal of Religious Studies and Islamic Thought published by University of Darussalam (UNIDA) Gontor, Indonesia. Kalimah is a semi annual journal published in March and September for the developing the scientific ethos. Editor accept scientific articles and result of research in ...