Tafsir Al-Azhar

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Tafsir Al-Azhar is a renowned multi-volume Indonesian Qur’anic exegesis that combines classical Islamic scholarship with modern contextual insights and was authored by the prominent scholar Buya Hamka.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur'anic exegesis
tafsir
aimsTo bridge classical scholarship and modern realities
make Qur'anic teachings understandable to lay readers
approach contextual
literary
thematic
associatedWith Muhammadiyah intellectual tradition
audience general Indonesian Muslim readership
students of Islamic studies
author Buya Hamka NERFINISHED
Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah NERFINISHED
contains discussions of contemporary issues
historical background of revelation (asbab al-nuzul)
moral and spiritual lessons
verse-by-verse commentary
countryOfOrigin Indonesia NERFINISHED
focusesOn Indonesian socio-political context
relevance of Qur'anic teachings to modern life
social ethics
genre Islamic scholarship
religious commentary
influencedBy modernist Indonesian Islam
reformist Islamic thought
language Indonesian
methodology combines classical Islamic scholarship with modern contextual insights
namedAfter Al-Azhar Mosque in Jakarta NERFINISHED
notableFor integration of local Indonesian context into Qur'anic interpretation
popularity among Indonesian Muslims
role in shaping modern Indonesian Islamic thought
use of clear and accessible Indonesian language
numberOfVolumes multi-volume
perspective Sunni NERFINISHED
reformist
regionOfInfluence Indonesia NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
scriptureInterpreted Qur'an NERFINISHED
titleLanguage Arabic
titleMeaning Exegesis of Al-Azhar NERFINISHED
usedIn Indonesian Islamic education
Islamic universities and institutes
mosque study circles
usesSourcesFrom classical tafsir works
fiqh literature
hadith collections
writtenIn 20th century

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Buya Hamka notableWork Tafsir Al-Azhar