A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE QUR’ANIC ETHICS OF ‘IBĀD AL-RAHMĀN IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY INDONESIAN MUSLIMS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TAFSIR OF IBN ‘ĀSHŪR AND M. QURAISH SHIHAB

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33650/mushaf.v6i2.14315
Authors

(1) * Maftukh Khanan Al Faiz   (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)  
        Indonesia
(2)  Moh. Abdul Kholiq Hasan   (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said)  
        Indonesia
(3)  Mohammad Zakki Azani   (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)  
        Indonesia
(4)  Muhammad Badat Alauddin   (International Islamic University Islamabad)  
        Indonesia
(5)  Fahmi Ulum Al Mubarok   (SMAS IT Nurhidayah Sukoharjo)  
        Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Contemporary Indonesian Muslims face moral challenges stemming from social change, digital transformation, and the fragmentation of values. In this context, the concept of ‘Ibād al-Raḥmān in Surah Al-Furqān (25): 63–77 is important to examine as a model of Qur’anic ethics relevant to modern life. However, most studies conducted to date have tended to be normative-descriptive in nature and have not yet developed this concept into an operational moral framework. This study aims to reconstruct the ethics of ‘Ibād al-Raḥmān through a comparative study of Ibn ‘Āshūr’s al-Taḥrīr wa al-Tanwīr and Quraish Shihab’s Tafsīr al-Mishbāḥ. This study employs a qualitative, literature-based approach using the method of comparative exegesis (tafsīr muqāran) and thematic content analysis of the exegesis of Qur’anic Surah al-Furqān (25): 63–77. The results show that Ibn ‘Āshūr emphasizes the maqāṣidī dimension, which provides a normative and teleological foundation for Qur’anic ethics, while Quraish Shihab highlights the adabī-ijtimaʿī approach, which links the moral message of the verses to social reality. A synthesis of these two approaches results in the reconstruction of ‘Ibād al-Raḥmān as a contemporary moral competency, encompassing humanistic communication, productive spirituality, ethical economic agency, moral reflexivity, and service-oriented leadership. This study contributes to the development of Qur’anic ethics and Indonesian Islamic thought by offering a moral framework that bridges revelatory values and the ethical practices of contemporary Muslims.

Keywords

Ibād al-Raḥmān; Comparative Tafsīr; Qur’anic Ethics; Indonesian Islam; Muslim Moral Competencies



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