Research Article
Jalaludin Rakhmat’s Esoteric Interpretation: A Case of Surah al-Fatihah
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.19-10-2022.2329070, author={Saadatul Jannah and Abd Halim and Muhammad Itsbatul Haq and Jauhar Azizy}, title={Jalaludin Rakhmat’s Esoteric Interpretation: A Case of Surah al-Fatihah }, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Graduate Conference in Islam and Interdisciplinary Studies, IGCIIS 2022, 19-20 October 2022, Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={IGCIIS}, year={2023}, month={5}, keywords={local tafsir; esoteric exegesis; jalaluddin rakhmat; hermeneutics}, doi={10.4108/eai.19-10-2022.2329070} }- Saadatul Jannah
Abd Halim
Muhammad Itsbatul Haq
Jauhar Azizy
Year: 2023
Jalaludin Rakhmat’s Esoteric Interpretation: A Case of Surah al-Fatihah
IGCIIS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.19-10-2022.2329070
Abstract
The esoteric exegesis is being debated by some scholars, as they were anxious that the hermeneutic used in the interpretation negated the lexical meaning of the Quran in which it created the irrational and subjective meaning. This paper discusses Jalaluddin Rahmat’s esoteric interpretation, using Tafsir Surah al-Fatihah as the primary data analysis. Jalaluddin Rahmat (aka Kang Jalal) is one important figure of modern Indonesian Muslim scholars. Deploying a descriptive analytic method, this study sought to answers the question of ‘how Jalaluddin Rahmat interpreted surah al-Fatihah esoterically’. The research started with collecting various data related to the theme being researched. The data were then grouped into a number of interconnected themes. The study finds out that Kang Jalal extends his lexical interpretation of the Surah to various meanings contained by the Surah. By doing so, he claims that the true meaning of the text can be revealed. This study also finds that Kang Jalal’s esoteric interpretation of the Surah is influenced and coloured by what have happened in Indonesia prior to the period where the interpretation was produced.