Postmodernism and Religious Plurality in the Perspective of Modern Qur'anic Exegesis in Indonesia
A Study of Q.S. Al-Kāfirūn
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21154/tafasir.v3i1.12998Keywords:
postmodernism, religious plurality, modern tafsir, tolerance, QS. Al-KafirunAbstract
This article examines the relationship between postmodernism,
religious plurality, and modern Qur’anic interpretation in Indonesia
through a tafsir study of QS. al-Kāfirūn. Indonesia’s socio-religious
context is characterized by high religious diversity, which frequently
raises tensions related to claims of religious truth and tolerance. This
condition requires an interpretative framework that is capable of
responding to plurality without dissolving normative religious
boundaries. The purpose of this study is to analyze how modern
Indonesian Qur’anic interpretations of QS. al-Kāfirūn construct the
concept of religious tolerance within a pluralistic society, and how
postmodern perspectives contribute to understanding interpretive
diversity. This research employs a qualitative library-based method
using a thematic and contextual tafsir approach, analyzing classical
and modern Indonesian interpretations of QS. al-Kāfirūn. The
findings indicate that modern tafsir in Indonesia generally
emphasizes tolerance as a form of peaceful coexistence rather than
theological relativism, while postmodernism functions as an
analytical lens to critique singular truth claims in interpretation.
This study contributes to contemporary Qur’anic studies by
clarifying the limits and possibilities of tolerance in Islamic
interpretation within a plural religious context. In conclusion, QS.
al-Kāfirūn supports interreligious tolerance without negating Islamic
doctrinal principles.
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