The Authenticity of Tafsir Tarjuman Al-Mustafid by Abdurrauf Al-Sinkili: An Intertextual Study
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Authenticity, tarjuman al-mustafid, intertextualityAbstract
This study aims to reveal the authenticity of Tafsir Tarjumān al-Mustafīd by Abdurrauf al-Sinkili through an analysis of Surah al-Fīl. The study addresses the assertion made by Azyumardi Azra and Salman Harun that Tarjumān al-Mustafīd is merely a translation of Tafsir Jalalain, whereas every exegetical work embodies the authenticity of its own exegete. This qualitative study relies on library research, with data analysis conducted using Julia Kristeva’s theory of intertextuality. The primary data source is Tafsir Tarjumān al-Mustafīd by Abdurrauf al-Sinkili. The findings conclude that al-Sinkili’s interpretation in Tarjumān al-Mustafīd is indeed linked to Tafsir Jalalain. This close relationship is demonstrated through dominant intertextual principles such as haplology, parallelism, transformation, and existence. Nevertheless, Tafsir Tarjumān al-Mustafīd possesses distinct aspects of authenticity. First, a presentation style that is more accessible to the lay public, achieved by omitting complex linguistic details such as the grammatical function of words or distinctions between singular and plural forms; and second, the incorporation of local elements to facilitate reader comprehension, including the use of local terms such as kanisah, unggas-unggas, ditunu, and unggas layang-layang.
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