1 Introduction : the Qur ’ an , interpretation and the Indonesian context
1 Introduction : the Qur ’ an , interpretation and the Indonesian context
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1 引言:古兰经、解释和印度尼西亚语境
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2012
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A. Saeed
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A. Saeed
R’A N is the foundational source of guidance and inspiration for Muslims around the world. Yet much of the literature on the Qur’an written in the modern period, particularly in major ‘Muslim’ languages other than Arabic, is not easily available to a wider audience. This is especially true of Islamic scholarship on the Qur’an in Indonesia. Much has been written and published in Indonesian (the official language of more than per cent of the Muslim population of the world) on the Qur’an and other Islamic topics, but little made available or accessible to the non-Indonesian reader. Furthermore, those books available in English that discuss Indonesia are often primarily the work of non-Indonesians. This book addresses these gaps in two ways. First, it makes available to an English-speaking audience a sample of writings on Qur’an-related topics by intellectuals from the world’s most populous Muslim country. And second, it presents work by a range of Indonesian authors. While the first essay, which provides a historical context for the volume, is by a non-Indonesian, the rest of the essays are by Indonesian scholars and intellectuals. This puts the volume in the unique position of offering insight into the currents of contemporary Indonesian thought and Qur’anic exegesis. From its inception, the aim of this volume was to compile a ‘snapshot’ of writings associated with the Qur’an, reflecting