Rereading the Indonesian Interpretation of the Qur’an on Awliyā’: The Cases of Hamka and M. Quraish Shihab

Abstract

There are some problems with interpreting the verses contained in the Koran to the understanding of the contemporary Islamic age, especially regarding the issue of non-Muslim leaders. The majority of Muslim scholars argue that their religion prohibits selecting a non-Muslim leader in a normal situation. Meanwhile, few of them allow such leaders in reasonable conditions based on the argument that the prohibition in the Qur’ān and the Sunna is no longer applicable in the present life. Therefore, this paper re-analyzed the meaning of awliyā’ from Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies (QIJIS) Volume 9, Number 1, 2021 (PP : 37-72) https://journal.iainkudus.ac.id/index.php/QIJIS/index http://dx.doi.org/10.21043/qijis.v9i1.7567