A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF RADICALISM IN THE QUR'AN

Studi Kritis terhadap Konsep Radikalisme dalam Al-Qur'an

Abstract

This article is a research that discusses a critical study of the concept of radicalism in the Qur'an. This type of research is qualitative research using descriptive analysis method. Data is obtained through library research using the tafsīr mauḍūi' method. The results of this study show that there is no command to commit acts of radicalism in the Qur'an. The problem is that radicals often use Quranic verses as justification for their actions, such as verses about jihād. Jihād in the Qur'an consists of many meanings according to the conditions at the time the verse was revealed. In the Makkiyah period, the meaning of jihad did not yet indicate the meaning of war because the concentration of the texts was still on the spiritual mental development of the Muslim community. However, in the Medina period, the Qur'anic texts about jihad began to lead to the meaning of physical warfare on the battlefield because the condition of Muslim religious awareness was already solid and they had the ability to fight. This is indicated by the verses of jihad that read qitāl and verses that read jihād fī sabīlillāh. Jihad in the form of war is the last resort to defend body and soul as well as religion so it is not right to make the verses of jihad as a basis for radicalism. The implication of this research is to contribute to the treasure of knowledge related to the critical study of the concept of radicalism in the Qur'an which results in the knowledge that Islam is a teaching that is raḥmatan lil 'ālamīn and strongly opposes radicalism.