Authors:
Muhammad Mahir Nayl Habib
1
and
Kusmana
2
Affiliations:
1
Fakultas Ushuludin UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia
;
2
Sekolah Pascasarjana UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakata, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Uzayr, Ezra, Jewish, Judaism, Exegetical Polemic
Abstract:
This paper attempts to answer the exegetical polemic, regarding Uzayr, a figure found in the Qur’an 9:30. The interpretation of this figure is quite diverse and controversial. Generally, Muslim exegetes identify ‘Uzayr as Ezra. While there is a exegete who identifies ‘Uzayr as Eliezer like al-Biqā’ī. Western sources, including Jewish scholars identified ‘Uzayr more variously, among them there were authors who identified ‘Uzayr as Uziel, and as Azariah, or Idris. By using descriptive analytic method, this literature research attempts to trace the differences of opinion above, through the identification of the figure of ‘Uzayr mentioned in the classical and modern exegesis.
The study finds that ‘Uzayr was more inclined towards Ezra in the Jewish tradition, because through the comparison of the historical chronology of Ezra in Jewish literature and the story of ‘Uzayr in the exegeses both have many similarities. In addition, the two names have similar letter structure and also have si
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