Modern Exegesis of Dhâllun in Indonesia: A Case Study on Evie Effendi’s Controversy

Faris Maulana Akbar, Kusmana

2018

Abstract

This study discusses the case of the viral video of Evie Effendi’s talk show. In his talk show he argued that the prophet Muhammad had been astray. His opinion was based on his understanding of the word ‘dhâll’ in Sura al-Dhuḥâ verse 7. It is interesting to discuss further how his opinion was reacted by the public. By using descriptive analytical methods, this study answers how the problems occurred and turned out to be a controversy. This study finds that the use of the word ‘sesat’ as a translation of the word ‘dhâll’ is not new because the debate on the meaning of ‘dhâll’ in Sura al-Dhuḥâ verse 7 has occurred since classic period. Another, the study finds that it is understandable if Evie received harsh criticism from the public since the interpretation of the Qur’an requires high requirements to meet before one could interpret it.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Akbar F. and Kusmana. (2018). Modern Exegesis of Dhâllun in Indonesia: A Case Study on Evie Effendi’s Controversy.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 1984-1991. DOI: 10.5220/0009938219841991

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Faris Maulana Akbar and Kusmana},
title={Modern Exegesis of Dhâllun in Indonesia: A Case Study on Evie Effendi’s Controversy},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={1984-1991},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009938219841991},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - Modern Exegesis of Dhâllun in Indonesia: A Case Study on Evie Effendi’s Controversy
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Akbar F.
AU - Kusmana.
PY - 2018
SP - 1984
EP - 1991
DO - 10.5220/0009938219841991