The word ‘contribution’ is originally derived from English word which means to help or donations, for example “His contribution to art literature was very great, which meansa very large contribution to the literature.Or a meaningful contribution to charity which equal understanding to donations to charity. Furthermore, etymologically speaking the word ‘sharh’ (interpretation) is derived from...Read More

Abdullah Saeed is one of Muslim scholars who concerns on contemporary Qur’anic studies very much. In his writing entitled Interpreting the Qur’an Towards A Contemporary Approach, Abdullah Saeed offers a methodology of contextual interpretation, which he called ascontextual approach, that is more detailed in comparison to other scholars on contemporary Qur’anic studies. In the writing,...Read More

As one of Malay Archipelago commentator, M. Quraish Shihab has his own rules of interpretation the Qur’an. Like other commentators, this is to ensure they are in line with the requirements of the interpretation and not deviant. However, his highly significant attention in interpreting the verse based on the linguistic meaning has led him to...Read More