Postmodernism and Religious Plurality in the Perspective of Modern Qur'anic Exegesis in Indonesia: A Study of Q.S. Al-Kāfirūn

An'nas Tasya Tasya

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Postmodernism and Religious Plurality in the Perspective of Modern Qur'anic Exegesis in Indonesia: A Study of Q.S. Al-Kāfirūn

Authors:

An'nas Tasya Tasya

Publisher:

Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo Indonesia

Main Topics:

Religion

Journal:

At-Tafasir: Journal of Al-Qur'an Studies and Contextual Tafsir Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2026

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001901664

pISSN:

3110-7583

Abstract:

 This article examines the relationship between postmodernism, religious plurality, and modern Qur’anic interpretation in Indonesia through a tafsir study of QS. al-Kāfirūn. Indonesia’s socio-religious context is characterized by high religious diversity, which frequently raises tensions related to claims of religious truth and tolerance. This condition requires an interpretative framework that is capable of responding to plurality without dissolving normative religious boundaries. The purpose of this study is to analyze how modern Indonesian Qur’anic interpretations of QS. al-Kāfirūn construct the concept of religious tolerance within a pluralistic society, and how postmodern perspectives contribute to understanding interpretive diversity. This research employs a qualitative library-based method using a thematic and contextual tafsir approach, analyzing classical and modern Indonesian interpretations of QS. al-Kāfirūn. The findings indicate that modern tafsir in Indonesia generally emphasizes tolerance as a form of peaceful coexistence rather than theological relativism, while postmodernism functions as an analytical lens to critique singular truth claims in interpretation. This study contributes to contemporary Qur’anic studies by clarifying the limits and possibilities of tolerance in Islamic interpretation within a plural religious context. In conclusion, QS. al-Kāfirūn supports interreligious tolerance without negating Islamic doctrinal principles.

Article Details

Postmodernism and Religious Plurality in the Perspective of Modern Qur'anic Exegesis in Indonesia: A Study of Q.S. Al-Kāfirūn

Authors: An'nas Tasya Tasya

Publisher: Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo Indonesia

Main Topics: Religion

Journal: At-Tafasir: Journal of Al-Qur'an Studies and Contextual Tafsir Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2026

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001901664

pISSN: 3110-7583

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Authors:

An'nas Tasya Tasya

Publisher:

Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari Ponorogo Indonesia

Main Topics:

Religion

Journal:

At-Tafasir: Journal of Al-Qur'an Studies and Contextual Tafsir Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2026

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001901664

pISSN:

3110-7583