LITERATUR TAFSIR BI AL MATSUR DI KALANGAN SUNNI: Tinjauan Historis dan Metodologis

Abstract

This article aimed to map the literature of Quran exegesis prevailing for Sunni.
There are seven literatures classified as a tafsir bi al matsur, and four of them
elaborated as comparison, namely Adhwa al Bayan fi Iydhah al Quran bi al
Quran of asy Syinqithi, Jami al Bayan fi Tawil al Quran of Ibnu Jarir al
Thabari, Tafsir al Quran al Adzhim of Ibnu Katsir and al Dar al Mantsur fi
at Tafsir bi al Matsur of Imam Suyuthi. The historical study and methodology
are the main subject of this literatures research using library approach. The
research show that there are some excellence and weakness of each literatures if
they are viewed by methodology aspect. But according definition of al Matsur,
the most valid (mutamad) literature is Adhwa al Bayan fi Iydhah al Quran bi
al Quran. Whereas according to turats and seniority of writer, the most valid
literature is Jami al Bayan fi Tawil al Quran. The third position is Tafsir al
Quran al Adzhim, as a resume of Jami al Bayan fi Tawil al Quran. And the
last position is al Dar al Mantsur fi at Tafsir bi al Matsur, because its sanad
validation only pin up the closest of rawi.