The Consistency of Ibn Katsir in Using the Bi Al-Ma’Tsuri Method in the Interpretation of Al-Qur-Anul ‘Azim

Abstract

The interpretation of the Qur'an cannot be separated from the methodology, because the method of interpretation is a device and work procedures used in the process of interpretation of the Qur'an. This toolkit, theoretically involves two important aspects: first, the text aspect with the semiotic and semantic problems. Second, the context aspect in the text that presents the various social and cultural spaces in which the text appears. Based on the result, it can be seen that Ibn Kathir in interpreting the Quran on the verses of the law using bi al-ma'tsur method and he is very much underlying his explanation of the narrations and atsar-atsar of the Prophet's friends. But it is not absolute regardless of the pattern of reasoning and logic. This shows the lack of consistency in interpreting the piece of QS. al-Isra ': 78 about the time of shariatashar and isya'. Therefore, he does not fully use the interpretation bi al-ma'tsuran sich, only bi al-ma'tsurnya more dominant.

Keywords: Consistency, Method of Ibn Kathir, Bi Al-Ma’tsuri