Eloquence is one of the miracles the Qur’ān possesses. Among the type of verses in the Qur’ān are metaphorical verses or amthāl verses. The amthāl verses provide readers with a clear picture on the Qur’ānic understanding. Islamic scholars have produced numerous writings specifically on amthāl verses which displays their importance in Quranic exegesis. As for the Malay world, especially in Quranic scholarship, translation of the Qur’ān in Malay language began in the 17th century. This expertise of Quranic translation requires a translator to master the knowledge of Quranic exegesis including the knowledge on amthāl in the Quran. The purpose of this study is to analyze the translation of amthāl verses in Malay Indonesian language based on Quranic translation written by Prof. Dr. Mahmud Yunus. The study is conducted by comparing Mahmud Yunus's translation of amthāl verses with exegeses of Abd al-Nāṣir al-Sa'dī’s Taisīr al-Karīm al-Rahmān and Ibn Ashur’s al-Tahrīr wa al-Tanwīr. This study is a qualitative study using deductive analysis and comparative method. The study suggests that Mahmud Yunus adopted a clear method of explaining Quranic metaphors by using additional interpretations in parentheses as well as additional comments in footnotes. However, there are also places where Mahmud Yunus simply translates the Quranic metaphor without any additional explanation.
Among the biggest challenge faced by a tahfiz student in memorising the Quran is to remember the mutashabihat verses which appear to be similar to one another. The difficulty in memorising and remembering the mutashabihat verses require specific teaching and learning methods from the tahfiz institutions, teachers and students. However, to what extent this matter is addressed seriously at tahfiz institutions still remains a question. Therefore, the objective of the study is to identify the issues and problems in teaching and memorising the mutashabihat verses among tahfiz lecturers and students. The study selected Darul Quran Jakim and Department of al-Quran and al-Qiraat, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor as the research locations. This study was developed based on the qualitative method using semi-structured interviews as the research instrument. Four experienced tahfiz lecturers and 30 tahfiz students from both institutions were selected as participants. Among the issues and problems that has been found regarding to the mutashabihat verses are: 1) no specific reference book to assist students to identify mutashabihat verses, 2) lack of focus given on the verses during tasmi' sessions. This study has proposed an appropriate solution for each of these problems.
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