The Official Indonesian Qurʾān Translation

Front matter

The Official Indonesian Our ān Translation

Y and Politics of -

The Hist. y Al-Qur'an-dan Terjemahnya”

Table of Contents

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Figures

Chapter Four

The printed version of a manuscript of translation undertaken using the gandul method. The commentary flows around the inner box that contains the Qur'anic text and its interlinear translation, the collection of Muhammad Dluha Luthfillah, CC-BY 4.0.

Notes on Transliteration and Translation

This text follows the IJMES transliteration system for Arabic words. Indonesian words derived from Arabic, most notably ulama and mushaf, are written in plain italics without transliteration. The English Qur'an translation in use is that of M. A.S. Abdel Haleem, with some adjustments when necessary, unless otherwise indicated.

The title of the Qur'an translation that is the focus of this study has been written differently in different contexts, owing to a combination of developments in the Indonesian spelling and transliteration systems, and also to inconsistencies in usage in the sources. It has been penned variously as Al Ourdan dan Terdjemahnja, Al Qurüan dan Terjemahnya, Al Qur'an dan Terjemahnya, and Al-Quran dan Terjemahnya. The most popular title in current use is Al-Qur'an dan Terjemahnya. However, the most recent edition (2019), Al-Qur'an dan Terjemahannya, has updated the title once more, although this form is yet to gain wider recognition. This study uses the most popular title, Al-Qur'an dan Terjemahnya, throughout, or simply its acronym, QT.

In some parts of the book, where I take a close look at the development of the translation, I present the first edition and only those subsequent editions that introduce changes to the translation. Thus if, for example, I address the first and third editions, this means that the changes to which I am referring occurred in the third edition, and did not feature in the second or fourth editions.

Glossary and Abbreviations

ABI BNPT

BP7

BPIP

BPPB

BPUPKI

DDI FPI

FUI GAI

GBPPSB

GNPF MUI

HTI IAIN JAI JAI

JAT

Aksi Bela Islam (Defending Islam Action)

(Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme, National Body of Eradication of Terrorism)

Badan Pembina Pendidikan Pelaksanaan Pedoman Penghayatan dan Pengamalan Pancasila (The Supervisory Body for Implementation of Guidance for Comprehension and Practice of Pancasila)

Badan Pembinaan Ideologi Pancasila (The Agency for Pancasila Ideology Education)

Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (The Language Cultivation and Development Agency)

Badan Penyelidik Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia (The Investigation Committee for Preparation for Indonesian Independence)

Darul Dakwah Wal Irsyad (House of Predication and Guidance) Front Pembela Islam (The Islamic Defenders Front) Front Umat Islam (Front of the Muslim Community)

Gerakan Ahmadiyah Indonesia (Indonesian Ahmadiyyah [Lahore] Movement)

Garis-garis Besar Pola Pembangunan Semesta Berencana (The Outline of the Comprehensive National Development Plan)

Gerakan Nasional Pengawal Fatwa MUI (The National Movement of the Escort of the Fatwa of MUI)

Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (the Indonesian Brach of Hizb ut-Tahrir) Institut Agama Islam Negeri (State Institute for Islamic Studies) Jajasan Api Islam (Fire of Islam Foundation)

Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia (Indonesian Ahmadiyya [Qadian] Congregation)

Jama'ah Ansharut Tauhid

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KBBI

KHI LPMO

LPPKSA Masyumi MIAI

MMI MPRS

MUI NU Parmusi PDI-P

Persis Perti PKB PKS PPIM

PPKI

PPP PRRI

PUEBI

RIS SI UIN YPPA

The Official Indonesian Our'an Translation

Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (The Main Dictionary of Indonesian Language)

Kompilasi Hukum Islam (The Compilation of Islamic Law)

Lajnah Pentashihan Mushaf Al-Our'an (The Our'anic Text Review Board)

Lembaga Penyelenggara Penterjemah Kitab Suci Al-Our'an (The Organizing Committee for the Translation of the Holy Our'an)

Majelis Syura Muslimin Indonesia (Consultative Council of Indonesian Muslims)

Madjlis Islam A'laa Indonesia (The Supreme Islamic Council of Indonesia)

Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (Council of Indonesian Warriors)

Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Sementara (The Provisional People's Consultative Assembly)

Majelis Ulama Indonesia (Indonesian Ulama Council) Nahdlatul Ulama

Partai Muslimin Indonesia (Muslim Party of Indonesia)

Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan (Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle)

Persatuan Islam (Islamic Union)

Persatuan Tarbiyah Islamiyah (Union for Islamic Education) Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa (National Awakening Party) Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Prosperous Justice Party)

Pusat Pengkajian Islam dan Masyarakat (The Centre for Islamic and Social Studies)

Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia (Committee for the Preparation of Indonesian Independence)

Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (United Development Party)

Pemerintahan Revolusioner Republik Indonesia (Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia)

Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Indonesia (The General Guidelines of The Indonesian Language's Spelling)

Republik Indonesia Serikat (The United Indonesian Republic) Sarekat Islam (Islamic Union) Universitas Islam Negeri (State Islamic University)

Yayasan Penyelenggara Penterjemah /Pentafsir Al-Qur'an (The Foundation of the Organizing Committee for Translating/ Interpreting the Our'an)