The Contextual Understanding Of War Commands In The Qur'an: An Interpretative Study Of The Indonesian Mujahedeen Council

Abstract

This study intends to present the contextual understanding of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council (MMI) on war commands. It uses a qualitative literature approach with hermeneutical and comparative analysis methods. Subsequently, the study showed that MMI,according to Muhammad Talib, understands war in Islam as defensive (difā'i), not offensive (ibtidāi). Hence, only the unbelievers who are hostile to Islam and Muslims are ordered to be fought. This is because the goal in war is to eliminate interference or slander from the Islam enemy against Muslim life. Therefore, MMI, through Muhammad Talib, viewed that the correct translation of the Al Qur'an is tafsiriyyah, not harfiyyah.