AYAT-AYAT TOLERANSI DALAM KEBINEKAAN PERSPEKTIF TAFSIR AL-AZHAR KARYA HAMKA

Abstract

This study examines HAMKA’s interpretations in Tafsir Al-Azhar concerning Quranic verses that promote tolerance, a topic highly relevant to multicultural Indonesia. The research is a library-based study using the Maudhu’i (thematic) method; the primary data source is Tafsir Al-Azhar, while secondary sources include academic works on Quranic verses about tolerance. Findings reveal HAMKA’s exegesis of four verses: QS. Al-Hujurat: 13, QS. Al-An’am: 108, QS. Al-Mumtahanah: 8, and QS. Al-Maidah: 5. According to HAMKA, the Qur’an commands Muslims to respect differences of ethnicity, religion, language, and culture, and to observe proper social conduct. HAMKA emphasizes prohibitions against mutual insult among religious communities and advocates kind treatment of non-Muslims provided they do not wage war against or expel Muslims from their homes. He also highlights the importance of interreligious solidarity and mutual sharing as means to strengthen social cohesion. These interpretations position tolerance as a Qur’anic value essential for maintaining national integrity amid diversity. The study underscores the contribution of HAMKA’s tafsir in offering a theological foundation for practices of social tolerance in Indonesia