Kashef In Al-Qur an (Study Of Rashid Rida s Interpretation In Tafsīr Al-Manār)

Kashef in Sufism occupies a very central position; even it could be something distinctive. According to the Sufis, kashef is seeing the unseen and watching them firmly. Thus, they claim that if one is in the level of kashef, he may know the things in dark, hidden secrets and he is able to solve all the problems that are complicated. This is a high level or degree claimed by the Sufis. In practical, kashef has different experience. This is because kashef due to the method in gaining ma rifāt and getting the science of ladunni. That s why this method is still irrational and sometimes out of the common habit. Thus, this method is highly subjective and prone to be deflected from the appropriate direction of the Shari a. There are some differences among interpreters (mufassirūn) who interpret the God purpose in al-Qur an. One agreed with the concept of kashef, but some are rejected. One of the interpreters who rejected this concept is Muhammad Rashid Riḍā. The research questions in this thesis are how Rashid Riḍā interpreted the verses of kashef and the verses used as arguments by the Sufis in Tafsīr al-Manār as well as how the relevance of that interpretation in this era. This study basically figured the library research, it is all the sources are based on written material and deals with the problems the author discussed, and also the secondary data that support this research. From Rashid Riḍā s interpretation, it can be concluded that he has different views from Sufi scholars declared that kashef only be obtained by special people who close to God. Furthermore, Riḍā confirmed that kashef can also be obtained by anyone who makes an effort to get it. The difference between the Sufis and Rashid Riḍā is that according to the Sufi kashef is unveiling the heart, whereas according to Rashid Riḍā, kashef is the disclosure in mind. It can be searched its scientific causes and easily available for anyone who wants to have it. Not only a righteous man, non-Muslims can also have it.