AN ANALYSIS OF TAQWA IN THE HOLY QURAN: SURAH AL- BAQARAH
Abstract
Within
the context of the Islamic religion, having Taqwa or the traits of
righteousness is imperative because Taqwa reflects the level of a Muslim’s
faith. Hence, the purpose of the present study was to identify the traits of
Takwa in surah Al-Baqara in the Holy Quran. The data for this study were
obtained from verses in surah Al-Baqara. Purposive sampling was used to select
the verses that contain the traits of Taqwa using an established tafseer
(Quranic interpretation) in the Qurainic field as a guideline in marking the
Taqwa traits in sampling the verses. Two experts in the field of Quranic
tafseer validated the traits of Taqwa extracted from each selected verse. The
data were analyzed using manifest and latent content analyses. The findings
reveal 10 categories of traits of Taqwa which are tawheed or monotheism, do good to others, performing solah, paying
of zakat, honouring rights, repentance, doing good deeds, righteous
communication, being grateful, being sincere, and recognition of the absoluteness
of Allah’s sovereignty. Sequential emphasis-based analysis was used to tabulate
the reiteration of each trait of Taqwa in order to find out the trait that is
most frequently emphasized in the form of reiteration. Among the Taqwa category
traits, the major emphasis is on tawheed
or believing the oneness of Allah. The findings help in enhancing the
understanding and the meta-framework of the traits of Taqwa, which is
particularly useful for non-scholarly Muslims in strengthening their Islamic
faith in accordance to what is commanded in the Holy Quran.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Harison Mohd. Sidek
Malaysia
Sulaiman Ismail
Malaysia
Noor Saazai Mat Said
Malaysia
Fariza Puteh Behak
Malaysia
Hazleena Baharun
Malaysia
Sulhah Ramli
Malaysia
Mohd Aizuddin Abd Aziz
Malaysia
Noor Azizi Ismail
Malaysia
Suraini Mat Ali
Malaysia
Publication Date
August 31, 2017
Submission Date
August 30, 2017
Acceptance Date
June 17, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 3 Number: 8