The Integrity of Ulama in Hamka's Al-Azhar Interpretation

Abstract

This study aims to reveal and analyze the concept of the integrity of scholars as reflected in Hamka's Tafsir al-Azhar. The integrity of scholars is one of the important values ??in religious life that reflects the morals, knowledge, and moral responsibility of scholars in conveying Islamic teachings. Tafsir al-Azhar, as one of Hamka's monumental works, presents thoughts that are full of scientific values, ethics, and a commitment to truth. This research is aqualitative research. The method used is library research, which is a type of research that limits its activities only to library collection materials without requiring field research. Therefore, the data collection technique in this study is the documentation technique, namely the technique of recording, collecting and recording all data findings in books or other literature. After that, it is selected and then displayed in descriptive form, then all data related to the discussion of scholars taken from primary and secondary sources are initially recorded and collected in a structured and systematic document folder. Then selected according to the portion of needs and feasibility in the argumentation quotation. Until the next process is presented in a descriptive statement through the conclusion of the analysis and findings. The results of the analysis show that there are two important points in the concept of the integrity of scholars which are reflected in Hamka's Tafsir al-Azhar. 1) namely raising the muru'ah of scholars, that there are several ways to raise the muru'ah of scholars. First by maintaining personal integrity, second maintaining good morals, third education and development, fourth leadership training, fifth effective communication, and sixth becoming a mediator in conflict. 2) namely Hamka's interpretation in Tafsir al-Azhar about the verses of scholars, first in Q.S. al-Maidah verses 44 and 63 the word ahbar is a pious person or scholar from among the Bani Israil, second in Q.S. asy-Syu'ara' verse 197 also clearly states that the scholars referred to in this verse are scholars of the Bani Israil, thirdly Q.S. Fatir verse 28 scholars in this verse are scholars of Muslims who are said to be scholars are people who are knowledgeable with their knowledge, fear of Allah SWT arises. The results of this study can be used as initial data for subsequent researchers in studying this problem in different contexts and issues.