The Official Indonesian Qur??n Translation

<p>This book studies the political and institutional project of Al-Qur'an dan Terjemahnya the official translation of the Qur??n into Indonesian by the Indonesian government. It investigates how the translation was produced and presented and how it is read as well as considering the implications of the state's involvement in such a work.</p><p><br></p><p>Lukman analyses the politicisation of the Qur??n commentary through discussion of how the tafs?r mechanism functions in this version weighing up the translation's dual constraints: the growing political context on the one hand and the tafs?r tradition on the other. In doing so the book pays attention to three key areas: the production phase the textual material and the reception of the translation by readers.</p><p><br></p><p>This book will be of value to scholars with an interest in tafs?r studies modern and Southeast Asian or Indonesian tafs?r sub-fields the study of Qur??n translations and Indonesian politics and religion more broadly.</p>