The Fundamental Mistake of Afrizal Nur's Criticism Against the Tafsir of Al-Mishbāh

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This article exposes the fundamental mistake of Afrizal Nur (AN) in criticizing Tafsir Al-Mishbāh by Muhammad Quraish Shihab (Shihab). This study was conducted considering that AN had been very brave in criticizing Tafsir Al-Mishbāh. Even though it is wrapped in the highest academic work (dissertation) and published as a book, it is complex not to be called less careful in correcting Shihab. This widely spread work eroded some people's trust in Shihab's intellectuality and integrity. Unfortunately, no academic work has tried to address this issue, let alone published in scientific journals. This article is the result of a text analysis study. The criticism of AN is studied so that it is compared to Shihab's original work and considered based on related theories and conclusions. It was found that AN made a fundamental mistake in managing its data. His data breaks down some of the findings used as criticism of Shihab. AN often equates Shihab's opinion with other interpreters' views in his commentary. When it finds the opinion of Thabāthabā'ī, for example, the AN without hesitation refers to it as the opinion of Shihab, even though Shihab has written a different opinion, even refuting it. AN even seems to have difficulty grasping the meaning intended by Shihab, so it comes to a different conclusion.