Exploring radicalism on religious discourse: insights from quranic misinterpretation

This article is a qualitative-descriptive study which employs single case study and content analysis to relate the phenomenon that exists in the translation of Quranic verses that are generally interpreted as a means for legitimizing the acts of terrorism by radical Islamists. The integration on the linguistic knowledge of Islamic texts has been studied as a process of incorporating new information into the existing knowledge with an interdisciplinary approach. Language is not only the object of linguistic scientific study, but also the object of study related to discipline and others. The importance of language in the multitude of learning and the discipline of science has led to its status as a condition for correct understanding of the Quranic messages. Two patterns of understanding Islamic texts become the spectrum of how the teachings of Islam are fairly understood. Linguistic provides general criticism toward the radicals' interpretations in understanding the Islamic texts. Then the study ends up with an argument that the radicalism in many groups in Islam relates to the language. Language is not only the object of linguistic scientific study, but also the object of study related to discipline and others. The importance of language in the multitude of learning and the discipline of science has led to its status as a condition for correct understanding of the Quranic messages. Two patterns of understanding Islamic texts become the spectrum of how the teachings of Islam are fairly understood. Linguistic provides general criticism toward the radicals' interpretations in understanding the Islamic texts. ? 2021 Islamic Cultural Centre. All rights reserved.