READING THE INTERPRETATION OF AL-QUR’AN VERSES ON THE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT @THEQURAN_PATH(COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INTERPRETATIONS IN FEED @THEQURAN_PATH AND TAFSIR AL-MISBAH)

Abstract

This research discusses about interpretation of Al-Quran verses on the Instagram account @thequran_path with comparative in tafsir al-Misbah book. The @thequran_path account is a da'wah account on Instagram whose discussions focus on the study of al-Qur’an. This study is comparative research between the interpretations written in feed @thequran_path account with interpretation in tafsir al-Misbah. The method used in this research is qualitative with model library research. Some discussions in this research are, 1). A glance at the instagram account @thequran_path. 2). The da'wah concept in the instagram account @thequran_path. 3). An analysis of the Instagram feed @thequran_path and comparison with the interpretation in tafsir al-Misbah by Quraish Shihab. This research concludes that 1). The Instagram account @thequran_path is an Islamic da'wah account that discusses about al-Qur’an. This account has hundreds of thousands of followers with more than 25,000 posts (as of September 2024). 2). The instagram account @thequran_path has the concept of da'wah by following viral moments or phenomena. 3). The interpretation presented in feed in this account tends to use interpretations in the tafsir al-Muyassar (tafsir of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Religion) and the tafsirs of Saudi ulama. So, this interpretation will be compared with the interpretation of Quraish Shihab in the tafsir al-Misbah.