KONSEP PERGERAKAN DAN PEREDARAN BUMI DALAM AL-QUR'AN: ANALISIS TAFSIR ILMI TERHADAP TEMA ḤARAKAT AL-ARḌ WA DAWRANUHA ḤAQIQAH ‘ILMIYYAH ATSBATAHA AL-QUR’AN KARYA MUHAMMAD ALI ASH-SHABUNI

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the writing systematics, interpretive methodology, and substantive ideas contained in Ḥarakat al-Arḍ wa Dawrānuhā Ḥaqīqah ‘Ilmiyyah Atsbatahā al-Qur’ān by Muhammad Ali Ash-Shabuni. The research employs a library research method with descriptive-systematic, comparative, and interpretative-integrative approaches. The primary source is Ash-Shabuni’s work itself, while secondary sources include classical Qur’anic commentaries, academic journal articles, and relevant astronomical literature. The findings reveal that Ash-Shabuni applies a thematic (maudhu‘i) method with a scientific (tafsir ilmi) orientation by integrating linguistic analysis of Qur’anic verses with modern scientific discoveries. The main themes of his interpretation concern the movement of the Earth, the spherical shape of the Earth, the orderly motion of celestial bodies, and the relationship between revelation and scientific knowledge. In explaining cosmological verses, he utilizes internal Qur’anic approaches such as syntax (nahwu), morphology (sharaf), and rhetoric (balaghah), while also correlating them with contemporary astronomical findings. Comparative analysis demonstrates that Ash-Shabuni’s interpretation differs from many classical exegetes who generally understood cosmological verses within theological and eschatological frameworks. Nevertheless, his integrative approach represents an effort to establish a constructive dialogue between revelation and science. This study concludes that Ash-Shabuni’s work makes a significant contribution to the development of contemporary scientific exegesis and reinforces the relevance of the Qur’an to modern scientific advancement while maintaining established principles of Qur’anic interpretation.