Developing a Method of Understanding Norul Ihsan Using Intertextual Approach: A Critical Analysis based on the Parallel Method

Abstract

The Interpretation of Norul Ihsan by Syeikh Muhammad Sa’id ibn Umar is the earliest Jawi work that has been produced. This study was conducted to reveal the reference works used by the author. This study using the intertextual approach in dialogism on the process of analyzing The Interpretation of Norul Ihsan based on the parallel method. The research design used is documentation using the subjective approach that employs descriptive and qualitative data based on the intertextual approach. This research shows that there are 11 works which have been referred to by the author when producing Norul Ihsan i.e The Interpretation of al-Tha’laby, The Interpretation of al-Jamal, The Interpretation of al-Baidawy, The Interpretation of al-Khazin, The Interpretation of al-Baghawy, The Interpretation of al-Tabary, The Interpretation of al-Qurtuby, The Interpretation of al-Razy, The Interpretation of al-Jalalayn, The Interpretation of Ibn Kathir, and The Interpretation of al-Nasafy. Analysis of the findings shows that references from The Interpretation of al-Jalalayn are widely used by the author when writing Norul Ihsan.