Penelitian Terhadap Kriteria dan Tekstual Ijazah Sanad Al-Quran

A Study on Criteria and Technical Specifications of Quranic Sanad

Abstract

The method of ijazah (permission) sanad (authority) of al-Quran in Malaysia is still relatively unfamiliar and unknown to most people in Malaysia. Perhaps this practice is exclusive to the Quranic teachers, huffaz (who have memorized) of the Quran, and students of higher education. Furthermore, among the Quranic sanad holders are those who have obtained it through the Qur'anic talaqqi (acquisition) program coordinated by organizational authorities within and outside of the country such as Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic College of Kelantan, Al Mufid Studies Center of Terengganu, Al-Azhar Maahad Qiraat of Egypt, International Islamic University of Madinah and many more. In fact, the current trend shows that many people and scholars in the field of Quranic studies especially from Arab countries have been invited to conduct home-based Quranic talaqqi programs. This is especially the case for programs organized by Ainhafeez Enterprise and Khozandaroh Studies Center of Selangor. These programs contribute more to the understanding of public towards the substantiality of the Quranic ijazah sanad that has been traditionally practiced since the time of revelation. In light of this phenomenon, there are some important issues such as the understanding of the component and the textual content of Quranic sanad among the sanad holders that need to be addressed and refined by the organizers. This process of ijazah sanad is of importance since the textual content is utterly different from other discipline of Islamic sciences like hadith or ijazah of classical turath (heritage) books. Therefore, this study discusses the concept of ijazah sanad of al-Quran as well as the textual content of Quranic sanad. This qualitative study employs library-based and deductive method in analyzing textual content of Quranic sanad in order to fulfill the fundamental characterization of Quranic sanad sciences. The preliminary findings show the diversities of textual content of Quranic sanad all over the world are unbridged from important items of Quranic sanad written text such as title, awarding body and recipient, official stamp and signature including other information. Accordingly, the understanding of textual content of Quranic sanad is essential for its preservation apart from refinement of sharia’s demand and contemporary culture. Having a proper understanding of the Quranic sanad, the transmission of this tradition from one generation to another can be confined within trustees and not be awarded to the outsiders.