Al-Qur'an And Radical Ideology; A Critical Study of “Al-Wa'ie” Tafsir by Rokhmat S. Labib

This article proves that the ideological construction of an interpretation determines the tendency of the product of interpretation and has the potential to reduce the meaning of a text and reject other interpretations. The findings in this article prove that the construction of the interpretation of Rokhmat S. Labib is more of a process of elaborating verses for certain interests by designing themes and sub-themes with tendentious conclusions and even blaming "infidel" Muslims who are not aligned, intolerant of differences, partial and fanatical. His interpretation is often separated from the context of the verse, which results in this work being inconsistent in taking references even though he does not ignore the historical context of the verse. This article also proves that the author's background determines the ideological tendencies and interests in an interpretation, more tendent an interpretation is more radical.