HOSPITALITY OF COMMUNICATION IN MUSLIM THEOLOGY: An Analytical Study from Qur-anic Perspective
Assoc. Prof. Dr Sohirin Mohammad Solihin, Dr. Zubaidi Wahyono
International Islamic University Malaysia
Abstract
The paper attempts to expose different levels of hospitality services related with human relation. It mainly focuses on analytical study on verses of the Quran pertaining to ethical foundation in dealing with others. The divine message given to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) also greatly emphasizes on the importance of hospitality relation that comprises the whole aspect of human activities. Ethical guidelines and hospitlity services is one of the most important element to avoid clash, misunderstanding and even human crisis in the community. It seems that the occurance of tension within the family as well as in the community is due to the absence of hospitable relation on the basis of truth and justice. In this paper, we employ the method of deductive analysis from the views of contemporary scholars in the field of Quranic exegesis which emerged in the twentieth century as mostly it elucidates the verses with the use of sociological approaches instead of focusing on literal understanding. While scope of the paper is limited in analyzing the interpretation of verses related to ethical relation in individual, family, inter-religious adherents and communication with governmental leaders. The significance lies on how humanity should take benefit from the Qur-anic guidance related to hospitality of communication to maintain peaceful co-existence across cultural and religious background in the society.
Keywords: Hospitality of Communication, Quran Study
Topic: International Conference on Islamic Studies in the Digital Era