Seven other siblings namely Nina, Sida, Nizar, Abdul Muthalib, Salwa and twin sister Ulfa and Latifah, were born in the village of Buton. His three older siblings, Nur, Ali (d) and Umar, and two younger siblings, Wardah and Alwi Shihab, were also born in Rappang. Quraish is the fourth son of twelve siblings. His father was Abdurrahman Shihab, an Islamic scholar and professor at State Institute of Islamic Sciences and his mother was Asma Aburisyi.

Quraish was born in Lotassalo, Rappang, on February 16, 1944. He is the older brother of the former Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Alwi Shihab. Muhammad Quraish Shihab (Arabic: محمّد قريش شهاب‎ Muḥammad Qurayš Šihāb) February 16, 1944) is an Arab Indonesian Muslim scholar in the sciences of the Qur'an, an author, a cleric, and former Minister of Religion Affairs in the Cabinet of Development VII (1998). Rappang, Celebes, Japanese-occupied East Indies ^ Abdullah Saeed, Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary Indonesia.^ Nawawi, Pemikiran Muhammad Quraish Shihab, p.11-16.Federspiel, believes that the works of Quraish Shihab commentary confidently assist the contemporary Indonesian society in terms of religious issues. There's also the issue of the separation between the haq (reality) and batil (vanity) and the way out for everyday problem human being faces, which is required as well for mufassir to remove the misunderstanding towards the Qur'an or the content of the verses.Īn observer of the work of Nusantara interpretation, Howard M. Shihab also mentions regarding mufassir, whose demanded to explain the values which are in line with the development of society, so that the Qur'an can actually serve as a guide. According to Shihab, the majesty of God's word can accommodate all the different conditions lived by the person. Quraish Shihab begins by explaining the purposes of interpreting God's word in accordance with the cultural and conditional environment surrounding the person, and how science and the messages of the Qur'an can be extracted. As is the name, the author aims to preach the Qur'an to be more 'grounded' and easy to understand. Al-Mishbah means 'lantern', which connotes the meaning of life and matters of the people illuminated by the light of the Qur'an.

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