Urgensi Bahasa Arab Dalam Memahami Al-Qur'an Dan Hadits

Abstract

Language plays a very important role for everyone as a means to convey information, ideas, and thoughts. In the Islamic context, Arabic has a crucial urgency in understanding the Qur'an and Hadith. This study aims to examine in depth the role and urgency of mastering Arabic—along with its branches such as Nahwu, Sharaf, and Balaghah—towards the accuracy of understanding Islamic sacred texts. The method used is qualitative research with a library research approach. Data was collected from various classical and modern literatures discussing Arabic linguistics and Ulumul Qur'an. The results show that a comprehensive understanding of the Qur'an and Hadith cannot be achieved without adequate mastery of Arabic. The uniqueness of the language style (uslub), semantic richness, and dictional precision in the Qur'an require its researchers to master Arabic grammar to avoid interpretation bias. In conclusion, learning Arabic is an absolute prerequisite (obligatory) for Muslims, especially researchers of tafsir and hadith, to unearth divine messages accurately and deeply.