Ecological Discourse Construction in Qur’anic Verses on the Earth: A Semitic Rhetorical Analysis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14804/daqiyah.v1i1.112Keywords:
Environmental Ethics, Khalifah, Qur’anic Ecology, Rhetorical Structure, Semitic Rhetorical AnalysisAbstract
Amid escalating global environmental crises, religious texts are increasingly revisited as ethical resources rather than merely doctrinal references. While the Qur’an articulates foundational principles governing the human–nature relationship, most Qur’anic ecological studies remain thematic and normative, paying limited attention to linguistic and rhetorical construction. This study aims to examine how ecological messages are rhetorically structured and emphasized in the Qur’an through Semitic Rhetorical Analysis (SRA). Employing qualitative library research, the study integrates ecological interpretation with rhetorical analysis of Qur’an Surah Al-A’rāf [7]: 56, Surah Al-Baqarah [2]: 205, Surah Al-Rūm [30]: 41, and Surah Al-An’ām [6]: 165. The findings demonstrate that concentric, parallel, and concentric-parallel patterns systematically reinforce prohibitions against environmental corruption (fasād), highlight the causal link between human actions and ecological damage, and affirm human stewardship (khilāfah). This study argues that Qur’anic rhetorical structures function as persuasive pedagogical mechanisms for cultivating a balanced and sustainable Islamic environmental ethic.
Abstrak
Di tengah eskalasi krisis lingkungan global, teks-teks keagamaan semakin dikaji sebagai sumber etika, bukan sekadar rujukan doktrinal. Meskipun Al-Qur’an mengandung prinsip-prinsip fundamental yang mengatur hubungan manusia dan alam, kajian ekologi Al-Qur’an selama ini cenderung bersifat tematik-normatif dan kurang memperhatikan konstruksi linguistik serta retorisnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji bagaimana pesan-pesan ekologis Al-Qur’an disusun dan ditekankan secara retoris melalui pendekatan Semitic Rhetorical Analysis (SRA). Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif berbasis studi kepustakaan, penelitian ini mengintegrasikan tafsir ekologis dengan analisis retoris terhadap Al-Qur’an Surah Al-A’rāf [7]: 56, Surah Al-Baqarah [2]: 205, Surah Al-Rūm [30]: 41, dan Surah Al-An’ām [6]: 165. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pola retoris konsentris, paralel, dan konsentris-paralel secara sistematis menegaskan larangan kerusakan lingkungan (fasād), hubungan kausal antara perilaku manusia dan kerusakan alam, serta tanggung jawab manusia sebagai khalifah di bumi. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa struktur retoris Al-Qur’an berfungsi sebagai mekanisme pedagogis-persuasif dalam membangun etika lingkungan Islam yang berorientasi pada keseimbangan dan keberlanjutan.
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