Makna Jihad Dalam Al-Qur'an (Studi Komparatif Tafsir al-Maraghi dan Tafsir al-Munir)

The meaning of Jihad is often debated and misunderstood by some people to the point of the emergence of bad stigma in view of Islamic law triggered by the emergence of the issue of terrorist acts that occur in the community. Regarding the meaning of Jihad itself, mufassir have different dynamics of interpretation. The purpose of this research is to find out the similarities and differences interpretations of the meaning of jihad and it’s scope according to Al-Maraghi and Wahbah al-Zuhaili thought. This research is library research using descriptive-separated comparative method by identifies and discribe the interpatasion of jihad’s verses from the main source tafseer Al-Maraghi and tafseer Al-Munir in separate way, and anilizing the substantial and methodological side. The result of this research are : first the similarities in substance: (1) Jihad derived from the word al-juhdu which means masyaqqah, hardship, and in terms of jihad is not only identical with qital/war, but more comprehensive than just a fight against or being in the battle to defending and protecting the religion, Jihad also means all the efforts and hard work borne by the believers in the form of trials in life such as subjugating lust, patience in upholding the truth and fighting falsehood, for the sake of welfare and cleansing the earth from destruction. (2) Jihad is the typical identity of a believer who truly loves Allah and His Messenger. (3) divide jihad in three kind: jihad againt the anemy (who againt Islam), jihad againt syaitan, jihad againt lust (al-hawa’). Second, the two tafseers have a bit relative differences in interpretation regarding to the attitude and the implementation of these three divisions of jihad, which is Al-Maraghi's interpratation in Tafsir Al Maraghi is more offensive in side of strategic character, and the opposite, Wahbah Az-Zuhaili's interpratation in his Tafsir Al Munir is in more defensive side. Keywords: Tafseer, Al-Qur’an, Jihad