FROM KHULDI TO MORAL RESILIENCE
A PEDAGOGICAL READING OF E. ABDURRAHMAN'S POPULAR SUNDANESE QUR'ANIC EXEGESIS
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https://doi.org/10.30868/ei.v15i04.10960Keywords:
Metaphorical Exegesis, Khuldi Fruit, Sundanese Qur'anic Exegesis, Moral Education, Moral ResilienceAbstract
This article examines the metaphorical construction of the khuldi narrative in E. Abdurrahman's (1912–1983) popular Sundanese Qur'anic exegesis and its pedagogical implications for moral education. The study draws primarily on “Buah Choldi” (1951) and “Ancurna Hiji Nagri,” supported by other exegetical writings and teaching materials. Using qualitative textual analysis, it combines Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and the Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) to identify metaphorical expressions through comparisons of basic and contextual meanings and map their source and target domains. The findings reveal an interconnected sequence of metaphors involving the khuldi fruit, nakedness, leaves, and a layered fortress. These metaphors represent temptation and ambition, moral awareness, rationalization of wrongdoing, and the preservation of faith. Their pedagogical synthesis conceptualizes moral resilience as the capacity to maintain moral orientation through awareness, reflection, self-control, habituation, and commitment to faith. This study contributes to Islamic education by connecting metaphorical interpretation in popular Sundanese Qur'anic exegesis with contemporary discourse on moral resilience
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