Poverty Alleviation Solutions in the Qur'an: Perspective of Tafsir al-Ibrîz by KH Bisri Musthofa

Abstract

This research aims to examine the concept of poverty in the Qur'an through the perspective of Tafsir al-Ibrîz by KH Bisri Musthofa, as well as the solutions offered through the interpretation of verses related to poverty. The research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive-analytical methods and library research based on thematic interpretation (maudhu'i). The primary data source is Tafsir al-Ibrîz li Ma'rifat Al-Qur'an Al-Azîz by KH Bisri Musthofa, while the secondary source includes various literature related to poverty, interpretation, and Islamic socio-economic studies. The results of the study show that Islam does not justify a person choosing poverty as a way of life in the name of religious teachings. The Qur'an through the perspective of Tafsir al-Ibrîz offers eleven solutions to poverty alleviation, which include positive commandments in the form of: increasing human resources, working hard, helping, deliberating, feeding, infak, issuing zakat, and distributing ghanimah and fai'; and prohibitions in the form of: usury, monopoly and hoarding of wealth, as well as extravagant behavior. The relevance of this interpretation is very significant in the Indonesian context, considering the high poverty rate faced by the majority of Indonesian Muslims and the need for a contextual and solution-based approach based on Qur'an values.