MASYARAKAT ELITE DALAM AL-QURΓÇÖAN: (Sebuah Pendekatan Antropologi Al-QurΓÇÖan atas Term al-MalaΓÇÖ)

Abstract

Elite society in the series of the QurΓÇÖanic stories become interesting when those stories contain educational mission and enlightenment for mankind. The research uses descriptive-qualitative method with literary anthropological approach. The research focuses on how the implication of the attitude of elite society in the Qur'an. The research shows that the derivation of the word ΓÇ£al-mala'ΓÇ¥ ( ????? ) are mentioned 30 times in the Qur'an and spread in twelve surah, in the form of ma'rifatΓÇ¥ (gnosis) for 29 times and in the form of ΓÇ£nakirahΓÇ¥ for once only. Generally, the word ΓÇ£al-malaΓÇÖΓÇ¥ 'in the Qur'an refers to human, it is mentioned only two time that refers to angels namely in the QurΓÇÖan, chapter 37, verse 8 and chapter 38, verse 69. The type of ΓÇ£almala'ΓÇ¥ can be divided into three, namely propaganda against the apostle, who did not oppose the apostles preaching, and hypocrite. Term al-malaΓÇÖ also has a relationship with kubaraΓÇÖ) ????? ( and syaazah ) ???? ( describing the social construction of the society. Some valuable lessons and implications of the research results provide the urgency of the elite society behavior (al-mala') in the story of the QurΓÇÖan in the order of civilization. It shows the general trend of them, and the importance of elite cadres with the strengthening of theology and faith as they have a vital role in the progress and the collapse of a civilization.