Aesthetic Reception of the Qur'an

According to William Graham, a text becomes scripture because of the relational relationship between the faith community and the text they consider sacred. The relationship is illustrated in various ways, such as receiving, reading, reciting, and treating the text with specific purposes. As a holy book, the Qur'an is also received by the faith community, one of which is a song. Recently, a viral song with the title Persona Guru was sung by one the Indonesian musicians, Raim Laode; according to him, in the song, there are quotations from the Qur'an, and the goal is that everyone who hears the song can be exposed to the word of God. In analyzing this phenomenon, researchers used qualitative research methods with the theoretical framework of al-Qur'an reception developed by Ahmad Rafiq and Wolfgang Iser's version of aesthetic reception, while to find out the implications of this song for netizens, researchers used the theoretical framework of mass communication effects consisting of cognitive effects, affective effects, and behavioral effects. The results of this study indicate that Raim Laode's activity of quoting the Qur'an in a song is included in the aesthetic reception of the Qur'an, and based on netizen responses, the song Bersenja Guru has cognitive effects, affective effects, and behavioral effects

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