Evolusi Madrasah Tafsir Al-Qur’an di Mesir: Penelusuran Era dan Tipologi Media

Humans are always obsessed with a newness.
They are trying to display and apply a newness in various
aspects of life. The same practice is also happen in Egyptian
exegesis school. Although not as old as the exegesis school in
Mecca, Medina, Kufa and Basra, the exegesis school in Egypt
are interesting to be examined in reason of its exist from the
classical to the contemporary era. The stretched era definitely
requires an evolution. This article explores the evolution of
media used in delivering Qur'anic interpretation and
commentaries along these eras in Egypt. Using a historical
approach, the evolution of exegesis school in Egypt can be
mapped into three main phases. The classical phase uses the
oral and written media (manuscripts), the transitional phase
uses printing (magazines/printed books) and electronic media
(radio / television), and the contemporary phase uses digital
media.