A Comparative Study of Lam Al-Amr in Malay Translations of the Qur’an: Tafsir Pimpinan Ar-Rahman and Tafsir Fi Zilal Al-Qur’an

This article investigates the translation of Lam Al-Amr (لام الأمر), a grammatical particle in Qur’anic Arabic that conveys imperative meaning when attached to the present tense verb (fi‘l mudāri‘). The study compares two Malay Qur’anic exegeses, Tafsir Pimpinan Ar-Rahman (TPAR) and Tafsir Fi Zilal al-Qur’an (TFZQ), focusing on Surah al-Baqarah. Through textual analysis, similarities and differences in translation are identified and evaluated by linguistic experts for accuracy. The findings indicate that while both tafsirs consistently render Lam Al-Amr with the imperative marker “hendaklah,” differences in lexical choice reveal distinct interpretive orientations. Accuracy assessments further demonstrate that TFZQ maintains greater consistency, whereas TPAR occasionally introduces redundancy. This study contributes to Qur’an translation scholarship by illustrating how grammatical sensitivity and lexical nuance affect exegetical outcomes.