ABDULLAH YUSUF ALI, MUSTANSIR MIR, AND JOSEPH STORY: MAKING USE OF THE QUR'AN IN LEARNING LITERARY APPRECIATION IN ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM

Abstract

The important role of religion in human life is undoubted reality. Many religions that were born hundreds or even thousands of years ago are still recognized for their existence today. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three major religions whose followers have had a major influence on the development of human civilization. In the holy books of these three religions there is a story about the Prophet Joseph. In the Islamic holy book, the story of the Prophet Joseph is said to be the best story. The aim of this research is to find out what is special about the Holy Qur'an, the English Al-Qu'ran translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, so that it is suitable for bridging English Language Education study program students with the Story of Prophet Joseph, and what Mustansir Mir's findings which are useful for the subject of Literary Appreciation. This research is qualitative research using the records keeping method by utilizing information technology or internet networks. The results of this research are that the Holy Qur'an can be used in Literary Appreciation learning because of the ease of obtaining it and the quality of the translation. It was also found that the world-class scholar who researched the story of the Prophet Joseph was Mustansir Mir, an academician from Pakistan who taught at several wellknown universities in the United States. In studying the story of the Prophet Joseph, this scholar found three main literary devices in Surah Joseph, i.e. plot, themes, and characters. Thus, the story of the Prophet Joseph can be included as an additional material in Literary Appreciation lectures in the English education study program by utilizing the works of Abdullah Yusuf Ali and Mustansir Mir. This additional material is one of the special chraracteristics of Muhammadiyah Higher Education.