The current studies of Muhammad and his hadith in the West and Indonesia Shared themes, different countries : qur'anic interpretation in the twentieth century Indonesia and Egypt Tafsir al-Qur'an bi al-Qur'an as a distinctive methodology Israiliat contribution in contemporary exegesis: (the effort to establish israiliat which is silenced "mauquf" as a source of an interpretation) The authenticity of hadith narrated by Nafi' the mawla of Ibn 'Umar Thematic scientific interpretation of the Qur'an in Indonesia Trinity in the Qur'an : a historical account Freedom of religion in Rashid Rida's perspective Freedom of religion in Quranic perspectives : the inclusive interpretations of the contemporary muslim scholars Assigning Madinah charter on the discourse of plurality and tolerance The disseminated interpretations of hajj from dhu al-nun to al-shibli and the problems of contemporary pilgrimage Al-iklil fi ma'ani al-tanzil and family planning in Indonesia Challenges of practicing Qur'anic values in Muslim majority country Filial piety in Islam and Confucianism [a comparative study between ahadith and the analects] Contextuality vs universality of the hadith: methodological problem How to comprehend the similarity between hebrew bible and the qur'an? the intertextuality between Psalm 136 and q. 55 (al-Rahman) Semantics of the Qur'an: the past and opportunity in the future Pragmatic meaning of questions in the holy Qur'an: speech act study on the verses about stories Endowment and justice: from textualism to sociological jurisprudence Ma'na-cum- maghza aproach to the Qur'an: interpretation of q. 5:51 Modern theological reading of the Qur'an, and gender issues: three cases of female Muslim scholars Qur'anic subtle patriarchy (pre-canonical reading to women-mentioning Qur'anic verses)