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This article deals with Tafsîr al-Azhâr from biographical and methodological perspectives employing historical method. Hamka started writing this Tafsîr al-Azhâr in 1959 than convoyed it as a down lecture in the Mosque of al-Azhâr. He completed the writing of this book of al-tafsîr when he was being jailed. This book of al-tafsîr consists of thirty chaptersl. After analyzing the contents of the book of al-tafsîr, the writer found that Hamka employed rational method with literature and social patterns based on the school of Islamic orthodoxy and Islamic free act. Kata Kunci: Hamka, Tafsîr al- Azhâr, tafsir bi al-ma'tsur, tafsir bi al-ra'y, metode tahlilî, corak penafsiran adabî, corak penafisran ijtimâ’î

This article deals with التفكر in the Qur’an employing the thematic method of qur’anic exegesis. Observing the verses used the Qur’an, the writer found some words in the Qur’an denoting both negative and positive thinking. To denote the negative thinking, the word تتفكرون is used; to denote the things related to the prohibition of drinking liquor and of gambling; the word تعقلون is used; to denote the order to do good things; the word نظر is used; to denote al-Walid al-Mughirah’s negation to the Qur’an; to denote the unbelievers’ accuses of the prophet Muhammad, the word احلام is used. In the mean time, to denote the positive thinking, the Qur’an adopts the word يتفكرون that is something related to the creature of the universe and of the natural phenomena; the word ينظر is used to denote the origin of human beings; the word اولو الالباب is used to denote agreement and negation to truth of the Qur’an. Kata Kunci: tafsir, berpikir, Alquran