Efforts to provide an understanding of the Qur’anic teaching to the public at the time of the development of interpretation in the archipelago were mostly carried out by scholars. Taking into account the context of the community, some scholars interpret the Qur'an using local languages, such as Malay, Sundanese, Javanese, and Balinese, to facilitate the understanding of the people who read it. Some of which were carried out by KH. Ahmad Rifa'i preached through his book called the book of tarajumah. One of his many books, the Tasyriḥatal Mukhtaj book, is a manuscript book that discusses the issue of muamalah fiqh. It also includes verses from the Qur'an, interpreted using ancient Javanese language and written in Arabic letters pegon.
Writing this thesis aims to determine the method, style, and contextuality of the interpretation of KH. Ahmad Rifa'i with Hans George Gadamer's Hermeneutics approach in the book. so this research focuses on the title The Methodology Interpretation Of KH Ahmad Rifa'i In Tarajumah (Tasyriḥatal Mukhtaj Manuscript)
This research is library research with qualitative research methods. That is understanding the Qur'an by going through the process of collecting data, interpreting data, and writing other narratives. with the primary source being the Tasyriḥatal Mukhtaj book. At the same time, the secondary sources are books related to KH. Ahmad Rifa'i, the book of Abyanal Hawaij, is also related to the explanation of interpretation in the book of Tasyriḥatal Mukhtaj, as well as other books.
From the analysis of the Tasyriḥatal Mukhtaj book, the researchers found several findings, namely 1). The book of Tasyriḥatal Mukhtaj uses the ijmali interpretation methods, 2). The style is fiqhi, Adabi al-ijtima'i and Tauhidi. As well as writing the commentary in the form of rhyming naẓam. 3). This book's interpretation follows the contextualization at that time and is still relevant and used today.