KEISTIMEWAAN ZAITUN DALAM TAFSIR AL-MISBAH KARYA QURAISH SHIHAB DAN KETERKAITANNYA DENGAN KESEHATAN

Abstract

Zaitun was mentioned in several locations in Al-Qur’an, and yet majority of Indonesian peo- ple don’t know its eminence and they still minor concern about its usage for their health. This reseach was designed to discover the eminences of zaitun refer to tafsir Al-Misbah wrote by Quraish Shihab and to discover its correlation to health. This reseach applied maudhu’I tahlili (thematic and analytical) methods by mean gathering verses contain word “zaitun†or verses with the similar meaning, then arranging those verses orderly along with their asbabun nuzul, then explaining each verses interpretation referred to tafsir Al-Misbah. Then analizing the eminence of zaitun and its correlation to health. The result of this reseach showed that eminence of zaitun (refer to tafsir Al-Misbah) namely: zaitun is one of Allah’s favors, it has a very long life, its tree is blessed and grow in blessed place, it contains oils that glow, it has many benefits and with it Allah make a vow in Al-Qur’an. According to tafsir Al-Misbah, zai- tun has correlation to health, namely it makes heart healthy, it slows down growth of several types of cancer, its benefical for skin, lower blood pressure, prevent aging, etc.