Methodology of Regis Blachere (1900-1973) Regarding Quran: A Critical Analysis

The Orientalist movement is seen as a movement of science and research as well as targeting the purpose of doubt and confusion of Muslims. This study revolves around Western orientalist Regis Blachere about his involvement in the world of orientalism. The problem of study is to study the background of Regis Blachere’s orientalist who has a lot of influence on current orientalist thought. In addition, this study looks at the field of study and the arguments given by Regis Blachere in the field of interpretation of the Qur’an. Then the question of judging the thoughts and methods in writing used by Regis Blachere to criticize the interpretation of the Koran. Another question is the finding of Regis Blachere’s differences in the thinking of Islamic figures in addressing issues related to Islam, especially in the field of the Quran. The objective of this study is to identify the background, education, and corpus of Regis Blachere. Secondly, relates the field of study with arguments based on the thought of orientalist Regis Blachere. Third analyzes the concept of thinking and method of writing Regis Blachere in the field of Orientalism. The fourth is to distinguish Regis Blachere’s orientalis thinking from Islamic thinkers. This study is more qualitative by using the facts, reviews, perceptions, and concepts in explaining the submissions. This research is based on a literature study through journals, articles, scientific books, and website. The solidity of Regis Blachere in the field of orientalist became the world’s attention after he published a piece writing of Islam. He was also seen as an orientalist who dared to criticize the compilation of the Qur’an and succeeded in producing some works that gave a detailed argument about the Qur’an. He was an orientalist who studied the history of the Qur’an based on his history and made the reformation of the rasm of Utsmani. His thoughts are seen based on criticisms of the rasm Utsmani compiled by ‘Uthman bin’ Affan.