Sayyidah Nazalat Fazna Solvero2026-11-022026-11-022026-08-22https://repository.iou.edu.gm/handle/123456789/1077This study aims to analyze the differences in semantic and dalālah methodologies between the Salaf al-Ṣāliḥ and hermeneutika-contextual perspectives in the interpretation of Qur'anic legal verses, as well as their implications for the position of Maqāṣid al-Sharī'ah. The study employed a qualitative approach using a literature review method through a comparative analysis of semantic concepts and their application to four categories of legal verses: inheritance, interfaith marriage, hand amputation, and qiṣāṣ. The findings reveal that both methodologies acknowledge the importance of basic meaning, semantic fields, context, and Maqāṣid al-Sharī'ah; however, they differ in their methodological emphasis. The Salaf al-Ṣāliḥ perspective regards the basic meaning of Arabic during the Prophetic era as the fixed point of reference, prioritizes dalālah al-'ibārah (explicit indication), and positions Maqāṣid al-Sharī'ah as tābi' li al-naṣṣ (subordinate to the text), serving to explain the wisdom behind legal rulings without altering them. In contrast, the hermeneutika-contextual perspective treats basic meaning as a linguistic starting point that remains open to reinterpretation based on contemporary linguistic and historical developments, expands the use of dalālah al-ishārah (implicit indication) and relational meaning, and positions Maqāṣid al-Sharī'ah as an evaluative framework for interpreting and applying the text in response to changing social contexts. These methodological differences consistently shape the interpretation of the four legal cases examined and demonstrate that the primary distinction between the two approaches lies in the prioritization of text or context in the process of meaning-making. This study proposes a five-dimensional conceptual model that explains the interrelationship between semantic foundations, interpretive orientation, the position of Maqāṣid al Sharī'ah, theological orientation, and the characteristics of legal rulings, representing the principal novelty of this research.Analisyst SemanticDalālahMaqāṣId Al-Sharī'AhSalaf Al-ṢĀliḥHermeneutika-KontekstualInterpreation Al-Qur'An LawThesis