Translation Techniques and Their Impact on Accuracy: A Study of Fiʿl al-amr in Two Indonesian Translations of Ḥilyah Ṭālib al-ʼIlm

Sofia Mazida, Muhammad Yunus Anis

Abstract


The fiʿl al-amr (Arabic imperative verb) plays a central role in conveying moral instruction in Islamic ethical texts. Although the translation of fiʿl al-amr has been examined in Qurʾanic and religious discourse, comparative evidence regarding the influence of translation technique selection on accuracy across different translations of classical adab literature remains limited. This study investigates how translation technique choices affect the accuracy of fiʿl al-amr in two Indonesian translations of Ḥilyah Ṭālib al-ʿIlm by Shaykh Bakr ibn ʿAbd Allāh Abū Zayd, translated by Abū Ḥusāmuddīn and Ḥāwin Murtaḍō. Using a descriptive qualitative design, the study identified and analyzed 88 instances of fiʿl al-amr through a translation technique taxonomy and a translation accuracy assessment model. The findings indicate that both translators predominantly employed established equivalence, which consistently produced accurate renderings. However, the translation by Ḥāwin Murtaḍō exhibited more frequent use of modulation and reduction, resulting in semantic loss. Consequently, the translation by Abū Ḥusāmuddīn achieved a higher accuracy rate (80.68%) than that by Ḥāwin Murtaḍō (68.18%), with mean accuracy scores of 2.81 and 2.67, respectively, on a three-point scale. These findings demonstrate that translation technique selection is closely associated with the accuracy of imperative expressions in Arabic texts conveying moral instruction.

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Accuracy; Arabic–Indonesian translation; Fiʿl al-amr; Ḥilyah Ṭālib al-ʿIlm; Translation techniques

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17509/alsuniyat.v9i2.100274

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