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Yanuardi Syukur
Universitas Khairun, Ternate, Indonesia
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From Tidore to the Cape of Good Hope: Identity Transformation, Diasporic Agency, and Cultural Legacy of Tuan Guru Imam Abdullah bin Qadi Abdussalam Yanuardi Syukur
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
Publisher : Faculty of Islam Nusantara, Nahdlatul Ulama University of Indonesia (Unusia) Jakarta.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i2.1991

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This article examines the life and legacy of Tuan Guru Imam Abdullah bin Qadi Abdussalam, a noble ulama from the Sultanate of Tidore exiled by the VOC to South Africa in the 18th century, from a historical anthropology perspective. Born in Tidore (1712) and died in Cape Town (1807), he represents the complexity of encounters between local identity, colonial politics, and Islamic knowledge transmission across continents. Using Ortner’s “serious games” framework and Kottak’s concept of enculturation, this article identifies three dimensions of Tuan Guru’s contribution. First, as a diasporic subject, he transformed from Tidore prince to religious authority in exile. His childhood enculturation in Tidore shaped his learning capacity, later reproduced in South Africa. Second, as an agent of knowledge transmission, he demonstrated two faces of agency: agency-as-power through symbolic resistance to colonialism, and agency-as-projects through reproducing Nusantara Islamic tradition—writing six Qur’anic manuscripts from memory, the theological work Ma’rifat al-Islam wa al-Iman, and establishing the first madrasah and mosque in Cape Town. Third, as cultural legacy, he became a symbol of struggle honored across generations—from Nelson Mandela’s pilgrimage to his grave to contemporary discourse on proposing him as an Indonesian National Hero. This article argues that Tuan Guru actively played his own “serious games” under colonial pressure, building Islamic institutions foundational for Cape Town’s Muslim community today. This research contributes to understanding Nusantara diaspora dynamics and identity negotiation at the intersection of locality, colonialism, and globalization.
Companionship in Insecurity: An Anthropological Perspective on Indonesia-Palestine Relations Yanuardi Syukur
Civilization Research: Journal of Islamic Studies Vol 5 No 1 (2026): Civilization Research: Journal of Islamic Studies [In Progress]
Publisher : PT. Student Rihlah Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61630/crjis.v5i1.151

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This research analyzes Indonesia-Palestine relations through the perspective of anthropology of friendship, highlighting how friendships are built, maintained, and mobilized in conditions of insecurity, political ambiguity, and structural violence. Through the study of tricky trust, careful involvement, collective effervescence, and symbolic interaction theory, this paper argues that this relationship cannot be reduced solely to formal diplomatic relations or incidental political solidarity. Rather, it is a form of collective friendship rooted in the experience of colonialism, the suffering experienced by both nations, and a sustained commitment to global justice. Through qualitative analysis of literature, participatory observation of Palestinian solidarity events in Indonesia, and discussions with Palestinian clerics, this paper shows that friendship functions as an alternative relational mechanism. These interactions maintain a collective orientation and serve as moral support when international law and humanitarian regimes face failure or limitations in the context of unequal conflicts. Thus, the findings of this article expand the scope of the anthropology of friendship, which usually focuses on the interpersonal realm, by showing that bonds of friendship can operate at the collective, community, and even transnational levels, offering a new perspective for understanding the dynamics of solidarity in global politics.
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