Ahmad Shabbir
University of Sahiwal, Pakistan

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Mentoring as an Interaction Ritual: Generating Emotional Energy and Solidarity among Urban Mosque Youth Najwa Adila Pertiwi; Ahmad Shabbir
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial Indonesia (JISI) JISI: Vol. 7, No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik (FISIP),UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/jisi.v7i1.51115

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Urban landscapes are frequently characterized by heightened individualism and the erosion of traditional social cohesion. Conversely, certain religious collectives effectively maintain robust social bonds through consistent, routine engagement. This research investigates mentoring practices within the Kumpulan Remaja Masjid An-Nahl (KURMA) in BSD City, addressing a significant scholarly void: the tendency to prioritize large-scale, event-based religious activities over the subtle, micro-interactional dynamics of daily routines. Utilizing a qualitative case study framework, data were synthesized from participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 2 mentors, 6 administrators, and 2 members. Grounded in Randall Collins’ Interaction Ritual Chains (IRC) theory, the analysis demonstrates that mentoring functions as a recurring interaction ritual that generates emotional energy (EE) and bolsters group solidarity. This accumulated EE not only encourages long-term participation but is also encoded into group symbols, including internal jargon and a distinctive three-finger hand gesture signifying collective identity. Ultimately, this research underscores that solidarity in urban mosque youth groups is a product of emotionally resonant routine interactions rather than transient religious events.
PERFORMING PIETY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: HALAL CONSUMPTION AND MUSLIM IDENTITY Saifudin Asrori; Muhammad Ismail; Joharotul Jamilah; Ahmad Shabbir
Al-Qalam Vol. 31 No. 2 (2025): Jurnal Al Qalam
Publisher : Balai Penelitian dan Pengembangan Agama Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31969/alq.v31i2.1659

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Halal consumption has emerged as a central mode of identity performance among Jakarta’s urban millennial Muslims, intertwining religious obligation with consumer culture. This study examines how young Muslims navigate their religious identity, ethical values, and digital presence through the everyday practices of halal consumption. Moving beyond theological and market-centered frameworks, the research employs a qualitative design combining semi-structured interviews and digital ethnography to examine how halal is performed, curated, and contested in daily life. The findings show that halal is not merely a set of dietary or consumer rules but a performative and relational identity articulated through four key dynamics: the curation of the “Halal Self” on social media; the deployment of halal as moral distinction and cultural resistance; the negotiation of structural constraints on religious agency; and the formation of a Digital Ummah as a space for soft advocacy and peer-based religious knowledge. The study argues that halal consumption represents a multifaceted ethical practice, embedded in the complex interpit’apakalay of affective, technological, and sociopolitical aspects of contemporary Muslim life.