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Contesting the Inclusive Islam Discourse in the Public Sphere: Insights from Southeast Asia Muhtador, Moh; Ulya, Ulya
Teosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam Vol. 14 No. 2 (2024): December
Publisher : Department of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy, Faculty of Ushuluddin and Philosophy, Sunan Ampel State Islamic University Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/teosofi.2024.14.2.94-118

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The narratives of peace, humanity, and religious freedom have become central to public discourse, particularly in promoting inclusive Islamic theology within Muslim communities across ASEAN countries, e.g. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. This discourse unfolds in various public spaces: government institutions, religious organizations, educational settings, and places of worship. It reflects a dynamic religious contestation, driven by organic intellectuals who engage through institutional channels and humanistic awareness. This article seeks to explore the religious discourse surrounding the productive contestation of inclusive Islamic theology and to analyze how this discourse is disseminated among Muslim scholars in Southeast Asia. A qualitative research method was employed, involving observations and interviews with influential Muslim scholars from academic, governmental, and religious organizations. The focus was on understanding how individuals are shaped by the policies and ideas they advocate. Interviews provided insights from academics and religious activists (referred to as Muslim scholars) on the issue of inclusive Islamic theology. The analysis draws on contestation theory to examine the arena of religious narratives in the public sphere. Findings indicate that the discourse surrounding inclusive Islamic theology in Southeast Asia varies by country, with each nation adapting it to its unique cultural and social landscape. In Indonesia, for example, the discourse is often more inclusive and culturally grounded, while in other countries, it may take a more structural approach. Despite these variations, Southeast Asian Muslim scholars broadly agree on the importance of promoting inclusive Islamic theology drawing upon religious teachings, state policies, and societal characteristics as key considerations.
Studi Kritis atas Transmisi dan Otoritas Keagamaan di Media Sosial Muhtador, Moh
FIKRAH Vol 6, No 2 (2018): December 2018
Publisher : Prodi Aqidah dan Filsafat Islam, Fakultas Ushuluddin, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kudus

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The development of social media raises a problem related to social change authorities such as thinking paradigms, social behavior, and religious models. This article aims to criticize the development of religious teachings found on social media. The method used is descriptive-critical by using the authority theory Abou El Fadl to assess and analyze the development of religious models in social media while transmission theory to find the authenticity of religious teachings. The result is known that the development of religious models on social media does not display scientific transmission. Religious developments that exist in social media tend to be textual-dogmatic in style, thus impacting on a stagnant religious attitude. The importance of this article is to provide a critical review of the development of religious knowledge found on social media. The critical study lies in the aspect of substance (material) or aspects of transmission (narrator). The authenticity and the development of religious teachings on social media can be known.
Sejarah Perkembangan Metode dan Pendekatan Syarah Hadis Muhtador, Mohammad
RIWAYAH Vol 2, No 2 (2016): Riwayah : Jurnal Studi Hadis
Publisher : Ilmu Hadis, Fakultas Ushuluddin, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/riwayah.v2i2.3130

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Tulisan ini mencoba untuk mengungkap ulang khasanah keilmuan hadis, terutama berkaitan dengan syarah. Sejarah mencatat bahwa secara historis hadis pada masa awal tidak dapat dipisahkan dengan disiplin ilmu-ilmu lain, termasuk al Qurana. Dengan demikian, ilmu-ilmu terkait dengan hadis masih menjadi satu-kesatu dengan hadis. Namun seiring dengan perjalanan waktu, para sarjana muslim mulai mengungkap dan memetakan keilmuan hadis dan disipilin ilmu yang lain, termasuk syarah hadis. Dapat dipastikan bahwa syarah hadis menjadi disiplin ilmu dan terpisah dari hadis pada masa tabiin. Hal ini didasarkan oleh kebutuh para ulama untuk memurnikan hadis dengan ilmu-ilmu lain. Setelah masa tabi’in sejarah syarah hadis mulai menemukan format dengan sistem keilmuan yang sistematis. Dimana mulai diungkap metode dan pedekatan syarah hadis yang terdapat dalam beberapa kitab mu’tabar sebagai sebuah percontohan dalam memahami hadis nabi. Dengan demikian, suatu usaha yang tidak mudah dalam mengungkap sejarah panjang syarah hadis.
Meaning Shift of Exclusive Religious Text in Abyan al-Hawāij by K.H. Ahmad Rifa’i Maskhur, Maskhur; Shabir, Muslich; Syukur, Fatah; Muhtador, Moh.
ADDIN Vol 16, No 2 (2022): ADDIN
Publisher : LPPM IAIN Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/addin.v16i2.16646

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This article examines the shift in the meaning of religious texts that transform from exclusive to inclusive in the book Abyan al-Hawāij by K.H. Ahmad Rifa’i. This reinterpretation of the text is given that the conflicts that occurred between the Rifa’iyah group and non-Rifa’iyah residents were mostly caused by the Rifa’iyah group’s textual reading of religious texts that were exclusive. This article reviews exclusive religious texts by showing their historicity (historical function), meaning development (meaning function), and implicative function (implicative function) in order to show a more proportional new meaning. The approach used in this study is hermeneutics of Gracia, critical discourse analysis of Fairclough, and intertextual of Kristeva. The analysis is focused on looking back at the structure of the text (textual analysis), the discourse built by the author (discursive analysis), and the socio-cultural practices surrounding the text. Hermeneutically, the text is then seen in terms of its historical function, the function of developing its meaning, and the function of its implications within the framework of the cultural function of the text. The results of the research show that the exclusive religious text in Abyan al-Hawāij is an oppositional and confrontational text built by the author as a response to the Dutch colonial socio-cultural and political realities in the archipelago at that time. Therefore, reading these texts must also see the discourse of the text. These texts actually have many meanings (multi-vocality). In principle, these meanings are equally acceptable in line with their respective discourses. Reading the exclusive text in Abyan al-Hawāij in the current era of religious tolerance and harmony requires understanding the historicity of the text so as not to get stuck in an exclusive understanding of religion.
Majaz Dalam Al Qur’an Sebuah Wacana Keilmuan Islam Muhtador, Mòh.
HERMENEUTIK : Jurnal Ilmu al-Qur'an dan Tafsir Vol 10, No 1 (2016): Hermeneutik: Jurnal Ilmu al-Qur'an dan Tafsir
Publisher : Program Studi Ilmu Al-Qur`an dan Tafsir, Fakultas Ushuluddin, UIN Sunan Kudus

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Teologi Persuasif Ayat-Ayat Makkiyah; Sebuah Tafsir Relasi Umat Beragama Muhtador, Moh
FIKRAH Vol 4, No 2 (2016): FIKRAH: JURNAL ILMU AQIDAH DAN STUDI KEAGAMAAN
Publisher : Prodi Aqidah dan Filsafat Islam, Fakultas Ushuluddin, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kudus

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Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir konflik antara agama di Indonesia kembali muncul  setelah  lama  tidak  terdengar  dan  sunyi  dari  pemberitaan  media.  Kasus terakhir yang mendapat perhatian nasional ialah pembakanran masjid di Tolikara Papua yang terjadi pada 23 juli 2015. Agama sebagai sebuah keyakinan merupakan hal sensifit bagi pemeluknya, membincangkan agama sama halnya berbicara tentang Tuhan. Seorang pemeluk agama tertentu berani mengambil resiko ketika agama yang diyakini  dilecehkan.  Pada  posisi  tersebut  keagamaan  seorang  menjadi  superior dengan resiko yang melekat. Oleh sebab itu, beragama tidak cukup hanya mendahulukan fanatisme, tetapi dalam beragama seorang dituntut juga untuk memahami ajaran yang terkandung dalam kita suci agama. Dengan demikian, memahami dan mengaplikasikan nilai Qurani bagi umat Islam adalah sebauh keniscayaan. Sejarah telah mencatat adanya toleransi beragama yang terkandung dalam  ayat-ayat   makkiyah.   Dengan   bahasa   yang   mudah  dipahami,   ayat-ayat makkiyah telah mengajarkan umat Islam tentang relasi beragama serta menghormati agama lain tanpa harus memaksa dan menimbulkan konflik dalam beragama. Ajaran yang selama ini dipandang oleh sebagian muslim sebagai kelemahan umat  Islam awal, tetapi kandungan ayat-ayat Makkiyah cendrung menarasikan tentang universalitas ajaran Islam.Penulis menyadari bahwa tulisan tentang ayat-ayat makkiyah telah banyak yang meneliti dan mengkaji. Ayat makkiyah telah lama dikaji oleh ulama-ulama terdahulu dan sampai sekarang, namun kecendrungan kajian yang berkembangan tentang ayat makkiyah cendrung bersifat teknisi yang bersifat Ulum al-Quran dan kurang melihat aspek sosio-histori. Dengan demikian, pada posisi tersebut penulis mencoba  untuk  mengisi  kekosongan  wacana  tentang  ayat  Makkiyah  kaitannya dengan relasi umat beragama dengan pendekatan sosial-histori. Sehingga besar harapan tulisan tersebut tidak hanya membaca ayat makkiyah secara teknisi ulum al- Quran tetapi juga memuat analisa sosio-keagamaan.Pendekatan      sosial-histori       dengan      menganalisa      keagamaan      yangberkembangan pada saat turunnya ayat makkiyah memberikan gambaran, bahwa ayat makkiyah mempunyai tiga pesan pokok terkait dengan relasi agama. Pertama, ajaran tentang toleransi beragama, kedua, kemanusiaan, dan ketiga relasi antara umat beragama. Ketiga hal tersebut adalah ajaran umum yang terdapat dalam ayat makkiyah, beragamanya redaksi dan ungkapan tentang ketuhanan dan kemanusiaan yang terdapat pada ayat makkiyah memberikan indikasi, bahwa ayat makkiyah adalah ayat yang mengajarkan tentang kerukunan umat beragama.
Dissemination of Religious Moderation for Students in Strengthening Inclusive Islam at Pesantren of Jekulo Kudus Moh Muhtador; Shofaussamawati
Dimas: Jurnal Pemikiran Agama untuk Pemberdayaan Vol. 25 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : LP2M of Institute for Research and Community Services - UIN Walisongo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/dms.v25i1.23292

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The issue of religious moderation is a government programme aimed at countering narratives, attitudes, and actions of intolerance. However, this programme is not widely disseminated in communities such as Islamic boarding schools. Activities carried out at the Jekulo Kudus Islamic Boarding School aim to empower students to promote religious moderation and tolerance. The aim is to reveal the lack of study of the works of Indonesian scholars in various Islamic boarding schools, while the works of Middle Eastern scholars still dominate. The method used is PAR, which directly involves students in studying the book Risalah Tawhid by Mbah Hasyim Asy'ari and the book Faidhul Rahman by Mbah Shaleh Darat. The findings indicate that students remain unfamiliar with Indonesian scholars, possess minimal knowledge about the moderate teachings of Nusantara scholars, and have a partial understanding of the teachings of religious moderation, both from the ministry and from religious perspectives. This article contributes to illustrating that santri need to be introduced to and taught the works of Nusantara scholars.
MEMAHAMI HADIS MISOGINIS DALAM PERSPEKTIF HERMENEUTIKA PRODUKTIF HANS GADAMER Mohammad Muhtador
Diya Al-Afkar: Jurnal Studi al-Quran dan al-Hadis Vol. 6 No. 02 (2018): Desember
Publisher : UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24235/diyaafkar.v6i02.3787

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This paper examines misogynistic hadith by using hermeneutical Hans Gadamer. The spread of misogynistic hadith in Islamic literature has had a negative impact on the existence of women in private and public areas, where the traditions are understood in textual-patrial ways that benefit men. In this region, new readings are needed to explore the meaning of humanity as Prophet Muhammad was sent for moral change. The hermeneutic theory is used to find hidden values behind the text and understanding. This study is a literature study that explores data from the literature to find a picture in reading misogynistic hadiths. So that it can be concluded that hermeneutics is used to break the gap in understanding misogynistic hadith, misogynistic hadith is the result of the Prophet's interaction with the context in his time and misogynistic hadith is still open to interpreted various approaches and theories that allow finding the moral values contained in it.
Re-examining Social Verses through Justice and Inequality: A Critical Hermeneutical Approach to Qur’anic Exegesis Abdul Karim; Moh. Muhtador
QOF Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Wasil Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/qof.v9i2.3251

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The problem of social inequality reflects inequality in power relations, distribution of resources, and ideological legitimacy, which are often wrapped in religious narratives. In fact, the Qur'an contains fundamental values such as justice, solidarity, equality, and defense of the oppressed (mustaḍ‘afīn). This article aims to re-examine in depth the approach of social interpretation of the Qur'an in responding to issues of socioeconomic inequality and to reveal the role of the Qur'an in defending social inequality. The research includes a literature study with a critical hermeneutic approach in reading social verses in interpretations that are in accordance with the characteristics of interpretation. The primary source refers to verses of the Qur'an relating to the principle of economic justice, and some other related literature as secondary sources. This article argues that the social verses of the Qur’an are grounded in the principles of justice (al-‘adl), compassion (raḥmah), and egalitarianism (musāwah). These spirits are in line with social interpretation based on a critical hermeneutical framework that connects the text, context, and social reality. The findings reveal that social exegesis not only interprets the text normatively but also presents it as a tool for social criticism against entrenched structures of injustice. This exegesis promotes the formation of transformative ethics that favour marginalised groups. This research opens up a space for dialogue between religious texts and the practice of social justice in the context of contemporary Muslim society, and expands the horizon of exegesis as a tool for social change.
RELIGION, POPULAR CULTURE, AND FASHION: NEGOTIATING ISLAMIC ETHICS AMONG GEN Z STUDENTS IN KUDUS Shafiya Noor Hasna; Moh Muhtador
FOKUS Jurnal Kajian Keislaman dan Kemasyarakatan Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): FOKUS
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Curup

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The phenomenon of fashion and the existence of Outfit of the Day (OOTD) as a digital pop culture trend has influenced the way Generation Z Muslim students dress, including in religious and social contexts such as Kudus. Amid the dominance of social media as a source of visual references, students' dressing practices are no longer understood solely as a fulfillment of neatness and academic formality, but also as a space where popular aesthetic demands and Islamic ethical values intersect. This study aims to analyze how Generation Z Muslim students in Kudus respond to the influence of the OOTD phenomenon in their daily dressing practices and how Islamic ethics play a role in the process of selecting and limiting this influence. This study uses a descriptive-analytical qualitative approach through observation of student dressing practices on campus and semi-structured interviews with a number of students. Data analysis was carried out using Islamic ethics as the main analytical framework, particularly the concepts of aurat, modesty (ḥayā’), and moral responsibility for the body. The results show that students do not directly imitate OOTD references, but rather adopt cuts, silhouettes, and styles of dress that are considered “neat” and “up-to-date.” However, in practice, this tendency often blurs the boundaries of Islamic dress ethics. This study confirms that student dressing practices are a continuous negotiation between digital aesthetics and Islamic ethics. Academically, this study contributes as an empirical reference in contemporary Islamic ethics studies, particularly in reading the dynamics of Muslim student dressing in the era of digital popular culture.