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Historical Trajectories of Sino–Nusantara Relations Suaedy, Ahmad; Alnizar, Fariz; Basri, Muhammad Hasan; Masudi, Idris
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (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.v7i1.1880

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This 2025 special issue of Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture, collaboratively organized with the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum, presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the historical and contemporary dimensions of Sino-Nusantara relations. Through five thematic lenses, maritime routes, Islamization, artistic heritage, culinary history, and geopolitical dynamics, the featured articles employ diverse methodologies ranging from ethnography and historiography to international relations theory. Collectively, they challenge reductionist narratives by highlighting the integral role of Chinese Muslim communities, the hybridity of cultural expressions, and the enduring legacy of inter-civilizational encounters. The issue reframes Islam Nusantara as a product of layered, continuous negotiation, demonstrating how historical connectivity informs both cultural identity and modern geopolitical frameworks. Ultimately, it advocates for an adaptive, inclusive understanding of this shared past to envision more cooperative futures.  
Pengantar Nomor Perdana Nahdlatul Islam Nusantara Suaedy, Ahmad
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Islam Nusantara: Journal for 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.v1i1.42

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ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for Study of History and Culture dimaksudkan sebagai wadah untuk membangun pengetahuan atau keilmuan tentang Islam Nusantara. Sejak diangkat menjadi tema Muktamar Nahdlatul Ulama XXXIII tahun 2015 di Jombang, Jawa Timur kata majemuk Islam Nusantara memang memperoleh gaung dan perhatian publik yang besar bahkan pada level dunia. Namun hal itu sebagian diperdebatkan pada dataran artifisial dan bahkan politis sehingga belum muncul adanya argumentasi historis dan epistemologis yang memadai dan kuat. Ada sejumlah institusi yang telah mendorong dan membahas tentang ini cukup serius seperti dua kali seminar internasional PCI NU Belanda dan juga beberapa penerbitan termasuk jurnal di beberapa perguruan tinggi. Fakultas Islam Nusantara Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia melalui jurnal ini hendak melengkapi ikhtiar tersebut dalam rangka memperkuat bangunan argumentasi Islam Nusantara sebagai kajian ilmiah. Islam Nusantara tidak dimaksudkan untuk membangun tembok identitas melainkan sebaliknya untuk mencairkannya namun dengan argumentasi keagamaan kultural historis dan epistemologis yang memadai. Edisi perdana jurnal ini dipakai sebagai momentum mengawali pencarian landasan keilmuan tersebut secara berkelanjutan.
Rempah dan Kosmopolitanisme Islam: Koneksi Spiritual-Intelektual Palembang, Banten dan Demak dibalik Perdagangan Global Abad XV-XVI Wahyudi, Johan; Suaedy, Ahmad
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): 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.v3i1.283

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Nusantara is known as the world's main supplier of spices since classical times. Various spices such as pepper, nutmeg and cloves are excellent in the international market. Studies on Indonesian spices, as conducted by Wellan, OW Wolters, J.C. Van Leur, Chalwani Michrob to Fahmi Irfani show a map of the important pepper trade in Sumatra and Java. It should be noted that the spice trade network is also related to the spiritual contact between Islam and Hindu-Buddhist teachings or local beliefs. This can be seen traces in Palembang, Banten and Demak. By using the historical method armed with a socio-economic approach, a number of historical explanations can be found. The author uses an explanation model by looking at the function of the port on the coast, its relation to trade routes in the interior. The purpose of writing this article is to present a new study for the historical discourse of Islam Nusantara. As is well known, seas, lakes, rivers and various watery inlets, both dynamic and static, are not a barrier to human interaction in the archipelago. In addition to the commercial aspect, which has been widely reviewed by a number of previous researchers, there is other information that has not been discussed, namely the existence of a spiritual-intellectual network that is connected between one area and another. The author finds a number of interesting facts, such as the emergence of the discourse of Islamic cosmopolitanism which is the result of a dialogue between immigrant and coastal communities. For example, in the case of the establishment of the Palembang Sultanate, Ki Gede ing Suro, a political figure from Demak, built a mosque near the Kutogawang Palace as a locus of Islamic education for the local population. There are findings in the form of the distribution of Ilmu Kebal (similar to Ilmu Pancasona) which was inherited by Arya Penangsang from Jipang Panolan, Central Java, to his descendants who are believed to still exist in the Mount Batu, Komering. This cross-island relationship is an important finding that confirms that in the XV-XVI centuries, cross-island intellectual spiritual contacts have been found in the archipelago. This article is the result of research on cities and intellectual networks in Palembang, Banten and Palembang funded by the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia.