Asep Muhamad Iqbal Asep Muhamad Iqbal
Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University

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People of the Book dan Gagasan Pluralisme Keagamaan dalam Alquran Asep Muhamad Iqbal
Wawasan: Jurnal Ilmiah Agama dan Sosial Budaya Vol 3, No 2 (2018)
Publisher : the Faculty of Ushuluddin, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (346.586 KB) | DOI: 10.15575/jw.v3i2.3582

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To a certain extent, globalization has provided religions with opportunities to play their roles more extensively and encounter each other more openly than before. In addition to its advantages, this has created a tendency of rigid and exclusive ways of religiosity among different religious believers when they encounter each other or with other cultures. For most believers, this is a way of claiming religious identities, which should be maintained and defended. This article deals with what Islam as a system of belief has contributed to religious pluralism. Using the thematic method of interpretation, it focuses on its analysis on Quranic verses of Ahl al-Kitab, a term that refers to People of the Book. The article argues that from the Quranic perspective, religious pluralism is valid and constitutes one of the main principles of Quranic teachings. Religions of People of the Book differ in terms of syir’ah and minhaj, but they at the same time share a substantial similarity in terms of din, which is seen in their shared doctrine of monotheism (tawhid). To this monotheism, Alquran calls other religions to find a common term. This inclusive religiosity plays as the basis of how Alquran responds to other religions: it acknowledges their validity as systems of belief and emphasizes the shared point as seen in its response to the opposition of People of the Book in the early Islam (Jews and Christians).
Faithful Silencing: The Rejection of Loudspeakers as Islamic Piety in West Java, Indonesia Asep Muhamad Iqbal; Irma Riyani
Jurnal Studi Agama dan Masyarakat Vol 21 No 2 (2025): JURNAL STUDI AGAMA DAN MASYARAKAT
Publisher : IAIN Palangka Raya

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The phenomenon of non-use of technology remains relatively underexplored. In West Java, certain religious communities choose not to use specific technologies, particularly within the Islamic anti-speaker group known as the Aspek (anti-speaker) community. This study aims to analyze the piety of Muslim members of the Aspek community in rejecting the use of loudspeaker technology. Data were collected through fieldwork, including unstructured interviews with leaders and members of the Aspek community, as well as direct observation. The data were analyzed using the multilevel model of resistance to information technology implementation as the theoretical framework. The findings reveal that the Aspek community’s rejection of loudspeakers is influenced by user-related factors, particularly religious beliefs and interpretations, as well as technology-related factors. These two aspects shape a form of communal technological non-use deeply rooted in cultural and spiritual values.