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The Islamic Values and Democratic Ideals Navigating the Intersection of Islam and Democracy Ahmad Nabilul Maram; M. Ridlwan Nasir; Husein Aziz
Jurnal Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Jurnal Keislaman
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Taruna Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54298/jk.v6i2.3909

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The debate about democracy and Islam has consistently been juxtaposed as if it never reaches a final resolution, leading to disharmony between pro and con camps in relation to democracy, especially in the contemporary era. This study elucidates that there is no need for a dichotomy between democracy and the discourse of the Quran, as the Quranic vision is not contradictory to the spirit of democracy. This research is conducted based on direct observation, taking into account empirical evidence from literature and phenomena occurring within society. The study concludes that such debate is not of paramount importance; rather, what is more urgent is fostering public participation capable of implementing democracy that aligns with the vision of the Quran and Islam at large, to prevent all forms of injustice, authoritarianism, intolerance, and oppression.
The Fragility of Coerced Faith: Deconstructing the Constitutional Court’s Ratio Decidendi via the Aḥmadiyyah Exegesis of Qurʾān 2:256 Masgun Arifin; Ahmad Nabilul Maram
Al-Ulum Vol. 26 No. 1 (2026): Al-Ulum
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Sultan Amai Gorontalo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30603/au.v26i1.7766

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This article challenges the legal-theological logic underpinning the Indonesian Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi or MK) Decision No. 140/PUU-VII/2009, which upheld the Blasphemy Law on the grounds of maintaining "public order" and "religious purity" (ḥifẓ al-dīn). While existing scholarship predominantly critiques this decision through secular human rights frameworks, this study employs a hermeneutic dialectic method to confront the Court’s reasoning with an internal Islamic counter-narrative: the Aḥmadiyyah exegesis (tafsīr) of Qurʾān 2:256. The analysis reveals a fundamental epistemological divergence. The MK operates on a paradigm of "doctrinal fragility," assuming that religious truth requires coercive state protection to survive deviations. Conversely, the minority exegesis posits that because Truth (al-rushd) is ontologically distinct from Error (al-ghayy), coercion is logically redundant and theologically invalid. Empirical evidence from the Cikeusik and Sintang incidents further demonstrates that the state’s restrictive approach to ḥifẓ al-dīn creates a "feedback loop" of structural violence, where the legal designation of deviance legitimizes vigilante aggression, thereby violating ḥifẓ al-nafs (protection of life). By deconstructing the classical doctrine of abrogation (naskh) and redefining fitnah (disorder) as persecution rather than difference, this article argues for a systemic reconstruction of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah. It concludes that genuine public order in a pluralist state cannot be achieved through the policing of orthodoxy, but only through the recognition of conscience (ḥurriyyat al-iʿtiqād) as a prerequisite for social peace.