<![CDATA[This article discusses the comparative study of Islam in the MiddleEast and the West. Study of Islam in the Middle East strongly emphasizesthe normative and ideological approaches to Islam where Islam is not usedsolely as an object of scientiï¬ c study that is freely subordinated to the principlesapplicable in the world of science, but the truth is laid down as doctrine believedwithout a doubt. While the approach to the study of Islam in the West, Islamlays down as a pure object of scientiï¬ c study, without any commitment to Islam,then Islam is treated the same as other objects scientiï¬ c studies. It can be freelyand openly criticized. Efforts to synthesize the two approaches in Indonesia canprovide insights Islamic studies by forcing while not losing value methodologyspirit of the substance that is taught as religious doctrines believed as well asscientiï¬ c studies
.Keywords: Comparison, Model approach, Islamic Studies, Middle East, West]]>
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