Isamic Communication Journal
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026)

Rethinking Islamic communication studies within UIN Mataram’s Horizon of Knowledge paradigm: A critical-integrative review

Andri Kurniawan (Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram)
Mohammad Alawi (Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram)
Lalu Ahmad Zaenuri (Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram)
S. Salahudin (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
Nurhaidah Nurhaidah (Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram)
Hamzan Azhari (Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jun 2026

Abstract

The discourse on the integration of knowledge in Islamic Higher Education Institutions today often remains at the level of institutional and symbolic slogans, thus requiring critical philosophical and methodological examination. This study seeks to reread the position of Islamic communication within the Horizon of Knowledge paradigm of UIN Mataram by examining how this paradigm can serve as a foundation for the construction of integrative knowledge. Using a qualitative approach through library research and conceptual analysis, this study examines the integration of knowledge, Horizon of Knowledge, and the philosophy of Islamic communication studies through a critical-hermeneutic perspective. The findings indicate that Horizon of Knowledge is not merely an institutional identity but also a scientific paradigm grounded in integration, interconnection, and internalization, which positions revelation, reason, empirical experience, Islamic tradition, and modern theory within an integrated framework. Within this paradigm, Islamic communication studies are not understood merely in a normative sense within the dimension of da‘wah, but rather as an academic discipline with strong ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological foundations. This study concludes that Horizon of Knowledge offers a prophetic-integrative framework for the development of Islamic communication studies that is scientific, ethical, and transformative. ***** Diskursus integrasi ilmu di Perguruan Tinggi Keislaman hari ini sering kali berhenti sebagai slogan kelembagaan, simbolik, yang memerlukan tinjauan kritis secara filosofis dan metodologis. Penelitian ini hendak membaca ulang posisi komunikasi Islam dalam paradigma Horizon Ilmu UIN Mataram dengan menelaah bagaimana paradigma ini dapat menjadi dasar konstruksi ilmu yang integratif. Melalui pendekatan kualitatif dengan studi kepustakaan dan analisis konseptual, penelitian ini hendak mengkaji integrasi ilmu, Horizon Ilmu, dan falsafah ilmu komunikasi Islam secara hermeneutika-kritis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Horizon Ilmu tidak hanya menjadi identitas kelembagaan, melainkan sebagai paradigma keilmuan berbasis integrasi, interkoneksi, dan internalisasi yang menempatkan wahyu, akal, pengalaman empiris, tradisi Islam, dan teori modern. Dalam paradigma ini, ilmu komunikasi Islam tidak dipahami secara normatif dalam dimensi da’wah, namun menjadi disiplin ilmu dengan fondasi ontologis, epistemologis, aksiologis, dan metodologis yang kuat. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa Horizon Ilmu menawarkan kerangka profetik-integratif bagi pengembangan ilmu komunikasi Islam yang ilmiah, etis, dan transformatif.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

icj

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Islamic Communication Journal, ISSN: P-2541-5182 E-2615-3580, published by the Department of Communication and Islamic Broadcasting Faculty of Da'wa and Communication UIN Walisongo Semarang. This journal has a scope of studies and research on the science of communication, media and da'wah. Incoming ...