<![CDATA[This study examines the typology of Islamic law practice among millennial Muslim minority communities in Indonesia, with a primary focus on communities living within pluralistic and interfaith contexts, particularly in Minahasa and Maluku. Employing a qualitative approach grounded in a socio-legal perspective, this research argues that prevailing frameworks in contemporary Muslim religiosity studies, which largely rely on conservative-progressive or traditional-modern dichotomies, fail to adequately capture the legal consciousness dynamics of millennial Muslims, especially those belonging to minority communities who encounter more complex pressures of adaptation and identity negotiation. Data were gathered through field observation, document analysis, national survey reports, and academic literature, and subsequently analysed thematically. The findings formulate four bases of Islamic law practice: the identity base, the cultural base, the sharia base, and the maqasid base. In minority contexts, the distribution of these four bases operates in an adaptive and negotiative manner: the identity base manifests as existential affirmation within public spaces; the cultural base reinforces social cohesion through local traditions such as pela gandong; the sharia base recedes into the private sphere in response to the sensitivities of interreligious relations; while the maqasid base assumes a dominant position as an orientation toward public benefit, tolerance, and reconciliation. These findings reveal an evolutive spectrum of Islamic law practice that is distinctive to minority communities, moving from symbol to norm, and from norm to purpose. Theoretically, this study offers a multidimensional typological model that enriches the contemporary sociology of Islamic law, particularly within Muslim minority communities navigating pluralistic societies.]]>
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