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JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam)
ISSN : -     EISSN : 25808311     DOI : 10.30829/juspi.v3i1
Core Subject : Humanities, Social,
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) publishes scientific articles in the fields of historical, social and humanities. JUSPI invites academics to publish their research articles, especially historical, social and humanities studies with Islamic themes, for example about Islamic groups or communities, Muslim minorities, culture and traditions, education, organization and politics, civilization, heritage and architecture, social change, intellectual and thought, biography, historiography, press and literacy, as well as science and technology. The editor also received a book review to be published in a special section of the publication. The articles can be written to be submitted in Indonesia and English. JUSPI is published by the Department of Sejarah Peradaban Islam, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara. It is published twice a year in July and January.
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Historical and Geographical Reconstruction of the Figure of Dhul-Qarnayn in Surah Al-Kahf Qoriatul Fitriyah; Muhammad Prihadi Eko Wahyudi
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.28701

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The identity of Dhul-Qarnayn in Surah Al-Kahf has been a perennial debate between Alexander the Great and Cyrus the Great. This study aims to reconstruct Dhul-Qarnayn's identity historically and validate his travel route using a topographical approach. This study uses critical historical methods and a comparative study of interpretations (classical and modern) combined with geographical data. The analysis shows that the characteristics of Cyrus the Great are more in line with the Qur'anic description of a just monotheist leader than Alexander, who worshipped many gods. The topographical approach identifies the "black muddy sea" and the "gap between two mountains" with geographical locations in the Caucasus region and the western border of Persian rule. This study emphasizes the importance of combining archaeological and geographical data in understanding the historical narrative of the Qur'an.
Reconstructing Digital Ethics in Islamic Education through Az-Zarnuji’s Ta‘lim Al-Muta‘allim Ngatmin Abbas; Amir Mahmud; M. Fatchurrohman
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.28705

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Digital cultural transformation has changed the way students learn, communicate, and develop character. While this transformation offers new learning opportunities, it also creates ethical challenges, including misinformation, hate speech, cyber-violence, digital plagiarism, and the weakening of adab in academic interaction. This study focuses on reconstructing the principles of learning ethics in Az-Zarnuji’s Ta‘lim al-Muta‘allim into a digital ethics framework for Islamic education. Specifically, it examines five key principles: sincerity of intention, careful selection of teachers and learning environments, wara’ or moral caution, disciplined time management, and respect for the dignity of knowledge. This research employs a qualitative library-based method. The primary source is Ta‘līm al-Muta‘allim, while secondary sources include scholarly works on Islamic education, digital ethics, digital literacy, and digital citizenship. The data are analyzed through critical reading, thematic categorization, conceptual synthesis, and the mapping of classical ethical values into contemporary digital-ethics competencies. The findings indicate that Az-Zarnuji’s ethical principles can be reconstructed into a framework of “digital adab,” consisting of academic integrity, information prudence, communication ethics, disciplined digital time use, and responsibility for preserving the dignity of knowledge. This framework can be applied in Islamic Religious Education, school culture, family guidance, and the governance of educational technology use. Thus, Islamic education is positioned not merely to adapt to technological change but also to provide moral direction for shaping an ethical digital civilization.
Venetie van Java: Reinterpreting Kota Lama Semarang from a Historical and Tourism Perspective (1824–2024) Alexandro Yehezkiel Desta Simanjuntak; Muzakki Bashori
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29551

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During the colonial era, Semarang earned the nickname Venetie van Java as a reflection of the city’s character, which was supported by a network of rivers, canals, and rapidly expanding maritime activities, making it an important center of trade and administration on the northern coast of Java. In this context, Kota Lama served as the core of colonial urban development, shaping Semarang’s spatial structure, economic activities, and historical identity. This study aims to analyze the development of Kota Lama between 1824 and 2024 and to examine the dynamics of its transformation into a cultural heritage-based tourism area using historical methods that include heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The research findings indicate that the demolition of the fort in 1824 marked a turning point in the area’s functional shift from a defensive zone to an open city integrated with the colonial economic system and urban development. Entering the 20th century, the Kota Lama experienced a decline due to shifts in the economic center and the orientation of development policies. However, since the early 21st century, revitalization through a conservation approach based on heritage tourism has successfully revived the area as a cultural heritage space with historical, educational, and economic value, thereby reflecting the sustainable transformation from a colonial fortified city into a cultural tourism destination that is adaptive to the times.
Japan’s Expansion into the Dutch East Indies in the Context of the Greater East Asia War (1930–1945): An Economic-Political Approach Deviana Nurhuda; Tri Yuniyanto
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29970

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This study aims to analyze Japan’s survival strategy during the Greater East Asia War through its expansion into the Dutch East Indies from 1930 to 1945, as well as its impact on local communities. The main issues examined are the driving factors behind the expansion and the impact of the military occupation on the population. This study employs historical methods, examining primary sources such as newspaper archives and contemporary documentary photographs, as well as secondary sources in the form of books and scholarly articles. The results indicate that the motives for expansion were driven by wartime economic factors, military strategy, and the Hakko Ichiu ideology. The occupation had far-reaching political consequences through the dismantling of long-standing colonial structures, as well as the exploitation of natural and human resources, which worsened the socioeconomic conditions of the population. The study’s conclusion affirms that this expansion was a vital survival strategy for Japan in the face of Western powers.
Religion-State Relations: Roland Barthes' Semiotic Analysis of the Architecture of the Putra Putrajaya Mosque, Malaysia Angger Sasono Jati; Moch. Mukhlison
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29675

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The Putra Putrajaya Mosque is a symbolic representation of Malaysia's religious-state relations that constitutionally establishes Islam as the Religion of the Federation. However, an analysis of 121 traveller reviews on Instagram and TripAdvisor showed that 90.9% of visitor narratives only highlighted visual aesthetics without touching the ideological dimension of architecture, indicating the workings of mythical mechanisms that naturalize messages of power. This research aims to uncover the denotative, connotative, and mythical meaning of the architectural elements of the Putra Mosque as a representation of religious-state relations, as well as dismantle the mechanism of exnomination that makes the ideological construction of the state appear to be aesthetically justified. The study used a qualitative approach with the Roland Barthes semiotics framework through triangulation of field observations, in-depth interviews with five multi-layered interviews, and netnography of 121 tourist reviews. The results of the study showed that the seven architectural elements of the spatial position facing the Prime Minister's Office, the capacity of 15,000 worshippers, the pink granite dome, the 116-meter octagonal tower, the integration of Lake Putrajaya, arabesque ornamentation across civilizations, and the dual functions of tourism and worship work as a layered marking system. Connotatively, these elements build the Islamic narrative as the moral foundation of an institutionalized modern state. At the mythical level, exnominations have proven to be effective in disguising the ideological content behind visual beauty so that it is accepted by the public as natural naturalness.
From Nationalism to Islamic Resistance: Shamil Basayev and the Transformation of Chechen Struggle during the First Chechen War (1994–1996) Muhamad Shamil Bashayev; Aip Aly Arfan
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29307

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The First Chechen War (1994–1996) marked a significant transformation of the Chechen resistance from an ethno-nationalist movement into a struggle increasingly framed through Islamic narratives. While previous studies have largely focused on security, nationalism, and political violence, limited attention has been paid to the role of individual actors in shaping this ideological shift. This article examines the role of Shamil Basayev in the transformation of the Chechen resistance from nationalism to Islamic resistance during the First Chechen War. This study employs a qualitative historical approach combining historical methods, literature review, and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Data were collected from academic publications, historical documents, media archives, and other secondary sources related to the conflict. The findings reveal that the early phase of the Chechen resistance was primarily driven by nationalist aspirations for independence and self-determination. However, prolonged warfare, military asymmetry, limited international support, and the influence of transnational Islamic networks contributed to a gradual ideological transformation. Shamil Basayev emerged as a key agent of change by incorporating Islamic symbols, narratives of jihad, and religious legitimacy into the resistance strategy. This transformation was reflected in shifts in legitimacy, mobilization, and collective identity. The study concludes that the Islamization of the Chechen resistance was a historically constructed process shaped by local political conditions, global Islamic influences, and the agency of key actors. It demonstrates how religion functioned as a dynamic source of legitimacy and political mobilization in modern conflicts.
Bemo Rejuvenation and Social Conflict in Jakarta 1995-1997 Aqila Zahra; Eka Yudha Wibowo
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29972

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This article examines the renewal policy of bemo in DKI Jakarta during 1995-1997 and its social impacts on bemo drivers and owners. It addresses two questions: how the policy was implemented and what economic, administrative, operational and social problems emerged during the transition from bemo to Angkutan Pengganti Bemo (APB). This study employs the historical method, consisting of heuristics, source criticsm, interpretation and historiography. Primary sources consist of newspaper archives between 1995 and 1997 and photographic archives from the National Library of Indonesia, supplemented by books, theses and scholarly articles. The findings show that the policy was implemented through the replacement of registered bemo with four wheeled venichles and the regulation APB routes. Its impelentations, however, faced low compensation for old vehicles, cotsly down payments and installments, incomplate vehicle documents, delayed route permits, organizational levies and route conflicts. Consequently, the policy only partially replaced the old fleet and placed small scale drivers and owners in a more vulnerable economic position. The study concludes that transport modernization was not merely a technical policy but also reshaped the livelihoods of informal transport actors.
The Construction of the Waduk Gajah Mungkur and its Influence on the Socio-Economic Development of the Wonogiri Community Rizky Ahmad Abudan; Hieronymus Purwanta
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29812

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Infrastructure development during the New Order era served as one of the state’s instruments for driving economic growth and social transformation. One such strategic project was the construction of the Gajah Mungkur Reservoir in Wonogiri Regency, Central Java. This study aims to analyse the background to the construction of the Gajah Mungkur Reservoir and its impact on the socio-economic development of the Wonogiri community from the perspective of state-led development. The research employs a historical method with a qualitative approach through four stages: heuristics, source criticism, interpretation and historiography. The research sources consist of government archives, development reports, statistical data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), contemporary newspapers, as well as various secondary sources in the form of relevant books and academic articles. The research findings indicate that the construction of the Gajah Mungkur Reservoir was not only driven by the need for water resource management and flood control, but also formed part of the state’s development strategy to address structural issues in Wonogiri, such as low agricultural productivity, limited water resources, poverty, and high labour out-migration. The existence of the reservoir has brought about socio-economic changes, including increased irrigation-based agricultural productivity, the emergence of new economic sectors such as fisheries and tourism, and rising community incomes. On the other hand, it has led to social changes in the form of population relocation and changes to people’s livelihoods. It can therefore be concluded that the construction of the Gajah Mungkur Reservoir has had an impact on the socio-economic sector of the Wonogiri community.
Baju Bodo from a Cultural Perspective: Exploring the Meaning of Traditional Dress in Bugis-Makassar Culture Abu Haif; Risdayanti Risdayanti; Muhammad Awal Rafi Abdillah Rajab; Muhammad Raehan Ramdhani; Hikmawati Z; Ahmad Syihab
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29481

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This study aims to examine the symbolic meanings of Baju Bodo, the traditional attire of the Bugis-Makassar community, analyze its aesthetic interpretations in contemporary contexts, and explore the transformation of its meanings amid social and cultural change. Employing a qualitative approach with a descriptive-interpretative method, this study is based on a library research design. Data were collected through an extensive review of relevant scholarly literature, previous studies, and cultural documents, and were analyzed using Roland Barthes’ semiotic framework and the perspective of cultural aesthetics. The findings reveal that Baju Bodo functions not merely as traditional clothing but also as a cultural symbol that represents social stratification, moral values, collective identity, and the worldview of the Bugis-Makassar community. The symbolism embedded in its colors, forms, and patterns of use reflects a complex system of cultural values and social norms that has been transmitted across generations. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that modernization, globalization, social media, and the fashion industry have contributed to a transformation in the meaning of Baju Bodo, shifting its function from a predominantly symbolic cultural artifact toward a stronger emphasis on aesthetic expression and individual representation. Nevertheless, Baju Bodo continues to serve as a significant marker of cultural identity and local heritage. Therefore, its preservation should extend beyond maintaining its physical form to encompass the safeguarding and revitalization of the symbolic meanings and cultural values embedded within it.
The Slamet Riyadi Corridor as an Urban Heritage Landscape in the City of Surakarta Siska Dwi Utami; Rita Noviani; Mohammad Gamal Rindarjono
JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) Vol 10, No 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30829/juspi.v10i1.29996

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Surakarta is a cultural city facing challenges in its preservation efforts: buildings damaged due to neglect, high urbanization, deterioration of material quality, and a lack of stakeholder involvement. Consequently, research is necessary due to the urgent risk of heritage loss and the need for scientific contributions and innovation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the Slamet Riyadi Corridor as an urban heritage landscape in the city of Surakarta. This study will examine the corridor as an urban heritage landscape comprising history, tangible heritage, and the relationships among landscape elements. The research employs a qualitative method with data analysis stages including data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The findings reveal that many of the heritage sites feature Indische architectural styles that blend Javanese and European elements. The cultural heritage statues were erected after Indonesia’s independence to honor the contributions of prominent figures, with the locations chosen to reflect aspects of their lives. The cultural heritage related to transportation was created by Europeans. The objects described represent three of UNESCO’s categories: historic buildings, urban open spaces, and transportation.