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ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
Published by Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia
ISSN : -     EISSN : 27228975     DOI : https://doi.org/10.47776/islamnusantara
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ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture facilitates the publication of article and book reviews on the study of Islam, Muslim culture, society, politics, and history in Southeast Asia (Nusantara) and beyond. It is published twice a year and written in Indonesia, English, and Arabic. It aims to present academic insight into the social and cultural complexity of the Muslim world in Southeast Asia under the frame of dialectic between Islam and local culture or cultural realities. The journal invites scholars and experts working in various disciplines in Islamic studies, humanities, and social sciences. Articles should be original, research-based, unpublished, and not under review for possible publication in other journals. All submitted papers are subject to a review by the editors, editorial board, and blind reviewers.
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Al-Syaikhh Mukhtar Bin Attaridi Al-Bunguri Al-Jawi Tsamma Al-makki (1862-1930) Wa Al-Kutibu Al-Sunduwiyah Al-Mathbuati Fi Al-Makkati Wal Al-Qahirati Awali Al-Qarni Al-Isyrina Sya'ban, Ginanjar
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
Publisher : Faculty of Islam Nusantara, Nahdlatul Ulama University of Indonesia (Unusia) Jakarta.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v2i1.106

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This paper examines the history of “Kitab Sunda”, which was written in Sundanese language but with Arabic letter, by Shaikh Mukhtar (1862 – 1930) in Mecca and printed in Cairo and Mecca. While most intellectual works in the Middle East were written in Arabic, there is convincing indication that they were written in non-Arabic language. It is surprising fact that many religious-based works (Islam) were written in Arabic letter, but they used Javanese, Malay and Sundanese. One of important agents of Muslim scholar who purposely used Sundanese language in his work is Shaikh Mukhtar. The writer, born in Bogor (West Java), was a great ulama (Muslim scholar) in Mecca. He was connected with ulama from nusantara and Middle East network in the turn of 19 and 20 century. During the important period, there were some ulama from Sunda who were teaching in Mecca. Some of them wrote books printed in several cities in the Middle East such as Mecca, Cairo and Istanbul. Shaikh Mukhtar is well-known as pioneer of authorship and publicity of Kitab Sunda in Middle East since the early 20th century. Before this period, religious works of ulama nusantara written in nusantara language and printed in the Middle East, only written in Malay language and Javanese. In the Middle East, history of authorship of kitab Sunda was initiated by Shaikh Mukhtar. This achievement is important not only to introduce Sundanese language as the intelectual language in the Middle East through his works, but also inspire his disciple to produce intellectual works in their mother tongue. By means of historical and bibliography of region approach, this study traces the role of Suandanese ulama in Middle East in the early 20th century.
Al-Isamu Fi Indonesia: Baina Al-Isholati Wa Al-Inkhirofi Jasam, Nasrullah
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v3i1.154

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Some people think that Islam in Indonesia is just a thin skin that covers religious teachings, beliefs and local traditions that exist in the Archipelago. Islam in Indonesia does not really touch the substance, the core of teaching, but merely a cloth from the teachings and traditions that already existed long before in the country. Therefore, Islam has no role in changing the situation of Indonesian society both from a social, economic and political perspective. This paper aims to counter those perception, and argues that Islam in Indonesia in terms of substance has no different from Islam in the Arab world, even though the Archipelago is not the place where the revelation descended, but the preachers who introduced Islam in the Archipelago were mostly preachers from the Arab world. Those preachers (da'i) with their intelligence, were able to spread Islam throughout the Archipelago in a relatively short time, without resistance from local religious adherents. This success could not be separated from the da'wah strategy of the da'i, namely by making local traditions as media for da'wah. So that the population of the Archipelago voluntarily embraced Islam. Substantially, there are no different between Islam in Indonesia and Islam in the Arab lands. The only distinctiveness lays on the da'wah strategy, namely by accomodating local traditions.
Al-Fikru Al-Dini Fi Masyrui Muassasati Mu'minuna Bila Hududin: Qiroati Nadqoiyati Mohamed, Hirreche Baghdad
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v3i1.237

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The religious phenomenon becomes a subject of reflection from the moment it is practiced by human beings, because it must be understood, explained and interpreted ... The revelation, the rituals and the teachings ... are fixed in sacred texts , these are the object of conservation, reading and questioning. And because the contexts in which they evolve and develop are historical, this constantly poses the modalities of harmonization and application of the texts and the way of living the faith in the present without completely breaking with the faith of the first founders, which leads to "renewal". Religious thought in Islam is part of this logic and in the contexts of this time; the Islamic religion becomes the object of research and studies in many disciplines of the human and social sciences in a critical way that has encountered an end to many postulates. More than that, religion is the main subject of many research institutions, as is the case for the Mominoun without borders Foundation, which today appeals to many Arab and Muslim academics in order to carry out its studies and studies. In our article, we opted for an approach to religious thought based on the Foundation's project. Our critical reading is devoted to the most important forum organized by the Foundation in 2014 in Marrakech.
Al-Alaqatu Al-Ilmiyati Baina Al-Ulamai Al-Jawina Wa Al-Faulati Al-Usminiyyina Fi Al-Qarni Al-Sadisa Asyara Al-Miladi Ila Qarni Al-Tamina Asyara Al-Miladi Nuha, Ulin
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v3i2.388

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Abstract For approximately five centuries, starting from 1571 and actually ending in 1924, the Ottoman Empire controlled the scientific centers in the Hejaz City. During that time, Ulama Jawi enjoyed the golden age of science. Thoriq Aziz, in his book entitled "Ulama-Ulama Nusantara yang Mempengaruhi Dunia" documented at least three Ulama from Indonesia who had been Imam al-haramain during that period. They are Sheikh Junaid al-Batawi, Sheikh Nawawi al-Jawi al-Bantani, and Sheikh Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi. At that time, Ulama Jawi, most of whom came from Indonesia, had a big role in enlivening scientific activities at Haramain. One of Ulama Jawi who became great scholars in Haramain, usually had students in Haramain who later also became great scholars in Haramain. Among them was come from Sambas, Shaykh Ahmad bin Abdu Somad Sambas. Many of his students became great scholars such as Sheikh Tholhah Gunung Jati Cirebon, Sheikh Ahmad Kholil Bangkalan Madura, Sheikh Abdul Qodir Al Bantani, who sent down students, namely Sheikh Abdul Aziz Cibeber and Sheikh Asnawi Banten. Other Ulama Jawi who are very well known as great scholars at Haramain are Shaykh Nawawi al Bantani, Sayid Ahmad an Nahrowi Al Banyumasi, Sheikh Mahfudz Al Turmizi, Sayidi Sheikh Ubaidillah Surabaya, Sayidi Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Sokaraja, Sayidi Sheikh Abdullah Tegal, Sayidi Sheikh Abdullah Wahab Rohan Medan, Sayid Sheikh Abdullah Batangpau, Sayyidi Sheikh Muhmmad Ilyas Sokaraja, Sayyidi Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdu Somad al Bimawi, and Sayidi Sheikh Abdullah and Sayidi Sheikh Abdul Manan, Sayidi Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Hadi Giri Kusumo Mranggen Demak, Sheikh Baqir Zaenal Abidin jogja and Shaykh Idris Jamsaren. In that golden age of sciences period of approximately five centuries, a very beautiful relationship was established between Ulama Jawi who played the role of Imam al-haramain as well as enriched scientific activities in Haramain and the Ottoman Empire who acted as protectors and providers of facilities for all religious and scientific activities in Haramain. Keywords: Scientific Network, Ulama Jawi and Ottoman Empire
From Tiao Wan (跳丸) to Bakwan (肉丸) and Bakso (肉酥): The Culinary History of Chaoshan Peranakan Cuisine in Java Budiyanto, Ary
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i1.1754

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The evolution of bakso, especially the variant known as bakwan in Malang, illustrates the complex entanglements of Chinese culinary traditions and Javanese food culture. Historical records, early Chinese agricultural treatises, colonial accounts, and contemporary media provide a foundation for tracing meatball-making techniques and migration routes of Hakka and Teochew communities who helped shape Java’s culinary landscape. Autoethnographic reflections enrich this historical reconstruction by capturing sensory memories, family traditions, and field observations from the 1980s onward. Changes in form, flavor, preparation, and commercialization highlight ongoing negotiations between halal practice, Peranakan heritage, and local taste. The argument frames bakso/bakwan as a cultural node where diaspora history, personal memory, and transregional culinary networks converge.  
Revisiting Sino–Indonesian Encounters: A Neo-Tributary Perspective on Power, Economy, and Islamic Maritime History Utama, Virdika Rizky; Mukhtar, Abdullah
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i1.1819

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Patterns of Indonesia–China relations over the past two decades reveal an increasingly asymmetrical economic partnership shaped by large-scale investment in infrastructure and extractive industries. Strategic projects, such as the high-speed railway and nickel processing, illustrate how financial and technological dependence has deepened Indonesia’s structural vulnerability within the bilateral relationship. Interpreting these developments through the historical logic of the tributary system sheds light on emerging power hierarchies that resemble a modern neo-tributary order. Evidence from academic studies and media sources underscores the need for a more autonomous and strategically calibrated foreign policy to safeguard national sovereignty amid intensifying regional competition.  
The Wali, the Woman, the Lion: Pesisir Performance and Chinese and Persianate Islam on Java Kathy Foley
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i1.1823

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This study examines the influence of Chinese and Persian Muslims on performance traditions in both coastal regions and the highlands of West Java, and explores how these traditions have served as enduring records of the long history of Islamic cultural hybridity in the Malay–Indonesian world. Employing a qualitative approach, the study uses historical-cultural analysis of textual sources, performative forms, and oral narratives. The data include stories of the Wali Songo, representations of Chinese female figures in the mythologies of Islamic kingdoms, genealogies of wayang golek, and the depiction of leonine figures within ritual settings and martial arts traditions. The findings demonstrate that interactions among Shiʿi communities, Sufi diasporas, Chinese networks, and Persian influences during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries contributed significantly to shaping Javanese religious life and aesthetics, particularly through the medium of performance. Traces of exchange across trade routes, social communities, and religious networks have remained preserved within contemporary artistic expressions. Despite periodic pressures from fundamentalist currents seeking to narrow the public expression of Southeast Asian Islam, performance traditions continue to function as spaces for the preservation of plural memories and intercultural encounters.This article contributes to scholarship on Islam Nusantara, cultural history, and performance studies by positioning West Javanese performance traditions as a “living archive” that not only preserves but also reactivates complex histories of diaspora contact, mobility, and Islamic diversity in Indonesia.
Sino-Indo Muslim Cultures: Tracing the History and Legacy of Cheng Ho and Chinese Muslims in Nusantara Sumanto Al Qurtuby
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i1.1857

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This study re-examines the formation of Muslim communities in the Malay–Indonesian world through the presence of Zheng He, with particular attention to the role of Chinese Muslim networks in the early history of Islam in Indonesia. Employing a qualitative approach grounded in historical and library-based research, the study focuses its analysis on Javanese historical evidence related to diplomacy, maritime networks, and religious life prior to the period of European expansion. The findings demonstrate that Chinese Muslim networks were deeply embedded in diplomatic relations, maritime trade, and religious practices in the archipelago from an early period. Chinese Muslim influences contributed to the shaping of local Islamic practices while also broadening the cultural horizons of early Muslim communities in the region. A reassessment of several dominant Islamization theories further suggests that Sino-Indonesian Muslim interactions provide strong grounds for recognizing the “Chinese theory” as an important perspective alongside Arab, Persian, and Indian theories. This article makes a significant contribution to scholarship on Islamization and the history of Islam in the Malay–Indonesian world by affirming the plural genealogies of Indonesian Islam and enriching analytical frameworks on diaspora, mobility, and intercultural exchange in the making of Muslim societies in Nusantara.
From Asian Maritime Cultural Routes to Peace: The View of Zheng He Cultural Route Heritage Li Pei Feng
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i1.1858

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Asian maritime networks linking East Asia to the Indian Ocean fostered centuries of commercial exchange, religious circulation, and cultural transmission. Archaeological remains, documentary traditions, ritual practices, and shared artistic forms demonstrate the vitality of these routes as dynamic cultural systems rather than mere trading corridors. Melaka and Semarang, cities long associated with Zheng He’s voyages, provide compelling examples of how maritime heritage persists through both material traces and living traditions. Viewed through the framework of cultural route world heritage, these networks contributed significantly to processes of Islamization, inter-civilizational dialogue, and regional integration. Their historical patterns offer contemporary pathways for peacebuilding, cooperation, and heritage-based community development.  
Historical Trajectories of Sino–Nusantara Relations Suaedy, Ahmad; Alnizar, Fariz; Basri, Muhammad Hasan; Masudi, Idris
Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47776/islamnusantara.v7i1.1880

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This 2025 special issue of Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture, collaboratively organized with the Cheng Ho Cultural Museum, presents a multidisciplinary exploration of the historical and contemporary dimensions of Sino-Nusantara relations. Through five thematic lenses, maritime routes, Islamization, artistic heritage, culinary history, and geopolitical dynamics, the featured articles employ diverse methodologies ranging from ethnography and historiography to international relations theory. Collectively, they challenge reductionist narratives by highlighting the integral role of Chinese Muslim communities, the hybridity of cultural expressions, and the enduring legacy of inter-civilizational encounters. The issue reframes Islam Nusantara as a product of layered, continuous negotiation, demonstrating how historical connectivity informs both cultural identity and modern geopolitical frameworks. Ultimately, it advocates for an adaptive, inclusive understanding of this shared past to envision more cooperative futures.  

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