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ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin
Published by Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta
ISSN : 14113775     EISSN : 25484729     DOI : https://doi.org/10.14421/esensia
Core Subject : Religion, Humanities, Social,
Religion Humanities Social Sciences
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes articles of the highest quality and significance in all areas of Islamic theology (uṣūl al-dīn). The journal covers research on the immense significance of Islam in the context of religious life to which it has delivered unique perspectives, approaches, and ranges of contributions that are of abiding interest. ESENSIA encourages the exchange of ideas between experts, scholars, researchers, practitioners, clerics, and students who are active in all areas of Islamic theology and the multidisciplinary field. Research areas covered in the journal: 1. Comparative religions and socio-religious dynamics 2. Digital culture among Muslim cyber-communities 3. Islamic philosophy and mysticism 4. Islamic-theological literature and literary criticism 5. Islamism, communal discernment, and indigenous spiritual practices 6. Muslim minorities and religious citizenship ESENSIA offers authors and readers high visibility, broader readership, clear copyediting, rigorous peer-review, and independence from competing interests. In addition to research articles, ESENSIA also covers research in the form of fieldwork investigations or ongoing reports. In this way, the journal aims to be the voice of the worldwide Islamic-theological community.
Arjuna Subject : Seni dan Humaniora - Studi Agama
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Reframing Acts of Service Through Taṣawwuf Akhlāqī: A Hadith-Based Analysis of Family Resilience Among Independent Women Fahrizal Mahdi; Muhammad Hafizh; Bustamin
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 27 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v27i1.7502

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Independent women have increasingly contributed to their families’ economic resilience. However, their expanded roles often introduce new challenges in maintaining harmonious family relationships. Rather than strengthening family stability, dual responsibilities, consumerist and hedonistic lifestyles, financial instability, and perceived inequalities between spouses can gradually undermine emotional intimacy and marital commitment. This study examines how the concept of acts of service, interpreted through the lens of taṣawwuf akhlāqī and grounded in hadith, can help reinforce family resilience among independent women. Through a qualitative literature review, the study synthesizes recent scholarly work to develop an Islamic framework for family relationships. The findings reveal that family resilience depends not only on women’s economic contributions but also on effective communication, mutual support, equitable role-sharing, and emotional reciprocity between spouses. By integrating acts of service with the ethical values of taṣawwuf akhlāqī, such as compassion, sincerity, self-control, financial cooperation, and quality time, marital harmony and long-term family resilience are expected to be strengthened.
Religion, Power, and Culture: Islamization in the Mempawah Kingdom under Opu Daeng Manambon (1741-1761) Patmawati; Zaenuddin Hudi Prasojo; Bob Andrian; Barriyati; Muhammed Sahrin Bin Haji Masri
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 27 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v27i1.7530

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This study examines the historical spread of Islam within the Mempawah Kingdom, focusing on the interplay between religion and culture during the reign of Opu Daeng Manambon (1741–1761). Specifically, it seeks to elucidate the processes of integrating religion and culture, the implementation of daʿwah strategies in the propagation of Islam, and the respective roles of the umarāʾ and ʿulamāʾ during this period. Employing qualitative research methods grounded in a historical approach, the study utilizes heuristic techniques, including criticism, synthesis, and historiography, applied to historical materials from West Kalimantan, with particular emphasis on the Mempawah Kingdom. The findings reveal that Islamization under Opu Daeng Manambon was not merely a peaceful cultural diffusion but rather a politically structured and culturally negotiated transformation. This process was shaped through interactions among royal authorities, networks of ʿulamāʾ, trade relations, and local socio-cultural dynamics. The study further demonstrates that Islamization developed through a hybrid daʿwah model that integrated political influence, cultural adaptation, and dialogical engagement, reflecting a collaborative power dynamic between rulers and ʿulamāʾ within a multicultural society. Ultimately, this study contributes to ongoing discussions on the processes of Islamization in Southeast Asia.
The Genealogy of Hadith Criticism Methods in Western Scholarship Imam Sahal Ramdhani; Al Makin; Ja'far Assagaf
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 26 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v26i2.7799

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The historicity of hadith is a prominent topic in debates concerning hadith criticism methods within Western hadith scholarship. The issue lies in the fact that the methods developed by Western revisionist hadith scholars, primarily based on the written tradition, tend to marginalize sources of hadith historicity grounded in the oral tradition. Consequently, Western revisionist hadith scholarship often provides an unbalanced justification and generalization of hadith historiography. Addressing this concern, this article employs a genealogical approach alongside Michel Foucault’s theory of power relations in knowledge to trace, examine, and evaluate the methods of hadith criticism that have emerged within Western scholarship. The findings of this research are as follows: first, the methods of hadith criticism developed by Western revisionist scholars are founded upon a Eurocentric paradigm that dominates and exerts hegemony over the history of hadith. This paradigm centers on the primacy of the written tradition’s validity. Second, the methods developed by the revisionist group are ultimately rooted in a network of knowledge-power, which is interconnected and exerts hegemonic control over the discourse
Contextualizing Hadith within the Socio-Cultural Reality of Indonesia Based on the Concept of Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah Refki Saputra; Iik Arifin Mansurnoor; Ryan Bianda
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 27 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v27i1.6130

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This article explores the contextualization of hadith within Indonesian socio-cultural realities using a maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah-based framework. It seeks to demonstrate how hadith interpretation can uphold textual authority while responsibly addressing evolving social contexts. Employing qualitative library research, the study analyzes literature on hadith studies, uṣūl al-fiqh, maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, and Indonesian Islamic thought. The analysis is structured around three methodological tools: al-ta‘līl al-maqāṣidī, al-tafsīr al-maṣlaḥī, and al-tamyīz bayn al-maqāṣid wa al-wasā’il. The findings reveal that maqāṣid-based contextualization should not serve as a shortcut to justify modern preferences. Instead, it must involve thorough textual analysis, engagement with classical scholarship, identification of ‘illah and maṣlaḥah, and assessment of social consequences. For example, the hadith concerning Quraysh leadership suggests that legitimate leadership can be understood in terms of public authority and social unity. The hadith on disciplining children to perform prayer highlights that religious education is the primary objective, with physical punishment being a conditional means. Additionally, the hadith addressing gold and silver ribā illustrates that the goal of preventing injustice in value exchange remains relevant to modern currencies. This article offers an operational model for maqāṣid-based hadith contextualization in the Indonesian context.
Reframing “Hadith Rejection”: Epistemological Reduction and Methodological Diversity in Contemporary Hadith Studies Abbas Langaji; M. Ilham; Muhammad Irfan Hasanuddin
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 27 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v27i1.7861

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This study seeks to clarify the labeling of hadith rejection by distinguishing between ontological rejection and methodological criticism in assessing the authority of hadith. Employing a qualitative approach grounded in library research and critical discourse analysis, it examines the intellectual debates surrounding key figures commonly associated with hadith rejection, including classical scholars, modern reformists, and Western Orientalists. The findings reveal that the label “hadith rejecter” is not a fixed epistemological category but rather a discursive construct shaped by methodological differences and ideological biases. Many scholars labeled as rejecters do not deny the Prophet’s authority; instead, they propose alternative criteria for the authenticity and interpretation of hadith. This study argues that the prevalent use of this term results in an epistemological oversimplification that obscures the diversity of approaches within hadith scholarship. By distinguishing among three categories, ontological rejection, methodological criticism, and epistemological differences, this research offers a more nuanced analytical framework. Ultimately, the study contributes to a more balanced and dialogical understanding of hadith studies, reduces polarization, and promotes a more inclusive interpretation of intellectual diversity within Islamic thought.
Religious Happiness in William James’s Thought: An Analysis of Religious Maturity Roni Ismail; Sekar Ayu Aryani; Nina Mariani Noor
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 26 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v26i2.7643

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This article examines the concept of religious happiness in William James’s thought by exploring the characteristics of religious maturity presented in his theory. It begins with Jung’s critique of modern psychoanalytic and behaviorist psychology, which neglects the soul and positive human potentials, including the purpose and meaning of life, goodness, happiness, and religious morality. By analyzing James’s concept of religious maturity, this study contributes to restoring psychology as a science concerned with the soul and the positive potentials that can lead humans toward happiness. This article employs a literature review and a psychology of religion approach to examine James’s concept of religious happiness. According to James, religious happiness can be attained through four characteristics of religious maturity and their distinctive practical consequences: awareness of the existence and presence of God through asceticism; a connection with God that engenders self-surrender through strength of soul; self-surrender to God that produces freedom, happiness, and the disappearance of the ego through purity; and the transformation of emotions into love and harmony through charity. These characteristics collectively lead to religious happiness. For James, therefore, true religion is one that enables its adherents to attain religious happines.
Algorithmic Spiritual Authority: Digital Sufism and the Reconfiguration of Sanad in Indonesia Eko Harianto; Reni Dian Lestari; Try Riduwan Santoso; Jamaludin
ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin Vol. 26 No. 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/esensia.v26i2.7772

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Digital platforms increasingly mediate the circulation of dhikr, salawat, Sufi aphorisms, healing narratives, devotional music, and online majelis in Indonesia. This article examines how platform visibility reshapes public perceptions of Sufi authority and how this transformation interacts with sanad (spiritual lineage), embodied guidance, and institutional recognition. Rather than claiming a statistically bounded netnography, the study adopts a conceptual–interpretive design that synthesizes digital religion, mediatization, commodification, and Indonesian Sufism, supported by illustrative observations of publicly accessible platform genres. The analysis identifies five forms of digital Sufism and develops a five-stage mechanism: visibility production, credibility inference, authority performance, institutional legitimation or contestation, and consequences for spiritual formation. Algorithmic spiritual authority does not simply refer to authority produced by algorithms but to a platform-conditioned regime in which metrics, repetition, aesthetics, and affective resonance become proxies for spiritual credibility. Digitalization thus produces hybrid legitimacy negotiated by institutions, creators, and audiences. The article explains when visibility becomes authority and distinguishes observable platform cues from inferred recommendation effects. Responsible adaptation requires spiritual literacy, credential transparency, layered pedagogy, and pathways toward accountable learning.

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