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ISSUE: Journal of Islamic Studies for Universal Dialogue
ISSN : 29874890     EISSN : 3125285X     DOI : -
ISSUE is an international peer reviewed journal of islamic studies which published by Sadra International Institute. This journal is published each semester, and multilingual (English, Indonesian, and Arabic). This journal provides a scholarly forum for sustained dis-cussion of islamic studies from various disciplinary studies. ISSUE warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines. The aim is to provide readers with a better understanding of reality and present developments through the publication of articles, research report, and book reviews. ISSUE specializes in Islamic Studies in general. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines.
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WILĀYAT AL-MUṬLAQAH: THE STATE ABOVE SHARIA Khoirunnisa Muhammad; Dudung Jumantarisawan
ISSUE: Journal of Islamic Studies for Universal Dialogue Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): ISSUE: Journal of Islamic Studies for Universal Dialogue
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.67281/issue.v4i2.84

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This article examines the concept of wilāyat al-muṭlaqah in the political thought of Imam Khomeini and Sayyid Ali Khamenei, as well as its implications for the relationship between the state and the sharī‘ah and the foundations of contemporary Islamic civilization. This article is based on the Friday sermon delivered by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyid Ali Khamenei, in Tehran in January 1988. The sermon was subsequently responded to by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, through a letter affirming that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a continuation of the Prophet’s wilāyat al-muṭlaqah, is one of the aḥkam awwalī that takes precedence over subsidiary fiqh rulings. This article examines how the doctrine of wilāyat al-muṭlaqah moved from the theoretical domain of fiqh and kalām into the institutional design of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study employs a qualitative method based on library research and conceptual analysis. It examines the normative arguments of the proponents of wilāyat al-faqīh al-muṭlaqah, which are then balanced with the critical arguments of reformist thinkers, such as Mohsen Kadivar, who question the origins of the concept of a “state based on wilāyat” and the potential for state domination over the sharī‘ah. The findings of this article show that, on the one hand, wilāyat al-muṭlaqah is understood as a mechanism for safeguarding maṣlaḥat-e neẓām through the instruments of aḥkām ḥukūmatī and institutional mechanisms such as the Majma‘-e Tashkhīṣ-e Maṣlaḥat. On the other hand, in practice, the designation of the government as ḥukm awwalī and the supremacy of the Rahbar create a structure that has the potential to place the state above the sharī‘ah at the level of implementation, although it continues to claim itself as the guardian of the objectives of the sharī‘ah.
TECHNOLOGICAL AL-ISTIKBĀR:: NEW IMPERIALISM AND INDONESIA’S DEFENSE SOVEREIGNTY Muhammad Rohmanur Rizqi
ISSUE: Journal of Islamic Studies for Universal Dialogue Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): ISSUE: Journal of Islamic Studies for Universal Dialogue
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The development of contemporary defense technology has created new forms of structural dependency that fundamentally transcend conventional imperialism. In Imam Khamenei’s thought, this phenomenon is systematically understood as al-istikbār, which operates across three layers: military-physical, economic-financial, and epistemic-technological. This qualitative library-based study, supplemented by a semi-quantitative assessment instrument, examines Khamenei’s anti-imperialist doctrine and contextualizes it within three key characteristics of Indonesia: the paradox of its free and active foreign policy, its archipelagic geography, and the historical legacy of the 1955 Bandung Conference. The study proposes a Technology Dependency Index (Indeks Ketergantungan Teknologi– IKT) based on four dimensions: the Domestic Component Level (Tingkat Komponen Dalam Negeri–TKDN), Vendor Maintenance Dependency (Ketergantungan Pemeliharaan Vendor–KPV), Extraterritorial Regulatory Risk (Risiko Regulasi Ekstrateritorial–RRE), and Capability Transfer Index (Indeks Transfer Kemampuan–ITK), which are applied to seven case studies of Indonesian defense policy. The three cases exhibiting the highest levels of dependency are CAATSA, ITAR, and the procurement of Rafale aircraft, demonstrating that the free and active foreign policy paradox has a direct impact on defense operational autonomy. Khamenei’s concept of technological self-reliance is considered relevant to strengthening Indonesia’s national defense industry policy, as stipulated in Law No. 16/2012.