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Journal of Indonesian Islam
ISSN : 19786301     EISSN : 23556994     DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.15642/JIIS
Journal of Indonesian Islam (JIIS) publishes articles on Indonesian Islam from various perspectives, covering both literary and fieldwork studies. The journal puts emphasis on aspects related to Islamic studies in an Indonesian context, with special reference to culture, politics, law, society, eco­no­mics, history, and doctrines. Journal of Indonesian Islam always places Indonesian Islam in the central focus of academic inquiry, and invites any comprehensive observation of Islamic expressions with various dimensions in the country. The journal, serving as a forum for the study of Indonesian Islam, supports focused studies of particular themes and interdisciplinary studies in relation to the subject. It has become a medium of exchange of ideas and research findings from various traditions of learning that have interacted in the scholarly manner.
Articles 222 Documents
HYBRID CULTURE IN KATOBA RITUAL OF MUNA
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 18, No 1 (2024)
Publisher : State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2024.18.1.155-179

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Initiation rituals for children in society, which combine ancient rituals and Islam, are an underexposed method for cultural selection. The research aims to address how the katoba tradition in the Muna community of Southeast Sulawesi results in cultural hybridization between customary practices and Islam. Interviews with traditional figures and ceremonial leaders, and observations of village and local katoba processions provided primary data. The research shows that the katoba processions effectively depict cultural hybridization as a result of how the community interprets the relationship between traditional customs and religion and how katoba undergoes cultural filtering, creating new forms and meanings. The cultural hybridization that occurs in katoba Muna is not only limited to material cultural components, but also in almost every sequence of rituals, from pre-ritual, procession, and even post-ritual stages; not only in dominant-subordinate power relations between adat (traditional customs) and Islam, but in equal relations. This research emphasises the dynamic relationship between customary practices and Islam, which involves constant exchange, reinterpretation, and substitution, assuring culture's continuous acceptance and meaning in society. This study also emphasises the necessity of studying rituals since cultural selection occurs in rituals.
التقاليد الإسلامية الإقليمية بإندونيسيا أفكار صالح دارات و أحمد دحلان و هاشم أشعري
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 7, No 1 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2013.7.1.187-211

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This paper deals with Saleh Darat’s particularity of Islamic orthodoxy who advocated the purification of Sufism from any un-Islamic contaminations. Saleh Darat is a Javanese Muslim scholar born in Semarang, Central Java, but trained in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to master classical knowledge of Islam. He is very particular at his time, known as an ardent advocate for Sufism on the one hand, and very critical towards the local Javanese Islamic tradition on the other hand. This specific standpoint has influenced his two students; Hasyim Asy’ari and Ahmad Dahlan. Interestingly, the influence has come with relatively different attitudes and beliefs. Despite his criticism, Hasyim Asy’ari who was later known as a founder of traditionalist Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) still accepted and even acknowledged the tradition as a part of Islam. Meanwhile, from modern persuasion of Muhammadiyah, Ahmad Dahlan’s criticism results from his belief that the tradition is bid‘ah (innovation) and khurafah (superstition).
THE ADAPTABILITY OF PESANTREN IN INDONESIA DURING THE NEW NORMAL ERA
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 16, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2022.16.2.426-454

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This article discusses strategic issues of pesantren management during the Covid-19 pandemic-based “adaptation to new habit” era in Indonesia. The research is carried out to a total of fifteen pesantren in West Borneo, Yogyakarta, East Java, and West Java. Sociocultural perspectives of pesantren during this period also has influenced the emergence of adaptive protocols toward public interest (maṣlaḥah). Therefore, each pesantren has authentic regulations in dealing with the disasterous situation (sadd al-dharāi`). The results classify the adaptive responses of pesantren during the pandemic into three categories from the upper, middle, and lower tier management. Aside from misfortunes for humanity during the disaster, academics of pesantren suggest that they obtain several cocktails of wishful thinking from this phenomenon, i.e. inspiring ideas to maintain their faith and piety (hifẓ al-dīn) while developing enthusiasm for studying science and religion (hifẓ al-‘aql). To summarize, all observed pesantren have attempted to balance physical (żāhīrīyah) and emotional (baṭīnīyah) neccesities in overcoming the pandemic situation.
SHAYKH MUHAMMAD ARSYAD AL-BANJARI’S THOUGHT ON EDUCATION
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 5, No 2 (2011)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2011.5.2.335-352

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Shaykh Muhammad Arsyad Al-Banjari is a religious central figure who has key roles in introducing new religious ideas in South Kalimantan. In this context, his thoughts are not only in the area of religion but also in education. There are at least four significant points of Al-Banjari’s thought on education. First, the educational paradigm was under the umbrella of neo-Sufism which emphasized on bayani, ‘irfani and burhani. Second, the institutional education introduced is a semi-formal education in which the study was concentrated in one place. Third, the teaching methods used are macro and micro. Macro method includes contextualization, centralization and integralization. Micro method covers uswah hasanah, halaqah, lecturing, and question and answer. Above all, the material for religius study in Al-Banjari’s period was deeper and wider compared to the era before Shakh  his arrival. The use of various books for studying was so illustrative
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION: Cultural Interbreeding Between Dayak Indigenous Culture and Islam
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 15, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2021.15.1.171-192

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The arrival of imported religions, Islam and Chistianity in particular, in West Kalimantan creates cultural dialectic and transformation within local indigenous Dayak’s culture and belief.  This article tries to explore on cultural interbreeding between Dayak indigenous culture and Islam in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The findings have revealed that the interaction between local Dayak culture with variant of Islam creates new cultural identity such as Senganan Dayak in Semabi. This new identity is the consequence for those who convert to Islam as they do not abandon the Dayak identity. However, the massive conversion of Dayak to Islam does not necessarily imply the downgrading of identity from Dayak to Malay; instead they still remain to be Dayak in spite of their conversion to new religion. Another transformation occurred within tradition such as the ritual of “ngantar buah pulang (bring fruit home)”. This Dayak indigenous ritual is replaced with Islamic kind of thanksgiving ritual and replaces the spelling of magic spell with supplication to God Almighty.
AHMADIYAH AND THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN INDONESIA
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 3, No 2 (2009)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2009.3.2.390-413

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This article analyzes the violence and Joint Ministerial Decree against Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI), especially relating to freedom of religion. It argues that Indonesia has ratified the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which guarantees the freedom of religion. In addition, Indonesia has also passed laws regarding the freedom of religion such as those in the 1945 constitution. However, these legal foundations have failed to guarantee freedom of religion in Indonesia. The violence against JAI is the proof of this Not only did the government let the incidents occur, but it also issued a Joint Ministerial Decree condemning the activities of JAI. The situation was exacerbated by the fatwa> of the Council of Indonesian `Ulama’ (MUI) which led to more attacks against JAI throughout the country. The article finds that the issuance of the decree was not based on need or legal basis but was an attempt to please radical groups in society.
CONSERVING MODERATE ISLAM IN INDONESIA: An Analysis of Muwafiq's Speech on Online Media
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 13, No 2 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2019.13.2.373-394

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This study aimed to examine the ideas of one prominent Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) preacher named KH Ahmad Muwafiq (Muwafiq) about Islamic moderation in Indonesia while preaching in Bogor Palace on November 21, 2018. Through content analysis of Muwafiq’s preaching that was uploaded on YouTube media, this study found that there are two main themes in Muwafiq’ speech that were seemed related to the efforts to conserve moderate Islam; first is his preaching model has emulated the Prophet Muhammad model in proselytising Islam, such as wise, non-violent, and adjustable to the character and condition of the society. The second is related to the influence of tradition and culture in the implementation of Islamic teachings.
THE EMERGENCE OF NEW SANTRI IN INDONESIA
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 2, No 1 (2008)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2008.2.1.69-102

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To an extent never seen before, following the collapse of the Soeharto regime in 1998 Islamist groups in Indonesia began to express themselves vocally and expli­citly. Islamic discourse has developed apace, ranging from demands that the state lift the ban on the role of Islamic ideology in political parties and mass organizations to accommodate Muslim interests up to calls for the imple­men­tation of Islamic shari`ah to replace the so-called secular laws of state. These recent phenomena indicate the emergence of new santris (devout Muslims) differing from their own parents and the older generation in terms of political orientation, religious ideology, and attitude towards inherited traditions. These new types of santri are not only influenced by the local and changing dynamics of Indonesian politics, society and culture but they are also subject to international influences in Islam. Within Indonesia, some of them retain their links with traditionalist or modernist groups, some others keep their distance from them and yet still others show radical orientations. They have become very influential within certain sections of Indonesian society and have gained attention from many observers and researchers.
DISCOURSES ON ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY IN INDONESIA: A Study on the Intellectual Debate between Liberal Islam Network (JIL) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI)
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 11, No 2 (2017)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2017.11.2.405-422

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This article discusses the relationship between Islam and democracy according to Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL; Liberal Islam Network) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this article shows that according to JIL, Islam is compatible with modern democratic values. Democracy contains all modern governmental elements which are also found in Islam, such as consultation, consensus, justice, freedom, equality, and tolerance. Islam, in the view of JIL proponents, perfectly fits in line with modernity. Meanwhile, HTI argues that Islam is incompatible with democracy, because the word democracy comes from Western culture which means capitalist and secularist. Democracy is perceived by the HTI activists as a revolt against God’s sovereignty. These different views are influenced by their interpretation of Islamic values on the context of modern concept of democracy. In addition, this difference is also caused by the background of education, genealogy of knowledge, and condition of global politics.
DEFENDING WOMEN UPHOLDING NORM: Political Aspiration of Bu Nyai in Indonesian Local Politics
JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Vol 19, No 2 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2025.19.2.389-417

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The public and political role of Muslim women in Indonesia has been on the increase in recent years. This is due family connections, gender equality, and religious piety. This article particularly highlights the political participation of Bu Nyai, Muslim personalities with pesantren backgrounds. This paper contends that their motive is their aspiration to advocate women's rights, which is often ignored by male-politicians. The idea that “only women understand women” represents another reason why these Bu Nyai compete in elections for public office. The Bu Nyai relies much on defending values and norms rather than on competence or experience. The wisdom behind this is the fact that Indonesian politics is not always about idea, as it is about sense and positive image. These are the so-called social and spiritual capitals that this paper tries to explore by referring to three Bu Nyai in East Java and their political aspiration in upholding norms by defending women. The rise of these Bu Nyai and their prominence in local elections is a direct testimony that Indonesian politics is not patriarchal. Their activism is an automatic repudiation of neo-liberal thesis that in major Muslim societies, women are politically marginalized.

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