ISLAMICA: Jurnal Studi Keislaman
ISLAMICA: Journal of Islamic Studies is a biannually published journal in March and September. It covers various issues on the Islamic studies within such number of fields as Islamic education, Islamic thought, Islamic law, political Islam, and Islamic economics from social and cultural perspectives.
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Ulama Perempuan dan Dekonstruksi Fiqih Patriarkis
Yayuk Fauziyah
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 5 No. 1 (2010): September
Publisher : Postgraduate Studies of Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2010.5.1.161-174
In the historiography of Islam, female ulama did not as yet receive a sufficient attention from both the historians and the masses. It is this unfortunate thing that this paper is concerned with. It traces the origin of this marginalization?as it were?and finds out that all this is due to the domination of male ulama in the whole history of Islamic thought. While this domination might be acceptable for some, the unfortunate thing is that the male ulama in their turn will offer the patriarchal interpretation of Islam often at the expenses of women. This paper challenges this form of interpretation and calls for the necessity of methodological deconstruction toward a better and more humane understanding of Islam. It supports the efforts of Muhammad Arkoun whose critical method focuses on four stages of analysis in relation to the interpretation of religious text. These are historical analysis, anthropological, sociological and linguistic analysis. The first three are contextual while the fourth is textual. In its analysis, the paper employs an approach that represents a sound and acceptable balance between patriarchy and matriarchy. It believes that gender-based prejudices must be eradicated if we are to produce enlightened discourses of religion.
Membangun Konstruksi Keilmuan Ekonomi Islam
Yulizar D. Sanrego Nz
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 5 No. 1 (2010): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2010.5.1.175-189
Theories of Islamic economics have formed part and parcel of the global study on economy. Practically on the other hand, Islamic economics have shown its competing ability andreceived in turn a cheerful welcome from the business community as well as from the masses at the global stage. This paper is an attempt to make a contribution in the field of what we may call the scientific construction of Islamic economics. The paper proposes that this science consists of two aspects, namely value and knowledge. With regards to the latter, on which this paper will pay its major attention, the role of methodology is crucial. This paper will therefore touch on this issue and the role of methodology in inventing knowledge and in the analysis of economic datum. Here by methodology we mean particularly fiqh. We contend that fiqh is in itself methodology. It is rich with methodological tools such as the concept of maqashid al-syariah (the purpose of divine law) which may be used not only to analyze economic datum but also to provide a schemata in resolving some economic problems. By speaking of fiqh as a science of economics we hope to pave the way for the possible invention of the science of economics based on fiqh and its philosophy.
Hermeneutika Qurâni dan Perbedaan Pemahaman dalam Menafsirkan al-Qurân
Abd. Hadi
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.37-50
To interpret al-Qurân means to understand the hidden meaning of this revealed text. This is the essence of hermeneutics. It is about unearthing the implicit truth and making it explicit. Hermeneutics is also a method to read the symbols otherwise not known by the common readers. This method is not only concerned with the literal understanding of the text, but also with the contextual and rational meaning of it by taking into account the horizons around which the text is produced. By horizon it is meant, the nature of the text, the mind and logic of the author and the universe of the reader. This paper deals with the idea of what we call the Qurânic hermeneutics. By that we mean the method that has been developed by the competent scholars of the Qurânic exegesis over time. We assume that the nature of the Qurân necessitates that this holy text cannot be interpreted unilaterally, as it were. That the Qurân uses the symbolic words and expression makes it open to be inter preted differnently by the different scholars. We are interested in exploring further the nature of this Qurânic hermeneutics and the various outcomes produced by it.
Model Interpretasi al-Qur'ān Abdullah Saeed
Achmad Zaini
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.25-36
This article tries to deliver Abdullah Saeed's idea on the new approach to interpret the Qur'ān called contextualist approach. He proposes his ideas based on his finding that there is a gap between texts which have been understood literally by majority of ulama? and socio-historical context of the Qur'ān at the time of revelation in the first/seventh century and the contemporary concerns and needs of Muslims today. Based on his expertise on hermeneutic, he proposes four stages: encounter with the world of the text, critical analysis, meaning for the first recipients and meaning for the present. The proposed idea should be appreciated even though it seems that it is a preliminary study which has to be elaborated into practical way.
Menguak Islam Eksklusif yang Toleran
Ahmad Khoirul Fata
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.14-24
This paper speaks of something unusual. Exlusive Islam has been commonly branded as untolerant, while the inclusive Islam has been identified as tolerant. This paper tries to prove the reverse that the exclusive Islam can be tolerant too. It addresses first the problem of religion-based conflict in Indonesia arguing it is this problem that provoked the birth of such liberal font of Islam called Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL). Born to propagate the polite Islam, the movement turned out to be just another defect within the Muslim society. The fact is that, majority of Muslims in the country are not happy with it. The reaction of Muslims varied, and culminated in the issuance of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/ MUI) that such notion as religious pluralism that the movement is busy campaigning for is forbidden religiously. This paper is an attempt to reconstruct the pluralistic discourse in a way that would not iritate the conservative segment of Muslim society. It also tries to understand why majority of Muslims in this country rejected the idea of religious pluralism propounded by the liberals.
Efektivitas Pembelajaran Afeksi di Madrasah/Sekolah
Ainul Yaqin
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.190-202
A nation will be destructed if it suffers from moral decadence. A society would decline if it does not have good character. Hence, the need to raise the awareness of the people concerning the importance of morality and good character. This paper is part of that movement to raise the importance of moral virtue. It speaks of morality as a form of mental attitude and personality. The paper moves to explore the central role that Madrasah/School can play as a strategic partner toward this end. The paper discovers that thus far the Madrasah and schools in the country are indulging only in the cognitive aspect of the students, ignoring in the process their affective and spiritual aspects. The last two are processes toward character building, leaving them aside will lead to moral loses. The paper finally offers some conceptual and practical steps in which educating students affectively and spiritually can be done.
Revitalisasi Nilai-nilai Moral Keagamaan dalam Merespon Realitas Zaman
Fauzan Saleh
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.134-152
Indonesia has been developed in a various ways. But there remains one field in which this country has been kept captive of, namely the field of morality. Morally speaking, the country is not improving, nor is it heading toward the right direction. It is even regressing. The regress of proper moral virtue has made this country lost its very identity and hope. The situation is worsened by the fact that the schools and universities that are supposed to play the central role in moral education have not been effective either. Religion has been presented wrongly simply as a belief system. Its aspect as moral system is partly or completely ignored. This paper is an attempt to explore this abandoned precious dimension of religion and its importance in the process of moral education. We assume that it is only through religion, to be more precise through inacting the religous morality that we can cure the social malayses, and move on with our aspiration and hope.
Problematika Talfīq Mazhab dalam Penemuan Hukum Islam
Fauzi Saleh
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.66-73
It has been commonly argued that the Islamic law is ordained to address and preserve the interest of men. The rules and values of Islamic law are therefore in accordance with the nature of human being. And because the Islamic law is revealed for all season, as it were, it must accordingly be deeply flexible so that it may fit to all time and all space. This paper addresses this notion of flexibility that Islamic law enjoys by arguing that flexibility is a quality that Islamic law should have if it is to survive. But, it moves on, that flexibility is one thing and the ability of Muslim scholars in preserving this flexibility is something else. While by its very nature, Islamic law is flexible the methods and approaches that some Muslim scholars have developed did work on the nerve of this divine law. One of such method is talfīq, in which one would take the views of different scholars to produce a legal dictum. This method is the focus of this paper. It contends that in principle, the method is a result of the absence of the independent mind in the history of Islam. It nonetheless, does serve as a good method to produce a legal premises suitable for certain type of Muslim society. But it does not always work to preserve the flexibility of the Islamic law.
Uṣûl al-Fiqh antara Ahl al-Ḥadîth dan Ahl al-Ray
Jeje Abd. Rozaq
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.74-86
If there is any notion in which Islam is seriously concerned with more than anything else, it is the notion of freedom of expression. No doubt, Islam has recognized this and has even institutionalized it in the form of what popularly known as ijtihad. Rational exercise is the main trait of this institution, in which a mujtahid would employ a certain method to come up with whatever result he/she has discovered on certain legal issues. In the meantime, the science in which ijtihad is commonly used is called the science of Uṣûl al-Fiqh. This science also provides the guidelines on how intellectual exercise should be carried out. This paper is interested in exploring further this notion of ijtihad within the framework of evolutionist thinking. It assumes that the product of ijtihad, commonly called fiqh, has evolved from being an individual opinion, to become a collective discourse then to a religious dogma. Hence, the paper argues that while ijtihad is a precious gift, it is wrongly misappropriated by certain religious authorities to produce dogmas that can jeopardize the opposing views.
Akar Sejarah Pemikiran al-Shāṭibī tentang Rukhsah
Makmun Syar'i
Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011): September
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DOI: 10.15642/islamica.2011.6.1.87-103
Al-Shatibi is known in the history of Islam as a prisoner in the theory of Syariah. He wrote al-Muwāfaqāt, his magnum opus. This paper deals with this historic figure by referring to his theory concerning rukhsah; an exemption given to Muslim in performing the rites for certain and acceptable reason. The paper will look at this concept by considering the background in which it is propounded. We believe that his theory is not conceptualized out of the blue. Two keywords will be used to embark on this task, namely 'adam al-ḥaraj and (taṭbīq). The former is about removing the difficulty from man, and the latter is about the application of the Syariah in the live of individual. By using the first concept, the paper will try to reconstruct the fact that in propounding his theory of rukhsan, al-Syatibi always keeps in mind the fact that Islam is revealed mainly to make life easy, and not vice versa. By using the second concept in the meantime, we try to show that the Syari'ah laws?rukhsah included?are revealed to apply (the application Syariah is not always in political context).