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Episteme: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman
ISSN : 19077491     EISSN : 25023705     DOI : -
Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman merupakan jurnal akademik multidisipliner yang diterbitkan oleh Pascasarjana Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Tulungagung. Epistemé terbit dua nomor setiap tahunnya, pada bulan Juni dan Desember. Artikel yang diterbitkan meliputi kajian Islam yang ditinjau dari berbagai perspektif, mulai dari komunikasi, antropologi, pendidikan, ekonomi, sosiologi, filologi, pendidikan, filsafat dan lain sebagainya. Jurnal ini didedikasikan kepada akademisi, dan pemerhati bidang kajian studi Islam. Artikel yang diterbitkan harus berupa karya orisinal dan tidak harus sejalan dengan pandangan redaksi.
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ISLAM, EDUCATION, AND MIGRATION IN INDONESIA: Religiosity Left-Behind Muslim Migrant Workers’ Children in East Java Ardiansyah, Mochammad Zaka
Epistemé: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman Vol 20 No 01 (2025)
Publisher : UIN Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung, Indonesia

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This article examines the religiosity of left-behind children, who are students at Islamic educational institutions, due to their parents' migration. While several studies on Indonesian migrants primarily highlight their religious activities abroad, this study focuses on the religiosity of ‘left-behind’ children in Jember, East Java, to understand the impact of migration on the religiosity and education of children. Left-behind children refer to those whose parents migrate for work, education, or other reasons, leaving them behind in their home countries with relatives or guardians. Several studies suggest that this situation can have a significant impact on the psychological and developmental well-being of children. The data were collected using a qualitative research design, which included participatory observation in informal Islamic education institutions and in-depth interviews with several education facilitators for children under 18 years old. To understand the religious dynamics among these children, this research employs El-Menouar’s dimension of religiosity as an analytical framework. The results identify two main issues appeared within the fields of Islamic education and migration studies: the conditions of children’s religiosity in the context of parental separation and the absence of informal education within the family and the proposal of the concept of Religiosity Left-behind as a new category to understand the spiritual and religious challenges faced by children of migrant workers. This research emphasizes the urgency of strategic interventions from educational stakeholders, including higher religious education institutions and civil society organizations, to design a sustainable program for the development of religiosity aimed at enhancing the quality of Islam and spirituality among children in left-behind situations.
BETWEEN FAITH AND FREEDOM: The Qur’an and the Childfree Lifestyle Qibtiyah, Maria; Badruzaman, Abad
Epistemé: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman Vol 20 No 01 (2025)
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This article seeks to discuss the issue of being childfree from the perspective of the Qur’an. The topic has generated considerable debate within Indonesian society, making it essential to conduct further analysis, particularly within the context of a Muslim-majority country. Broadly speaking, public opinion is divided into two groups, each presenting its own arguments. Proponents of the childfree choice view it as a matter of personal autonomy, independent of religious norms. Conversely, opponents argue that the childfree lifestyle deviates from Indonesian social norms, which emphasize that married couples should endeavor to have children. Given the complexity of this issue, this article employs Gadamer’s hermeneutical framework in conjunction with an exegetical approach. It argues that several Qur’anic verses implicitly reject the notion of voluntary childlessness. For instance, Surah al-A‘rāf (7:86) encourages the multiplication of offspring, Surah al-Nahl (16:72) praises the birth of noble descendants, and Surah al-Ra‘d (13:23) mentions that children may serve as a means for their parents to attain paradise. These verses indicate that Islam generally disapproves of married couples who deliberately choose not to have children. However, because the meaning of the text is dynamic and continuously engages in dialogue with contemporary social realities—such as the childfree phenomenon—new interpretations may emerge through a fusion of horizons. In this context, the childfree choice is not explicitly deemed haram but may be tolerated if supported by valid reasons and if it yields certain benefits.