Millati: Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities

Fostering Tolerance: The Effectiveness of The Religious Education Policy Model in Religion-Based Higher Education in Creating a Culture of Religious Tolerance

Muh Saerozi, Rifqi Aulia Erlangga, Nor Adha bt Abdul Hamid — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The aim of this research is to examine the religious education policies of private universities in Indonesia that have a minority-religion base in a majority-religion environment. The three universities selected as samples were Universitas Pendidikan Muhammadiyah (Unimuda) Sorong, Universitas Santu Paulus (Unika) Ruteng, and Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana (UKSW) Salatiga. According to the qualitative study, UNIMUDA Sorong is the only university that has adopted confessional pluralism. Confessional pluralism found to be the best model for religious education. Unimuda's confessional religious education model provides religious education courses tailored to each student's religion. Meanwhile, two other colleges, Unika Ruteng and UKSW Salatiga, are implementing a semi-confessional pluralism policy. This semi-confessional pluralism policy is the novelty of this study. This policy establishes religious education as a general subject with general content that covers the six formal religions in Indonesia.

Exploring The Representation of Friendly Islam in Muslim-Non-Muslim Relations in Banyuwangi

Moh Syaeful Bahar, Ahmad Khubby Ali, Dodik Harnadi — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

One of the causes of harmonious relations between religious communities is often associated with the role of Islamic practices among Muslims in Indonesia. As adhered to by Indonesian Muslims, Islam is believed to represent a friendly understanding of Islam. Several studies on Islam in Indonesia consistently emphasize this Islamic practice with various related terminology. However, how Muslims who are directly involved in harmonious relations with non-Muslims view friendly Islamic practices has not been widely explored. This research aims to fill this empirical gap by investigating how Nahdliyyin Muslims in Bulurejo, Purwoharjo Banyuwangi, define their Islamic practices. In this region, Muslims live side by side in harmony with Hindu and Christian communities. In addition, this research also reveals how Muslims take action, using Giddens’ perspective, in presenting this friendly form of Islam. By using qualitative-interpretive methods, this research found that Muslims in Banyuwangi define friendly Islam through various aspects of their practices, such as pro-existence, respect for diversity, and more. Meanwhile, as agents, Muslims in Banyuwangi consciously present friendly Islam based on arguments and motivations conveyed discursively.

Shaping Charisma: Muda Waly al-Khalidi and Saint-Making in Contemporary Indonesia

Sehat Ihsan Shadiqin — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This article aims to clarify the social process of creating waliyullah in Muslim society. Waliyullah is often considered the highest prestige acquired by a mere human other than the Messenger. It is obtained because people perceive and believe that a person is pious and close to Allah. Most scholars explain the aspects of godliness and devotion of a figure who is regarded as a trustee or define the various teachings he conveyed and their effect on religious life. Therefore, sainthood has been a priori received. This traces the process of setting up insight on the sainthood of Abuya Muda Waly Al-Khalidi (1917-1961), a cleric who brought tarekat Naqsabandiyah Khalidiyah to Aceh in 1939 and as the top of cleric teaching genealogy of Islamic boarding school in contemporary Aceh. Data is collected by conducting several interviews with related figures, reviewing relevant documents, either the previous study result or scholar publication in various media. From this study, the author argues that sainthood is a social construction which is processed and created through political negotiations as part of strengthening religious authority.

Islamic Understanding in the Digital Age among University Student Associations

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The development of technology in the 4.0 era changes the order of human thought and performance to be faster, more efficient, and more effective in different sectors of life, one of which is in finding information. Today's students are very closely related to the development of technology, especially social media. Social media has become close and important to search for one's self-identity and information. As a matter of fact, social media can be both positive and negative, including in building students' religious understanding. Thus, researchers were interested in mapping out religious sources and information. This is important to understand the flow of the development trend of radicalism and extremism among students, especially in West Sumatra and Riau. This study used a mix-method approach by using a survey method related to religious sources and information starting from where the sources are taken, what media are frequently used, how often and routinely these activities are, and how they prevent faulty understanding. The data collection techniques used in this study were document analysis, observations, questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. This study is expected to result in a journal indexed in Scopus (international), Intellectual Property Right, Recommendation, and Research Report. This study will positively implicate the evaluation of university students' understanding of practicing religious moderation.

Development of Islamic Psychology Interdisciplinary Approaches in the Era of Contemporary Science

Aditya Aryo Nur Kusumo, Sukron Kamil, M. Atho Mudzhar — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Muslim tradition of scientific thinking was one of the signs of Islam's golden age. However, this tradition was eventually overtaken by the Western tradition of scientific thinking. The Western tradition of thinking was based on positivistic philosophy and influenced the development of science. As a result, psychology was reduced to studying human behavior because it had to be rational and empirical. Secular psychology developed rapidly by dismissing non-epistemic values, and it was criticized. The criticism led to the Islamic movement and psychology as an anti-thesis that began to formulate Islamic psychology. This paper aims to formulate the development of Islamic psychology with an interdisciplinary approach as a recommendation for future studies. The research method uses qualitative methods with library research—data collection techniques through literature study with content analysis techniques. Psychology as a science must integrate with Islamic disciplines, namely ulumuddin and al fikr al Islamiyah. This integration with an interdisciplinary approach results in Islamic psychology included in dirasat Islamiyah. Dirasat Islamiyah integrates fundamental text authority and classical thought, also studied by scientific methods. In conclusion, the integration of psychology and Islam is not only limited to the empirical and rational but needs to look at things beyond that.

Al-Sayyid Muhammad Alawi's Thoughts on The Hadith of Glorifying the Ahl Al-Bayt

Aziz Miftahus Surur — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The perception of the equal position of Ahl al-Bayt with society, in general, necessitates the need for research on hadiths recommending glorifying Ahl al-Bayt. This study describes the meaning of hadith in the classical and contemporary eras. This research aims to provide readers with an understanding of the importance of understanding hadith textually and contextually. Al-Sayyid Alawi's theory is intended to help readers comprehend the methodologies employed by classical and modern scholars to practice the Prophet's hadith. Then, the method used in this research is library research. The primary source in this research is the book Manhaj al-Salaf fi Fahm al-Nusus baina al-Nadhariyah wa al-Tatbiq by Al-Sayyid Muhammad Alawi. According to Al-Sayyid Muhammad, the hadith about glorifying the Ahl al-Bayt is a category of authentic hadith. Many narrators narrated this hadith. In interpreting the hadith regarding the recommendation to glorify Ahl al-Bayt, Sayyid Muhammad Alawi is more inclined to the textual meaning. According to him, glorifying Ahl al-Bayt is the obligation of Muslims. Glorifying Ahl al-Bayt is a form of glorification and respect for the Prophet. Ahl al-Bayt, in the Islamic view, has attitudes and conscience like humans in general. They are not equipped with ma'shum characteristics. Wrong attitudes and forgetfulness are two attitudes that are inherent in Ahl al-Bayt as humans in general. There is no contradiction between the hadith's recommendation to glorify Ahl al-Bayt and surah al-hujurat verse 13. Glorifying Ahl al-Bayt is part of Adami's rights. Meanwhile, piety is a right related to Allah. To avoid errors in perception, good judgment is needed in assessing and criticizing Rasulullah's Ahl al-Bayt. Glory and respect are the rights of the Prophet and his family. Respecting the Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt is a characteristic of a pious person.

The Mosque of Kagungan Dalem Sulthony Rejodani

Muhammad Wildan, Azis Azis — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Yogyakarta Sultanate until recent days has quite a number of mosques, namely Kagungan Dalem Mosques. Each mosque records some historical accounts on the concern of Yogyakarta Sultanate to Islam and also faces modern values. The mosque of Kagungan Dalem Sulthony which is located at Rejodani Sleman is an interesting site to study. Its history traces back to the period of Prince Diponegoro and extends to the period of Indonesian Independence. Furthermore, its significance is underpinned by its location in Rejodani, renowned as a religious village with strong cultural ties to the moderate Muhammadiyah movement. Today, this mosque has encountered intriguing challenges that transcend cultural and ideological dimensions. To strengthen the cultural identity of Muhammadiyah in the Rejodani village within an increasingly pluralistic society, it grapples with ideological contestation emanating from Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Salafis, and various other groups. This article seeks to delve into the abovementioned issues through an anthropological lens, employing participatory and ethnographic research methods. Additionally, this article examines the conflict between conservatism and modernism within the Kagungan Dalem mosque.