Study on kyai is a crucial and interesting discussion among Indonesian Muslim community. This article tries to find roots of problem on the emmergence cult tradition towards kyai, mainly in pesantren community. The study uses field observation method, indepth interview, and interpretation of the result. The research formulates cult tradition towards kyai within historical study, model and metho…
This article analyzes the epistemology of healing developed by kiai-traditional healer. In the Indonesian-Islamic tradition of healing, the kiai-traditional healer develops his own epistemological construct of healing, based on: (1) textual basis (bayânî) referring to classical Islamic references, such as al-Awfâq and Shams al-Ma‘ârif; (2) intuitive power (‘irfânî) in the form of myst…
Almost al Muslims agree that an authentic prophetic tradition ( Hadith) is that which comes directly from the Prophect. A tradition such as this--like the Qur'an--is reliable in terms of its chain of narration and message. Hence, it brings legal and moral implication for the muslims to apply in their daily life. In the science of prophetic tradition, such tradition is called daruri, liter…
Difference of opinion is highly respected in Islam. The Prophet of Islam is even reported to have said that, "difference of opinion is divine providence" This paper tackles this issue particularly within the science of prophetic tradition, and relates it to the way Muslim legalitas develop the logics of law. The paper first argues tha difference of opinion is not only natural but also needed in…
This article cancentrales on the history of Persatuan Pemuda Muslim se-Eropa (PPME, Young Muslims Association in Eropa), depicting its founders'qualification, historical, and nature, which bas been against pratical politics, and restructure and exspansion. This association remains the largest Indonesia Islam-oriented Muslim association in Europe. However, there bas been little research done on …
Muslim merchants were active as traders from the seventh century. Several archipelago Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms established commercial and diplomatic connections with middle Eastern Islamic rulers. Archaeological evidence pointing to this fact has been found at a shipwreck site in the Java Sea near Cirebon. Among the discovered trade goods were indications of Islam in the form of a stamp-moul…
Status and position of women is a central part of gender studies. In this topic, correlation between gender and religion, including Islam, is undisputable. The main question is whether Islam improves position of women or in contrast degrades it. This question is even harder to answer if we compare between the era of the coming of Islam and the later era when the prophet has passed away. The pap…
The change of social structure is indicated by the change of family structure traditional family structure to modern one. Any kinds of family structure need its members knowledge, understanding, loyality bound, and tolerance. This article is about to describe local wisdom found in Madurese literarture, particularly how it is applied in daily life. It shows that the member of family must posess …
Abbasiya period was the golden period in Islamic Civilization; many things can be learned from the period. One of them is the academic climate. The mixing of Greek, Persian, and Islamic main streams led the period into the Islamic golden age. The translations of Greek and Persian books that been done since Umayya period were continued in this period. The society loved knowledge very much. The g…
Al Qur'an is interpreted in different ways and approaches. Progressive Muslims, for instance, pay attention to three themes, namely social justice, gender equality, and pruralism. They propose their arguments based on the fundamental understading from [al Hijr/15:29 Sad/38:71, and an Nahl/16:90], namely: 1)every human being has the same intrinsic glory, 2)the main mission of human presence in t…