Islamic Lifestyle Research Articles

Conservative Muslim and textual interpretation of the hadiths in polygamy propaganda in Indonesia

The pro-polygamy movement in Indonesia demonstrates not only Islamic doctrine and identity but also the rise of conservative Islam which is legitimized by an understanding of particular hadiths. This article aims to describe polygamy propaganda carried out by conservative Muslim groups on social media which is based on a literal textual understanding of religious texts. This qualitative research used gender analysis to investigate male dominance in polygamous propaganda employing hadith to recruit polygamous class participants. Data for the study were gathered from social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) as well as online news about polygamy mentoring programs. The polygamous traditions employed by two mentorship communities in Indonesia such as Dauroh Poligami Indonesia (DPI) and Forum Poligami Indonesia (FPI), were used in this study. Polygamy traditions have been selected and interpreted to support polygamy, viewed as mandatory for men, with conservative narratives that support the propaganda of how to marry four wives. It is regarded as a symbol of individual piety and an Islamic lifestyle, inextricably linked to the materialization of religion, which provides polygamy with social and spiritual bliss. Therefore, polygamy propaganda initiated debate among Muslim feminist movements to advocate for gender equality and women's empowerment in modern Indonesia.

Maqāṣid Al-Sharīʿa-Based Analysis of Learning Modules For Muslim Reverts in East Coast Malaysia

Purpose: This paper proposes the effectiveness of the Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa as a reliable approach for the thence reason; a set of Islamic laws, which aims to promote the welfare of individuals and society, particularly the reverts. There are five basic elements in human needs; amongst are the preservation of religion, life, lineage/dignity, intellectualism, and property. Theoretical framework: Islam is one of the fastest-growing beliefs and is expected to become the world’s dominant religion by 2070. For those who embraced Islam and identified as Muslim reverts, there is a willingness for them to adapt to an Islamic lifestyle, but it does not come without challenges. Conversion to Islam has been tarnished by claims of extremism (violent and non-violent), radicalization, and sadly, terrorism. They are also torn between being rejected by family and original society. Design/methodology/approach: It used content analysis to evaluate the contents of the proposed learning modules and ATLAS.ti version 22 for the analysis and findings. The study took place at three institutions that are responsible for the reverts on the East Coast of Malaysia. It is where they are guided by values and principles that underlie Islamic teachings. The module among others enables the reverts to connect themselves with the essence of their new faith and develop a balanced approach to such practice and assist with the challenges they face as a Muslim. Findings: The finding of the study revealed the learning modules were compatible in line with the Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa approach and at the same time managed to give strength to the learners/reverts in the Muslim society without putting aside their non-Muslim families. Discussion: Nevertheless, to say, this philosophical approach is a multidisciplinary discipline that gives a place and right of the reverts in Islam and society as a whole. Such modules can be used as a bridge to give a better understanding to other counterparts, so Islam can be seen with a simple dichotomy that promotes justice and welcomes all and love for all at the same time.

A Kingdom of Possibility

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The History of Postmodernism and Its Impact on Muslim Lifestyle in Malaysia

This article aims to explore the history of postmodernism and its impact on Muslim lifestyles in Malaysia. The emergence of postmodernism is inevitable in the Muslim world due to daily interaction among cultures, religions, and ideologies through various mediums of communication. The notions of scepticism, subjectivism or relativism, and suspicion of reason nurture postmodernist way of thinking and reasoning. Then, it jeopardises the absolute sources of the Islamic way of life specifically the Quran and Hadith. One pertinent question is how does postmodernism affect the lifestyle of Muslims? Primary and secondary data are needed to be collected to answer the question and achieve the aims of this article. Thus, methods of data collection were documentation on the history of postmodernism, and observation on social media regarding the lifestyle of Muslims in Malaysia. The collected data were analysed using comparative, deductive, and inductive analyses. Findings exhibit that the system of secular education and social media exposed Muslim society in Malaysia to the postmodernism lifestyle that jeopardised Islamic teaching. Modern lifestyle demands Muslim society to discard traditional ways of thinking based on religion, and nurture stressful minds and soul. In conclusion, empowering the Islamic education in promoting an Islamic lifestyle is pivotal to nurturing healthy mind and soul in the postmodernism era.

Determinants Of Intention To Use Islamic Mobile Banking On Millennial Generation: Evidence From Indonesia

This review means to test and dissect the determinants of goals of utilizing Islamic mobile banking. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) was used to conduct the study. This theory uses performance expectations, effort expectations, social influences, facilitating conditions, price values, hedonic motivation, and habits as predictors of intentions to use Islamic mobile banking. The Islamic way of life is the new coding construct that this study adds to the UTAUT2 model. 155 respondents from Indonesia's millennial generation served as the sample for this study. With the Structural Equation Model (SEM) as the analysis model and Warp PLS version 7.0 as the software, this study employed a quantitative approach. This study shows that the intention to use Islamic mobile banking is positively and significantly influenced by hedonistic motivation, price value, and habits. In the meantime, intention to use Islamic mobile banking is positively and insignificantly affected by performance expectations of effort, social influences, and conditions. The decision to use Islamic mobile banking as part of an Islamic lifestyle is then influenced by the variables of social impact and insignificant habits. In the context of the intention to use the behavior of using Islamic mobile banking, the findings of this study are anticipated to contribute to the prediction of a more in-depth model of consumer behavior from an Islamic perspective.

Pengaruh Religiusitas Dan Pengetahuan Konsumen Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Properti Pada PT.Griya Permata Kencana Jambi

The demand for houses is increasing from year to year in line with the growth in population in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the availability of houses is not proportional to the large number of requests. This is one of the factors causing the very high increase in house prices. In the city of Jambi, there are already several houses that use the conventional system, namely using interest in their operational transactions, such as KPR Bank BRI, Bank Mandiri, Bank BNI and others. Meanwhile, housing developments that use the sharia system have increased. The middle-urban community who are critical and want to implement an Islamic lifestyle one hundred percent are starting to switch, they are no longer using conventional and sharia mortgages that are sold in national banks, but instead are utilizing sharia-based mortgage facilities in sharia housing, which are not products of banking financial institutions, but from developers. This study aims to determine the effect of religiosity and consumer knowledge on purchasing decisions of sharia property at PT. Griya Permata Kencana Jambi. The subjects of this research are consumers of PT. Griya Permata Kencana Jambi. The population in this study amounted to 220 people and a sample of 69 people. And the research method used is quantitative method, this study uses primary and secondary data with multiple linear regression models.

Islamic Lifestyle on Hijab Alila YouTube Shows (Episode Bts the Series)


 
 
 
 The development of information technology, closely related to globalization, is evident in the significant enthusiasm of the public towards K-Pop and the fading of culture, as exemplified in the content showcased in the web series "Hijab Alila" on YouTube. This research aims to discuss the aspect of signs using Ferdinand de Saussure's theory. In each scene, an analysis of the web series "Between Two Sides: BTS The Series" will be conducted based on the system of signs in Structural Semiotics. Based on the analysis, it is simultaneously developed with the interpretation of the aspects and scenes analyzed as a whole. The researcher adopts a constructivist paradigm with a qualitative approach, providing an insight into the constructed reality of Islamic lifestyle.
 
 
 

THE ISLAMIC BANKING CUSTOMERS’ INTENTION TO USE DIGITAL BANKING SERVICES: AN INDONESIAN STUDY

This study examines factors that influence Indonesian Islamic banking customers’ behavioral intention to utilize digital banking services using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT 2). The factors examined include effort and performance expectations, social influence, facilitating conditions, price value, hedonic motivation, habits, trialability, and spiritual motivation. The study also examines whether Islamic lifestyle moderates the roles of social influence, habits, and spiritual motivation in the tendency to utilize Islamic digital banking. Gathering data from 195 Indonesian millennials and utilizing the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method, we find that not all factors have a positive effect on the propensity to utilize Islamic digital banking services. The performance expectations, social influences, price values, habits, and Islamic lifestyles all have a strong favorable effect on the desire to use digital banking. Meanwhile, the facilitating condition, hedonic motivation, trialability, and spiritual motivation only slightly affect the intention to use digital banking. Finally, the paper notes that absence of Islamic lifestyle’s moderating role.

A Systematic Review of Modest Fashion Perspectives in the Malaysian Fashion Industry

Modest fashion has become popular over the last decade and is promoted as the latest dressing style. Modest fashion is usually mistaken for Islamic wear, specifically in the Malaysian fashion industry. Malaysians' acceptance of the Islamic lifestyle started long ago, with the continuous adaptation of multiculturalism. This paper aims to determine modest fashion in the context of the Malaysian fashion industry. A systematic review of the published articles and literature was conducted to outline the concept of modest fashion and the relevant issues in modest fashion perspectives. The study identified five innovative components in its conceptual framework: beliefs, fashion expertise, management of business relationships (BRM), fashion culture, and social media influencers originating from modest fashion. The conceptual framework also included related keywords from past research. The findings in this study indicated a positive relationship between modest fashion and faith practices in Islam. The results implied a need for future research to study the acceptance of modest fashion as a dressing style among non-Muslim consumers in Western countries. This paper concludes that modest fashion has evolved into one of the mainstream fashion lines in the fashion world and is no longer seen as a conservative style of fashion.

PENGARUH CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK IPHONE DI ERAFONE SALATIGA: PERAN GAYA HIDUP ISLAMI SEBAGAI PEMODERASI

This study aims to provide empirical evidence about brand image on purchasing decisions. This study also provides empirical evidence about Islamic lifestyle as a moderating variable that moderates the effect of brand image on purchasing decisions. This study uses accidental sampling method. The sample used in this study was 60 respondents who were taken from the Erafone Salatiga consumer population of 150 people, by first being processed using the Slovin formula. Data analysis in this study is quantitative using multiple linear regression methods and the data is then processed using the SPSS 25.0 programme. The results showed that brand image had a positive and significant effect with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. This study also found that brand image on purchasing decisions moderated by Islamic lifestyle has a positive and significant effect by having a significance value of 0.002 <0.05.

Lifestyle As Causes of Sexual Deviance In Islamic Perspective

Implementing a lifestyle in accordance with Shari’ah has a close correlation with the formation of a noble character and positive mindset in humans to avoid all forms of ugliness and deviation. The concept of the Islamic lifestyle also supports the preservation of human life, protects future generations, and maintains the integrity of humanity. This research uses qualitative methods with case studies to research natural object conditions, where the researcher is the key instrument, and is carried out through interviews and observations. The research informants were community groups with deviant sexual orientation in Bandung and medical experts in the world of psychology. The results showed a correlation between lifestyles that have an impact on sexual deviance, namely, the widespread spread of sexual deviance: LGBT, especially gays in Bandung since 2016, as a result of the consumption of haram food and drinks, as well as dressing and behaving in ways that violate the guidance of Islamic law. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between lifestyle and the phenomenon of sexual deviance: LGBT in Bandung, as well as the Islamic view of the correlation between the two.

INFLUENCE OF PERCEPTIONS OF BENEFITS, EASE, AND SPEED OF TRANSACTIONS ON CUSTOMER DECISIONS TO USE MOBILE BANKING FACILITIES AT INDONESIA SHARIA BANK (BSI)

The research objective is to identify and analyze the influence of perceived benefits, perceived convenience and perceived transaction speed on customer decisions to use mobile banking facilities at Indonesia Sharia Bank (Case Study of students at UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi). The method used in this study is a quantitative method with data collection techniques used to test the coefficient of determination of the sample in this study as many as 100 samples of UIN STS Jambi students by distributing Likert scale questionnaires. Based on the results of the t test table, it indicates that the tcount value of the Islamic lifestyle variable is 4.111 > 1.984 with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. So it can be concluded that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected which states that there is a significantly positive influence between the perceived benefits variable on the customer's decision variable to use Indonesia Sharia mobile banking facilities. The hedonic lifestyle is 1.566 < 1.984 with a significance value of 0.121 > 0.05. So it can be concluded that Ha is rejected and Ho is rejected which states that there is a significantly positive effect on the hedonic lifestyle variable on the buyer's decision variable. Based on the results of the t test in the table it is found that the tcount value of the hedonic lifestyle variable was 1.727 < 1.984 with a significance value of 0.087 > 0.05. So it can be concluded that Ha is rejected and Ho is rejected which states that there is a significantly positive effect on the hedonic lifestyle variable on the buyer's decision variable.

Investigating the Mechanism of the Effect of Nature-based Architectural Components on Residential Satisfaction

The development of multi-unit urban housing, especially in the metropolises of Iran, does not take into account the effects of cultural factors on the perceived quality of housing architecture. Since the community is diverse in metropolises, especially on a sub-culture scale, it is impossible to provide housing development strategies and practical actions concerning the factors related to this scale of culture. The compatibility of lifestyle at the national or structural level with housing can be considered a general strategy to solve this problem. Based on the position of nature in the foundations of the Islamic lifestyle, it is possible to accommodate humans’ significant needs through inspiration from nature. This paper intends to investigate the mechanism of the effect of nature-based architectural components (NBAC) on residential satisfaction (RS) from the Islamic lifestyle perspective to apply the findings in architectural planning and programming processes. The results demonstrate that as adherence to the Islamic lifestyle increases, residential preferences related to the formal and semantic dimensions of NBAC also increase. Qualitative deficiencies in these components cause a decrease in perceived quality and, consequently, RS. Therefore, high residential preferences regarding semantic and formal components lead to the intensification of deficiencies in qualitative perception. In such conditions, a large part of the RS is due to residents’ adaptive behaviors. Therefore, measuring RS based on accommodating residential needs cannot be considered an objective criterion to determine housing architecture quality to test the fit of housing development patterns with residential needs. This proves the necessity for the measurement of the perceived quality of housing architecture based on the main influential factors involved, which are NBAC.

Cadar dan Tradisi Diskursif "Taat" bagi Perempuan Muslim Indonesia

Eva F. Nisa. 2023. Face-Veiled Women in Contemporary Indonesia. London and New York: RoutledgeMost studies of face-veiled Muslim women are placed in the stereotype discourse; a part of subordination or terrorist group affiliation. Many scholars also argue that those women’s bodies are exploited under the patriarchal structure and its religious interpretation with the dominant male’s perspective. Eva F. Nisa in this book has proposed a different perspective, employing ethnographic research and taking a case study of two women communities of Islamic revivalist backgrounds (Jamaah Tabligh and Salafi Movement) in Indonesia. Throughout developing from Saba Mahmood’s theory of the politic of piety mostly, Nisa found that the Islamic lifestyle is the firm argument among the cadari, in which they practice the term of taat, which is part of a discursive tradition in Islam, to strengthen their path in the true path of Islam.

Evaluation of the role of Islamic lifestyle in communication skills of Muslim couples

Lifestyle refers to a set of personal and group behaviours related to normative and semantic aspects of social life. Any coherent set of behavioural patterns derived from religious teachings that exist in life can be considered a religious lifestyle. Considering that the dominant religion in Jordan is Islam, the present study focused on the Islamic lifestyle. In addition, given that the correct relationship between couples has been compared to life-giving blood in marriage, and since the quality of marital role plays a determining role, the existence of communication skills in any of the couples can generate satisfaction and compatibility, whereas lack of awareness of these skills could cause misunderstandings and tension. Therefore, the current study aims to study the role of the Islamic lifestyle in communication skills of 250 Muslim couples of Jordan (Amman, Zarqa and Irbid) in 2022. Data were collected using questionnaires during four months, and the validity and reliability was confirmed. In addition, data analysis was performed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) using mean tests and structural equation modelling. According to the results, Islamic lifestyle had a positive, significant effect on the improvement of communication skills in Muslim couples in Jordan (P-value: 0.76; T-value: 7.92). Therefore, it is recommended that more attention should be paid to this issue by families, researchers and cultural authorities in the country.Contribution: Our findings revealed that Islamic lifestyle improved communication skills in Muslim couples, which demands special attention. By adhering to the Islamic lifestyle, couples can influence each other’s knowledge, emotions, education and growth, and try to have a realistic understanding of each other’s desires, needs, living environment and perceptions that each has in life issues. Furthermore, they can organise their role in the common life in appropriate ways to prevent problems and solve them in the event of problems.

The Millî Görüş movement’s view on Muslims in the West: Turkish migration to Germany as a case study

This article explores the ideas of the most prominent Turkish-Islamist movement which operated in the late twentieth century, Millî Görüş (‘The National Outlook’). The research focuses on the evolution of their view on Muslim migration to ‘the West’ (focusing on Germany as a case study). The article demonstrates a substantive change in the movement’s discourse on the subject. During the early 1970s, prominent Turkish Islamist politicians and intellectuals warned Turks against migrating to Germany. They warned of migrating to a morally corrupt country, filled with ‘Western’ values which are alien to Islam, a country in which Turks will neither make a good living, nor manage to hold on to an Islamic lifestyle. Two decades later, during the 1990s, Turkish migration to Germany was presented by the Millî Görüş as a model of Islamic life, Germany was portrayed as an example of a country which allows Muslims religious freedoms they can only dream of in Turkey, and migrants were shown as exemplary Muslims. This article suggests a few causes for the Millî Görüş movement’s discursive change on Turkish migration to Germany, from initially seeing it as a liability, but – eventually – as an asset.

The Relationship between Parents' Islamic Lifestyle on the Moral Development and Psychological Well-Being of male Students in the East of Tehran

Background and Aim: In the field of education, one of the most important, influential and at the same time, most difficult topics is the moral and ethical development of children. Therefore, dealing with issues related to ethics and, as a result, moral development has a high status. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between parents' Islamic lifestyle and moral development and psychological well-being of male students in the east of Tehran. Methods: The present research method was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population included all male students in the eastern region of Tehran and their parents in 2022. The statistical sample included 250 people and was done by multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The research tools included the Islamic lifestyle test (short form) by Kaviani (2013), the scale of moral development of children, adolescents and young people by Lotfabadi (2010) and the psychological well-being of Ryff (1989). Data were analysed by SPSS and with regression analysis and Pearson correlation methods. Results: The results of Pearson's correlation test and multivariate regression showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between the two variables of parents' Islamic lifestyle with the moral development and psychological well-being of their sons. between the Islamic lifestyle of parents and the components of their child's moral development; Environmental ethics, personal ethics, ethics in family relationships, social ethics and human ethics have not been observed significant correlation. However, there is a positive and meaningful connection and correlation between the Islamic lifestyle of parents and the superior morals of male children; This means that with the increase in the level and level of the Islamic lifestyle of the parents, the level and level of moral excellence in their sons increases and improves. Also, between the parents' Islamic lifestyle and their child's psychological well-being; Positive relationships with others, autonomy or independence, purposeful life and personal growth, no significant correlation was observed. However, there is a positive and significant correlation between the Islamic lifestyle of parents with self-acceptance and mastering the environment of male children. Conclusion: This means that with the increase in the level and level of Islamic lifestyle of parents, the level and level of two components of psychological well-being; Self-acceptance and mastery of the environment increases and improves in their male children.

The Impact of Lifestyle on the Immune System: Focus on Islamic Lifestyle: A Narrative Review.

"Lifestyle" is the way or style of people living in a special time and place and includes behaviors and functions of individuals which are formed in a specific geographical, economic, political, cultural, and religious context and influenced by them. Lifestyle as an essential and efficient agent, impacts different aspects of human health, including immune functions. In the Islamic lifestyle, many recommendations have beneficial effects on human health. Islamic lifestyle influences human immunity with comprehensive recommendations and rules for different stages of life from the beginning until death. Breastfeeding is strongly emphasized in the Islamic lifestyle with an essential role in passive immunity. The quality of breastfeeding has been noticed; therefore, some spiritual words during breastfeeding have been recommended, such as the name of God, which affect the mother's and baby's immune systems via the neuro-immuno-endocrine network. Islamic lifestyle, especially in nutrition and attention to permission and forbidden foods, can prevent obesity and nutritional disorders and therefore may influence infection spread and prevention of diseases. In addition, there is a good synchronization between the hours of prayer "Salat", circadian rhythm, and immune response. In fasting according to Islamic rules (Sawm), moderate hunger and thirst may result in the enhancement of T cell function, cytokine production, and NK cell activity and diminish the negative effects of cholesterol on the immune system. Emphasis on the necessity of paying attention to maintain spiritual health and piety (Taghva) and encouraging marriage are other examples of Islamic lifestyle-related recommendations with beneficial effects on human immune functions. Hence, it is believed that Islamic teaching presents patterns for a healthy life style that could be beneficial for the immune system.

Maintaining Sacred Identities: How Religious Anti‐Consumption Conflicts with Culture

AbstractDrawing on in‐depth interview data from an Islamic orthodox social movement in Pakistan, we investigate how participants invoke religious ideology to forge anti‐consumption behaviour in opposition to prevailing cultural norms. We identify anti‐consumption behaviour fuelled by foreign values, foreign lifestyles, Islamic values, and Islamic lifestyles. Coloured by a value system that steers them toward a distinct Islamic lifestyle and away from alternatives, our religious participants effuse sensibilities of spiritual propriety into their (anti‐)consumption choices. Our study contributes to the understanding of how religious anti‐consumption, in the face of countervailing alternatives, reinforces a specific religious identity in consumers.

Studying the Islamic lifestyle and academic success of Russian Muslim students

The notion of lifestyle has recently attracted the attention of various scholars as a social science concept. For thousands of years, human beings attempted to realise and manage their lifestyles, and governments have tried to influence the lifestyles of their people. Nevertheless, the definition of lifestyle and its conceptualisation is relatively new. Lifestyle means the specific method of living of an individual, group or community. Lifestyles include a set of values, behaviours, moods and tastes that can refer to the interests, opinions, behaviours and behavioural orientations of an individual, group or culture. The Islamic way of life follows a grand plan of behaviour according to which all life is a movement to get closer to God. This plan, however, is dynamic and always demands adjustment. In a desirable religious life, all actions and situations can be called worship. People’s lifestyles and the path they choose for themselves are deeply related to their success in life. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Islamic lifestyle on the academic success of Russian Muslim students in 2021. In total, 2000 graduate students of Kazan, Russia were studied in this research. According to the results of mean analysis in SPSS, the academic success of the students who followed the Islamic lifestyle was reported to be higher than the mean level (more than 3 out of 5). Furthermore, according to the Structural Equation Modeling in LESREL, the Islamic lifestyle has a positive significant effect on the students’ academic success (p-value: 0.83; t-value: 7.92).Contribution: Amongst the various factors that can influence students’ academic success, the current research focused on the Islamic lifestyle. The findings of the present study offered a new insight into the relationship between the Islamic lifestyle and academic success in Russia.