Islamic Mission Research Articles

ʿAbd al-Mājid Daryābādī’s Tafsir-ul-Quran and the daʿwalogy of Abū’l-Ḥasan ʿAlī Nadwī

Beginning especially in the early twentieth century, Qur'an translation emerged as a major facet of modern Islamic daʿwa (‘“inviting” to Islam’, or ‘Islamic mission’). With the increasing availability of new translations and commentaries as the century progressed, Muslim leaders often found themselves asked for, or simply offering, recommendations about which Qur'an translations were most suitable for different purposes. This article examines the case of one such recommendation: Sayyid Abū’l-Ḥasan ʿAlī Nadwī's endorsement of ʿAbd al-Mājid Daryābādī's early twentieth-century English translation-commentary, Tafsir-ul-Quran. In so doing, it sheds lights on Qur'an translation in relation to modern daʿwa and, more precisely, on how a thinker's ‘ daʿwalogy’ (Islamic missionary theology) might influence his or her translation and commentary preferences. Through a historical contextualisation of Daryābādī and Nadwī, along with close readings of the former's English Qur'an translation-commentary and the latter's endorsement, the article argues that Nadwī's endorsement of Daryābādī not only provides a useful window into Nadwī's – and by extension, Daryābādī's – daʿwalogy, but also that Nadwī's daʿwalogy helps to explain why he endorsed Daryābādī's translation-commentary in the first place. In studying this case, the article illustrates significant linkages between daʿwa, Qur'an translation, networks of Muslim thinkers, and rising inter-religious competition in the late-colonial period and beyond.

Welfare in Islamic Economics Perspective: Literature Review

The main issue in the economy is growth. Economic growth is always an indicator of prosperity and a solution to every economic crisis. This growth is driven by increased resources, especially human resources and technology. The aim of this research is to explain in depth the study of welfare from an Islamic economic perspective. The type of research used is qualitative research with a literature review approach. The object of this research is, of course, texts and references or library literature related to welfare from an Islamic economic perspective. Data collection techniques used library and documentation methods. Data analysis techniques are used: data collection, data reduction, data display, and an overview of conclusions or verification. This literature review concludes that Sharia’s economic prosperity aims to achieve overall human welfare, namely Material, spiritual, and moral welfare. The Sharia economic concept of welfare is based not only on the manifestation of economic values, such as ethical, spiritual, social??, and Islamic political values. From this understanding, it can be understood that social welfare issues are in line with the mission of Islam itself. This mission is also the apostolic mission of the Prophet Muhammad. The contribution of this research provides an understanding and application of the concept of welfare in Islamic economics, emphasizing the importance of balancing material, spiritual, and moral well-being in achieving sustainable and inclusive development goals.

Prophetic Tax Based on Kuntowijoyo's Thought

Purpose —. This research aims to formulate a tax concept based on Kuntowijo's thought. Design/methodology/approach —. This research is critical research using Kuntowijoyo's critical thinking, namely the prophetic mission of Islam; humanization, liberation, and transcendence based on Al Quran Surah Ali Imron verse 110 Findings — Humanization, liberation and transcendence do not yet exist in the modern tax concept. Taxes should be a sincere gift from the people to the State based on justice within the framework of faith in God Almighty and spent on the interests of the people from the weakest groups. Practical implications — It is hoped that this article can be used as material for consideration for the government, especially the Directorate General of Taxes, to reformulate the concept of tax in Indonesia. Originality/value — This article presents a tax concept that combines Religion with human thought.

Inclusive-Multicultural Islamic Education for Former Terrorist Convicts

An extreme understanding of terrorists departs from the construction of inaccurate knowledge of the Al-Qur'an and Al-Hadith, thus showing Islam's scary and intolerant face. This fact is a severe note to the world of Islamic education, which is accused of contributing to giving birth to this exclusive understanding. That is contrary to the mission of Islam, which is rahmatan lil alamin. This study aims to describe inclusive-multicultural Islamic education for ex-convicts from the theory, implementation, and implications for deradicalization programs through religious counseling. This research is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. This approach uses observation and interview methods in digging and exploring data, which is strengthened by triangulation of sources and techniques. The results obtained from the process of implementing inclusive-multicultural Islamic education for ex-convicts: 1) forming a new understanding of previously inappropriate doctrines; 2) forming attitudes and behaviors that are more tolerant, humanist, pluralist, and multicultural in society; 3) able to adapt to the various realities of life without losing their identity; 4) more open in socializing and accepting the existing culture; 5) showing a more peaceful face of religion. It confirms that the formation of an inclusive multicultural understanding of religion has successfully managed the deradicalization program for ex-convicts' views.

THE EXISTENCE OF GAYO ART BEYOND ITS TRADITIONAL REALM: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN BANDA ACEH

Gayo art is one of the folk arts of Aceh originating from Tanoh Gayo, Central Aceh. Gayo art serves as popular entertainment and a means of Islamic missionary for the dissemination and development of Islam in the Banda Aceh region. This art is often featured in weddings, circumcision ceremonies, festivals, and other events. The focused types of art are performance arts, such as Gayo dances (Saman, Bines, Guel, and others), music, and poetry. The research findings indicate that the development of Gayo art in Banda Aceh has progressed after being regularly and systematically showcased several times. Gayo art is popular and appreciated in Banda Aceh because, during performances, it is not only unique and beautiful to witness, but it also involves various forms of artistic attractions such as didong and bersebuku. This captivating attraction draws the attention of the community to organize and attend Gayo art performances held on various art stages in Banda Aceh.

Концепт «историческое время» в современном либеральном исламе: от философии темпоральности к политике памяти

In this article, the author examines the main features of the perception of historical time in the Arab, Iranian and Indonesian Muslim intellectual traditions in a comparative perspective. The purpose of the article is to analyze the images of "historical time" and its derivatives in the modern liberal segment of the Ummah. Therefore, the author analyzes 1) the peculiarities of the perception of historical time by liberal Muslim intellectuals, 2) the directions of assimilation of Western humanitarian methodology, 3) the prospects for transforming the perception of historical time in the modern humanitarian situation through the prism of rising interdisciplinarity. The article shows that 1) the liberal trend in the ummah demonstrates a wide range of perception of historical time, 2) historical time in Islam is perceived pluralistically, 3) the interpretation of historical time in liberal Islam is dependent on the cultural characteristics of the ummah. Methodologically, the article is based on the principles proposed in interdisciplinary historiography, proposed in intellectual history and new cultural history through the prism of imaginative and interventionist turns. The novelty of the study lies in the analysis of common and unique features of the perception of historical time and its derivatives by modern Muslim liberal intellectuals. The results of the study suggest that 1) Islam has become an important factor in the perception of "historical time", 2) the categories of “event history” and “historical progress” are reduced to the history of the progressive development and spread of Islam, 3) the transplantation of Western interdisciplinary epistemology has become an important factor in the invention of historical time. In general, the article shows that historical time is perceived as a symbolic space for localizing the key moments of the historical memory of the Muslim Ummah. The author believes that the imagination of historical time through the prism of modernity reduces history to the actual present, perceived in terms of the realization of the mission of Islam, associated with the achievement of its global dominance.

Pembelajaran Bahasa Arab Di Lembaga Bahasa Masjid Agung Sunan Ampel Surabaya (LPBA-MASA)

One of the non-formal institutions that is looking for practical ways to learn Arabic is the Arabic Language Learning Institute at the Great Mosque of Sunan Ampel (LPBA-MASA). This institution, inherited from Sunan Ampel, has a great responsibility to carry forward the mission of spreading Islam. Bringing majesty through language learning and development, the Arabs are specifically aimed at the younger generation and the people in general. The Institute of Lectures and Arabic Courses of the Great Mosque of Sunan Ampel LPBA-MASA is one of the efforts to fill the activities of the Sunan Ampel Grand Mosque Surabaya. A mosque that originally featured islamic boarding school and educational style buildings around it. This institution is located on Jl. Ampel Masjid 53 Surabaya (Sunan Ampel Grand Mosque Complex). The author would like to investigate the Arabic learning systems used in various LPBA-MASA methods to explore their impact and results on students. The method used in the LBPA-MASA and LPBA-MASA infrastructure focuses on the problems of the Arabic learning system in LBPA-MASA

Islamic Missiology: The Rise of ‘Procreative Jihad’ and Islamophobia in Nigeria

Nigeria has already experienced a lot of crises; therefore, it is obvious that it is unprepared for the havoc that Islamophobia can bring about as a result of ‘Procreative Jihad’ – a new missiological strategy in Islam. 'Procreative Jihad' is currently happening in Nigeria, where radical Muslims have started having sex with non-Muslim girls and women, abducting, impregnating, marrying, and forcing them to convert to Islam so that their offspring will inevitably grow up to be Muslims. This research provided a qualitative analysis of the ramifications of the Islamic missiological tactic known as ‘Procreative Jihad’ which aims to convert non-Islamic populations in Nigeria to Islam. The paper employed a critical literature review and phenomenological methods. The literature review was used to provide a historical overview of 'Procreative Jihad', while the phenomenological method was used to collect data for the study through oral interviews and observations. Using extant literature, oral interviews, and observations, the findings revealed that ‘procreative jihad’ is an affront to human dignity, a violation of non-Muslim women's human rights and freedom, undercuts Islam as a religion of peace and justice, and breeds Islamophobia. The study concludes that the mission or da'wah goal of Islam does not necessarily include the holy war of any form. As a result, Muslims should use all of Islam's holistic qualities, such as compassion, honesty, tolerance, humility, and decency, in spreading the religion in Nigeria and beyond.

Makna Al-Qurán Secara Umum dan Kedudukannya sebagai Sumber Ilmu Pengetahuan

This paper discusses the meaning of the Qur'an, both in terms of language and terminology. Many scholars have different views on its definition. It also discusses the position of the Qur'an as a science. This paper is a library research, by collecting related literature, then presented in a descriptive qualitative manner, namely presenting the data as it is. Based on the words of Allah SWT accompanied by asbabu nuzulnya about the verse. The Qur'an was revealed as a guide to realize the mission of Islam, which is rahmatan lil aalamin. In this case, it is the duty of humans to observe, examine, search and explore the values contained in the Qur'an. There are many verses of the Qur'an that give hints about science and even technology, however, this position is still not widely realized by Muslims themselves. If these signs can be uncovered, then it can be a strengthening of the faith of Muslims and even become an effective means of broadcasting Islam. However, this position is still not widely realized by Muslims themselves. If these signs can be uncovered, they can strengthen the faith of Muslims and even become an effective means of propagating Islam.

Polemic and Reasons for Reusing Wayang and Gamelan as A Medium for Contemporary Preaching Islam Religion in Central Java, Indonesia

This study aims to reveal the main reasons why wayang kulit (shadow puppets) and gamelan music were used again as tools of Islamic da’wah after the Wali Sanga era (Nine Saints). In Central Java (Banyumas, Solo, Demak, Pati), there has been a phenomenon of Islamic preaching and recitation performed by Kiai using wayang kulit and gamelan music. This study uses a phenomenological approach, which is to get an explanation of the apparent reality. This approach focuses on events that are seen as having an impact, polemic, and discourse on life. This study also uses a critical approach, looking critically at the phenomenon of -art- being researched to test how far the view that puts that wayang (and gamelan) is not by religious rules is accepted, rejected, and even opposed. The result shows that although da’wah using wayang and gamelan has sparked a lot of polemics, the use of wayang and gamelan music is considered more effective in spreading Islamic teachings to grassroots communities due to two factors. First, continuing the trace of tradition brought by the first Islamic missionaries in Java (Wali Sanga). Second, to make people aware, especially young santri (prospective preachers) or congregation today, realize that Islam is spread peacefully and without resistance through art.

Matthew J. Kuiper: Da’wa: A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice.

Book review of Matthew J. Kuiper: Da’wa: A Global History of Islamic Missionary Thought and Practice. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021, 319 pp.

TEOLOGI PEMBEBASAN: MEMBACA KEBERAGAMAAN ISLAM DI INDONESIA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

Pandemic Covid-19 makes all activities experience the main paralysis in religious matters. One of them is a rule for keeping distance during prayer in an effort to break the chain of the Corona virus. Religious activities are required to be able to adjust government rules. If the Islamic community that lives in the environment is not free, it will not be able to religion and carry out full Islamic missions. In this context the Asghar Ali Engineer strongly criticizes the current era of Islamic theology which emphasizes more on metaphysical aspects rather than providing solutions in the practical life of Muslims. For Asghar Ali, the face of Islam now has two sides, namely Islam as a place to escape the trouble and Islam as a means of revolutionizing change. Asghar Ali said that if he wanted to make Islam a medium of revolution, there needs to be a liberation strategy which he calls the theology of Islamic liberation. This is done by reinterpretating the Qur'an through the analysis of "normative" and "contextual" aspects in order to obtain a new point of view. Based on a qualitative approach, this study found that during the Covid-19 outbreak there was a reinterpretation of religious diversity in Indonesia. Before the outbreak of Covid-19 Friday prayers by Muslims were understood mandatory without exception. But during the Covid-19 there was relief leaving Friday prayers. What also happened related to prayer in congregation. Previously, praying in congregation had to be a meeting, but because Covid-19, was allowed to be a distance during prayer in congregation.

Narrating Islamic Origins in the Philippines: From Princess Urduja to Alexander the Great

Abstract Different disconnected stories have been associated with the origins of Islam in the Philippines, enforcing historical narratives that have avoid placing the lens on other facts. The story of Princess Urduja that Ibn Baṭṭūṭa included in his Riḥla, dominated the ethos of an Edenic past with Arabic connections. The Spanish concept of Reconquista and the articulation of the so-called ‘Moro Wars’ pervaded ad nauseam the Moro condition and the Philippine national construction. The presence of Alexander the Great in Philippine silsilas have certainly received unequal attention, without going further than folklore. This paper aims to clarify myth and history in narrating the origins of Islam in the Philippines. In doing so recent historiographical trends and insights on Islamic mission in early modern Philippines are examined.

Pesan Dakwah Melalui Film Islami (Studi Tentang Film BILAL: A New Breed Of Hero Analisis Semiotika Charles Sanders Piece)

The use of film as a medium of da'wah has proven to be effective in conveying the noble values ​​and messages of life. Film is a medium that can be accepted by all groups and the general public. This is in accordance with the mission of Islam to spread love to the whole world. The following research contains an analysis of texts through the media, using the semiotics of Charles Sanders Pierce's model. Semiotics is known as a model of social science that understands the world as a system of relationships with symbols as basic units, namely signs, objects, and interpretations. Semiotics is used here to understand the story of Bilal's journey as a sign with all its problems. The results of this research are expected to be material for further scientific development, especially in communication science which focuses on the use of social media as a medium with various facilities in preaching through films. It is hoped that this research can improve religious knowledge through all media by capturing da'wah messages through religious short films.

PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM KONSEPSI LEMBAGA DAN AJARAN

Islamic boarding school education today can be classified into three forms. First, Islamic boarding schools, whose education and teaching methods use the sorogan or dam method, namely a kyai, teach students based on classical books written in Arabic by medieval scholars with a translation system. Generally, this kind of Islamic Boarding School is "sterile" from general knowledge. People usually call it by the name of the Salaf Islamic Boarding School. Second, Islamic boarding schools, in addition to maintaining the education and teaching system mentioned above, also include general education. Third, Islamic boarding schools in their education and teaching system integrate the madrasa system into pesantren with all their souls, values ​​and other attributes, and their teaching uses the classical system plus with strict discipline with full dormitories or students are required to stay in the dormitory.The specific purpose of pesantren education in question is to prepare students to become pious people in the religious knowledge taught by the kyai concerned and to practice it in society. Meanwhile, the general purpose of pesantren is to guide students to become human beings with Islamic personalities who are able with their religious knowledge to become Islamic missionaries in the surrounding community through their knowledge and deeds.

Freedom from Consumption: The Reformist Critique of Consumptive Islam in Indonesia

ABSTRACT The pious practices of contemporary Indonesian Muslims frequently take form as consumer commodification and material display. The article adds to knowledge of the role of materiality in religion and spirituality by describing and analysing the critique of consumerist piety cultivated by reformist Muslims in Indonesia. We trace the evolution of the ‘emancipation-based’ critique in the ideas of two significant reformist intellectuals of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Kuntowijoyo (1943–2005) and Moeslim Abdurrahman (1948–2012), both of whom are associated with the civil society organisation known as Muhammadiyah. Their objections to material religion are not concerned with the individual morality of consumers but are based on their rejection of Islamic particularity. Noting that Islamic particularity frequently manifests in material practices, they argue that such practices are signs of fragmenting processes that prevent social and political progress. Consumptive displays of piety are also objectionable because they succeed through a material-based sign system that asserts economic differences between people, when the authentic Islamic mission, according to these thinkers, is to work against the social exclusion brought about by those differences.

Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age: A Sourcebook

Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age: A Sourcebook

Pendekatan Komunikasi dalam Pembinaan Mualaf di Yayasan Bina Mualaf Al Muhajirin Bumi Asri Medan

This study aims to analyze the profile of the Bina Mualaf Al Muhajirin Bumi Asri Foundation in Medan, the communication approach in fostering converts to Islam, and financing the development of converts to converts. This research uses qualitative research methods based on descriptive studies. The informants of this research are the managers, coaches, and converts themselves. Primary data sources from research informants, and secondary sources from various documents such as foundation policy documents, and research results in the form of books and journals to support research theories. Collecting data by means of observation, interviews, and documentation studies. While the data analysis with the stages of data collection, data reduction, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study explain that the Al-Muhajirin Bumi Asri Medan Muslim converts foundation was founded on the basis of concern for converts, especially in the city of Medan. This idea was initiated by the congregation of the mosque in the Bumi Asri complex with Islamic missions. The development of converts to Islam is through a communication approach, namely subject communication, object communication, emotional communication and explicit communication. Funding for converts is free, the available funds come from donations and congregational sponsors.

TASAWUF DAN JIHAD CINTA TANAH AIR DALAM KETELADANAN AL-PALIMBANI

The term of “Jihad” or “Jihad fi Sabilillah” is often become an interesting theme to attract attention from some people, either inside Islam or outside this religious community. Apart from the pros and cons in a case of religiousity, study of Jihad is also fulfilled with theological overview, meaning, procedure, and examples. Contrary to Jihad, Tasawuf / Sufism, so far, considered as negation term and relatively tend to be liked caused of its mystical (esoteric) impression and universal love. However, Islamic History contains the facts of involvement of Sufis in waging Jihad actions, some names like Sheikh Yusuf Al-Maqassari and the most noted one, Sheikh Abdus Shamad Al-Palimbani, were two prominent figures that well known as “Warrior Cleric”. Library research method is deployed in this article to answer three main questions : 1) How is the relationship between Sufism and Jihad ?, 2) How was the role of Sheikh Abdus Shamad Al-Palimbani in Indonesian archipelago’s Jihad activism ?, and, 3) What is the impact of Sufi’s Jihad activism toward Indonesia ?. This research proves the involvement of Sufis in Indonesian archipelago Jihads were based on Quranic value to honor the safety of bloods and properties belonged to people, with the result that Jihad in the term of ‘Qital’ / Warfare is a defensive reaction not an aggressive action, keep obeying to ‘Ulil Amri (legitimate government) not subversive-terror movement, and not based on hatred for other religious adherents. Such an essential meaning of this Jihad even formed a sense of Godly love for the country in accordance with Islamic mission of Rahmatan lil-‘alamin (mercy for the whole world). Keywords : Jihad, Sufism, Love for the country, Sheikh Abdus Shamad Al-Palimbani

CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT OF DA'WAH METHODS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION

The da'wah method is a form of discourse and wasilah as symbols and visions and missions of da'wah or a form of amar ma'ruf nahi munkar, which must be distributed to the scope of Muslims and various homogeneous people who are basic and have different knowledge backgrounds and different methods of analyzing material and the messages conveyed by the da'i, both those aimed at the minority community still absorbing the minimal knowledge of various dimensions or vice versa. Da'wah methods and strategies in Islam must be more effective in conveying and transferring various materials or messages of da'wah through various concepts, systems. The method of delivery is done well so that people easily accept it. Islam is the last religion revealed by Allah through Prophet Muhammad SAW. As a da'wah religion, Islam always calls on its people to convey its teachings to others, so that every mature and reasonable Muslim is obliged to carry out this Islamic mission. Da'wah is all activities and activities that invite people to change from a situation that contains non-Islamic values ​​of life to Islamic values ​​of life. These activities and activities are carried out by inviting, encouraging, calling, without pressure, coercion and provocation, and not by persuading and seducing the provision of basic necessities and so on. As exemplified by the Prophet, he always conveyed the revelations he received to be conveyed to his people, in order to perfect human morals. So that the concept and development of da'wah methods in the current era of globalization is very necessary to achieve good and maximum da'wah in society.