Islamic Organizations In Indonesia Research Articles

The Social Construction of Tolerance Discourse through Online Media: Study of NU Online

As the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) plays a major role in maintaining the country's diversity. As we know, intolerance among Indonesians has become a major problem for the nation. This research examines how NU constructs and spreads the value of tolerance through its online media, called “NU Online.” The theory of the social construction of reality, written by Berger and Luckmann, is used as a theoretical framework to depict internalization, objectification, and externalization processes in NU Online while constructing and spreading tolerance issues. Data were collected using a qualitative method, interviewing NU Online's members and editorial teams. The results of this study show that NU has an organizational value that regards tolerance as an important aspect of religious life. Moreover, the Islamic value of NU became a behavioral basis for all NU members, including members of NU Online. This value is called Ahlusunnah Waljamaah. Since becoming NU members, they have been internalized by the Ahlusunnah Waljamaah as a core value of the organization. Furthermore, in NU Online, this value spreads to the public through objectification and externalization processes.

The Sustainable Development Strategy of Nahdlatul Ulama: A Century of Commitment to Globalization Advancement

This research explores the sustainable development strategy employed by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), a prominent Islamic organization in Indonesia, over the past century. NU, founded in 1926, has played a crucial role in promoting education, social welfare, and economic development nationwide. Rooted in Islamic values, NU has demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainable development, encompassing social and political dimensions. Through active participation from community members and governmental bodies, NU has implemented various initiatives aimed at enhancing social welfare and political advancement. This research examines NU's sustainable development efforts, highlighting its long-standing dedication to fostering inclusive and sustainable progress in Indonesian society.

Philanthropic Epistemology of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Coin Movement in Indonesia

Nadlatul Ulama (NU) is the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia. This organization is known as a traditionalist Islamic group whose members are from rural communities. Even though it is a traditionalist Islamic organization, it turns out that NU has philanthropic activities that have a wide impact through the NU Coin Movement. This article focuses on two questions, namely the function and foundation of the NU Coin Movement. This question is important to answer to find the direction of development of the philanthropic movement carried out by NU. This qualitative research uses literature data related to NU's philanthropic activities, especially the Kon Movement. Data is collected through documentation. After verification, the data is analyzed and conclusions are drawn using the interactive cycle pattern developed by Miles and Huberman. This research concludes two things.First,The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) coin movement functions as a means of channeling an attitude of generosity to its followers, who on average belong to the lower middle economic community in Indonesia. Second, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) coin movement is based on three foundations at once, namely religious, philosophical and socio-cultural foundations

Nikah Muda: The Hijrah Movement of Anti-Dating Communities from Progressive to Conservative in Indonesia (A Critical Study of Hadith)

The proliferation of hijrah groups among youth has had a significant impact, with positive outcomes such as enhanced religious understanding among teenagers and an increase in the adoption of more Islamic attire. However, this has also brought about negative consequences, including the dissemination of radical and textual interpretations, leading to conservatism. This article aims to uncover the controversy surrounding early marriage among Muslim millennials, driven by a tendency towards textual religious understanding. The research employs a qualitative method, drawing primary data from social media platforms of anti-dating millennial communities and online Islamic organizations in Indonesia. Secondary data were sourced from books, journals, and other relevant articles. The research findings indicate that controversy arises from the selection of hadith texts and differing interpretation methods. Anti-dating communities use motivational hadiths to support early marriage, employing a literal textual understanding related to sexual motivation, religious and individual piety, the vision of a happy family, emulation of the Prophet's marriage, and assurance of sustenance from Allah. Conversely, scholars use hadiths to reject early marriages with contextual understanding. The disregard of the youth for the views of scholars opposing early marriage indicates a shift in religious authority among Muslim millennials from traditional figures to influencers popular on social media. Early marriage reflects the hybridization of the religious identity of Muslim millennials, maintaining religious values while remaining trendy and cool. The re-reading of hadiths is conducted by examining the social-historical context and contemporary circumstances within the discourse of modernity.

The Role of Nu-Cyber and Muhammadiyah-Cyber Role in Increasing Cyber-Extremism in the East Java

Penetration of the increasingly widespread use of the internet in society has inspired extremists to use cyberspace as a new arena for jihad. It is in this context that NU and Muhammadiyah as the largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia are trying to fill the void as well as take a role in digital literacy culture by forming a cyber team as a base for resistance to narratives produced by radicalism accounts. This research is classified as a type of qualitative research with a digital content analysis approach. Researchers will collect narratives produced by NU and Muhammadiyah accounts on social media in countering cyber-radicalism in Indonesia. The East Java NU cyber team provides media that plays a role in influencing the perspective of media users to enter on the big theme set by the East Java Cyber Muhammadiyah and NU cyber teams which always spread the values of Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah so that the two organizations can provide an understanding of ahlussunnah wal jamaan with an elegant presentation and far from extreme thinking.

Muhammadiyah dan Islam Wasathyah: Kajian tentang Agency Moderasi beragama melalui Sekolah Muhammadiyah

Muhammadiyah and wasathiyyah Islam are actually two things that cannot be separated because Muhammadiyah is an Islamic organization in Indonesia which has a mission of preaching amar ma'ruf nahi ungkar with an Islamic wasathiyyah approach. This research aims to examine in more depth using a literature approach the role of Muhammadiyah in strengthening religious moderation. The results of this research show that Muhammadiyah is an ideological group that represents Islamic groups in maintaining religious moderation as a national and state commitment. Has Tawassuth's commitment and principles, positions it as a moderate group, maintains balance and is consistent. Muhammadiyah makes Muhammadiyah schools as religious moderation agencies. Religious moderation in Muhammadiyah schools is carried out firstly, the religious da'wah model which is used as a space to implement religious moderation in this section consists of cult activities and religious lectures. Kultum or seven-minute lectures are a means of teaching religious moderation to students. Apart from religious lectures, secondly, Muhammadiyah schools also carry out social and religious activities

Islamism and The Challenge of Democratization in Indonesia

This article studies the phenomenon of Islamism and its impacts on the process of democratization in Indonesia through a legal normative method by examining some regulations and cases regarding the issue. Extreme Islamic loyalist organizations authorize themselves to judge and decide what is and is not permissible, thereby hampering the development of democratic growth in Indonesia with their frequent interference in the government’s affairs and political parties in decision-making. Democracy in Indonesia is put under threat by these organizations. Studies conducted by several scholars indicate that the socio-religious practices of some Islamic organizations in Indonesia are shifting further away from the goals of democratic values. This research seeks to reveal the involvement of Islamism and its impacts on the process of democratization in the Indonesian government. The research results found that addressing negative images to Islam is not something uncommon, raising concern among Muslims and leaving a big obstacle that the democratization in Indonesia needs to encounter.
 
 Keywords: Islam; democracy; political party; religion.

Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Detiknews.com terkait Isu Penodaan Agama Pimpinan Pondok Pesantren Al Zaytun

This research aims to analyze the news framing on the issue of blasphemy committed by the leader of an Islamic boarding school. This research uses Robert Entmant's framing analysis. A total of 17 news articles have been analyzed from June 16, 2023 to August 16, 2023. This research describes how Detiknews.com defines the problem, identifies causes, makes moral considerations and provides solutions. The results of this study using Robert Entman's framing analysis start from 1) defining the problem carried out by Detiknews.com by presenting news about the behavior and statements of the controversial pesantren pondek leaders, 2) identifying causes, namely how Detiknews. com identifies the problem through the news that the boarding school leaders have made a stir among the public and also spread false news, 3) moral considerations carried out by Detiknews.com is by using various sources from official and large Islamic organizations in Indonesia as source material for Detiknews.com in providing information according to religious rules in breaking the statements and behavior of controversial boarding school leaders related to religious issues. 4) Solution recommendations made by Detiknews.com by intensely reporting government programs in handling and fostering boarding schools because the statements and behavior of boarding school leaders have an impact on education in boarding schools.

Elaboration Of Nahdlatul Ulama Jember Views On The Reasons For The Use Of Ḥadīth Ḍa‘Īf

Among scholars, there are differences of view regarding the use of ḥadīth ḍa‘īf. This difference in views has little effect on the religious views of Islamic organizations in Indonesia, including the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU). This paper aims to elaborate the view of the Nahdlatul Ulama Jember against the ḥadīth ḍa'īf, either related to law halal and haram, or about faḍā'il al-a'māl, targhīb, and tarhīb. By using the descriptive qualitative method, it was found that: (a) theoretically, NU Jember follows the views of jumhūr ‘ulamā’ who reject the use of ḥadīth ḍa'īf in the field of the law of halal and haram, but practically still tolerate ḥadīth ḍa'īf particular in the area of the law of halal and haram; (c) in the field of faḍā'il al-a'māl, targhīb, and tarhīb, Nahdlatul Ulama Jember allow argues with the ḥadīth ḍa'īf. What is meant by faḍā’il al-a‘māl in the view of the Nahdlatul Ulama Jember is deeds that are not obligatory (Fardhu), namely Sunnah worship, an expected worship reward by doing it.

Reinterpreting Muhammadiyah’s Purification and Its Implications for the Educational Philosophy

This article mainly explores the changing and development of thought that occurred in one of the largest modernist Islamic organizations in Indonesia, Muhammadiyah, regarding Islamic purification. Using intellectual history as an approach, this research concluded that even though Muhammadiyah had purification as its main characteristic, in fact it had its own reinterpretation being extended and expanded. By implementing Abdolkarim Soroush’s theory of contraction and expansion of religious knowledge, this research found that in the very early days of its inception, Muhammadiyah constructed its concept of purification from the spiritualization, rationalization, and functionalization of Islamic teachings. But after the inception of Tarjih division in 1927, the purification in Muhammadiyah had a narrower orientation from worships and creeds (puritanism) to the muamalah of world affairs (ultra-puritanism). Beginning in 1995, there was a wider scope in which the Tarjih division in Muhammadiyah expanded its issues of worship to include public and humanitarian issues; that era was called post-puritanism. Based on the core hypothesis that any changes in religious thought have implications for educational orientation, from George R. Knight’s perspective, several educational implications are obtained: (1) In the early days of its inception, Muhammadiyah’s education implemented a progressivism philosophy that’s inspired by religion, rationality, and life; (2) when it comes to the narrower aspect of purification only for faith, worship, and muamalah, Muhammadiyah shifted its educational philosophy to perennialism-essentialism; (3) when the purification's meaning and interpretation expanded, Muhammadiyah tended its education toward the philosophy of reconstructionism.

TERBITNYA MODERNISME ISLAM

This article aims to explore the biographies of three early modernist figures in Indonesia, namely Cokroaminoto, Agus Salim, and Mohammad Natsir to find the typical roots of modern Islamic organizational movements in Indonesia. This research is a qualitative type with a biographical narrative approach. We explore references related to the biographies of these three figures to find the root of character for modern Islamic organizations in Indonesia. The research findings show that in Cokroaminoto's biographical narrative, it is found that the organizational control model requires administrative management skills, external relationship, and conflict management skills. Agus Salim's biographical narrative shows that he has pioneered the andragogy education system in the cadre of organizational members. Natsir's biographical narrative has shown the patron of the establishment of a modern Islamic school: by reducing the rote method, accommodating general education, and appreciating art education. Natsir can also be a reminder that intense involvement with the religious learning system can make an activist leave a formal education career opportunity as Natsir missed a scholarship opportunity to the Netherlands, because he was too impressed with the puritanical teachings of religion.

Indonesian Javanese Cosmology and its Transformation in Social Tradition and Built Environment

The research focuses on how the teaching of different faiths was blended into Javanese-Nusantara culture and has created a culture with a peaceful and moderate Islamic image that is different from radical Islam which has generated Is-lamic phobias in many countries. This research examines how Javanese cosmology (syncretism of Hindu - Buddha - Islam) had been translated in social space and built-environment. The second is to describe how the system in Java successfully harmonized different faiths into Javanese culture. This study was a purposeful qualitative study that focused on traditional communities and two prominent existing Kingdoms of Surakarta and Yogyakarta in Java. Observation, in-depth interviews, and reviews on literature and documents of classical authors in Islamic Sufism were conducted to collect and compile data. The results show that the cultural process of Javanese prefers similarities rather than emphasizing differences between faiths. Converting faith from Hindu or Buddha to Islam did not necessarily cause conflicts and hostilities. The study underlined that the Javanese’s understanding of cosmology at the micro and macro level, orientation or qiblah, and spiritual axis found similar mystical knowledge between Islam and the pre-Islam (Hindu-Buddha). This syncretism process created Kejawen culture and moderate Islam in Nusantara. Islam Nusantara is recently used as a paradigm by the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia

From New Media to New Piety: The Construction of Muhammadiyah Digital Piety Ideas

Muktamar is the highest consultative forum in Muhammadiyah, held every five years to discuss and formulate various decisions on responding to the ummah and nationality issues. At the 48th Muktamar in 2022 in Surakarta, Muhammadiyah discussed six strategic issues, one of which was digital piety. This is very interesting because apart from Muhammadiyah, no Islamic organization in Indonesia has officially made the issue of digital piety a strategic issue to be discussed at its Muktamar. Therefore this study aims to analyze the construction of the idea of digital piety by Muhammadiyah. This study is qualitative research with a literature study approach. The data was obtained by collecting print and digital literature related to the idea of digital piety by Muhammadiyah. The data obtained were then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive qualitative analysis model. This analysis model has three stages: data reduction, presentation, and conclusion. Analysis of the data obtained leads to two findings in this study. First, digital piety is interpreted by Muhammadiyah as behaving and doing activities in the digital space accompanied by morality and ethics based on Islamic values. At this level, digital piety will lead to more civilized interactions and activities in the digital space. Second, three dimensions build the construction of Muhammadiyah’s digital piety ideas, namely the ideological dimension, the normative dimension, and the internalization dimension. The three dimensions are related to one another to create a civilized digital culture.

PERAN NAHDLATUL ULAMA DALAM PENGUATAN NILA-NILAI MODERASI BERAGAMA

<p><em>Nahdlatul Ulama is the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia. The existence of Nahdlatul Ulama always unites itself with the struggle of the nation, placing NU and all its citizens to be active in the nation-building division towards a just and prosperous society that is blessed by Allah SWT. In North Sumatra, NU is one of the largest and most influential organizations for Muslims. NU with its Ahlussunnah Wal Jama'ah understanding, which is known as moderate, stands at the forefront and becomes a bulwark for the integrity of the nation by developing the notion of moderation. However, the fact is that the application of religious moderation is still a discourse for Islamic organizational institutions, especially Islamic institutions in the city of Medan, because until now there has been no real evidence of Islamic institutions implementing religious moderation.</em></p><p><em>The questions in this research are; 1) What is the Existence of Nahdatul Ulama in Medan City?; 2) What is the potential of the Nahdlatul Ulama Institution in Strengthening the Values </em><em></em><em>of Religious Moderation in Medan City?.This research method is qualitative, which the author uses is a religious phenomenological approach while the theory approach is interaction.</em></p><em>The conclusion in this study is that the strengthening of religious moderation values of Nahdlatul Ulama in Medan City always displays two characters (wisdom and flexibility). For Medan City Nahdlatul Ulama, wisdom is an action that is conducive to obtaining benefits/avoiding harm, while flexibility is a compromising attitude and avoiding all forms of extremism. One of NU's national political ijtihad is the obligation to reduce or even avoid all forms of risk or bad consequences (fiqh rules: dar'ul mafasid muqaddamun ala jalbil mashalih). In addition, the potential of NU institutions in strengthening the values of religious moderation in Medan City which includes providing social assistance to all circles of society, helping each other among others is an activity in instilling the values of religious moderation. Implementation of the Values of Religious Moderation is recognizing the rights of others, respecting other people's beliefs, agreeing on differences, understanding each other.</em>

DEFENDERS OF DIVERSITY?

Banser is the paramilitary wing of Ansor, the young men’s organization for Nahdlatul Ulama (Renaissance of the Scholars; NU). NU is the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, and because Indonesia is so large, the largest in the world. It has been long committed to Indonesia as a non-shariah state as well as multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation. Nahdlatul Ulama’s young men’s organization Ansor, seeks to train non-radical Muslim leaders with a range of expertise and foci. Ansor has a sub-organization called Banser which regularly guards Christian churches, liberal Muslims, and businesses from being targeted by extremists like the Islamic Defenders Front. If the present, or even recent, history of Banser and Ansor is that of protecting religious minorities and pluralism, this has not always been the case. Ansor/Banser was an important auxiliary force in the Revolution (1945-1949) and in the 1965-1966 national bloodletting that left 500,000 alleged communists dead. It is even more telling and interesting if we explore the ways in which the newer socially progressive actions are based on conservative, traditional understandings of Islam and not liberal or progressive religious understandings.

The Islamic Organizations in Indonesia ‘Muhammadiyah and NU’: Social Perspective Explanation

Objectives: Islamic Organizations in Indonesia have created remarkable social change for almost a century. Since their establishment, Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) are the main pillars in enhancing Islamic thoughts and representatives of the majority Muslim in the country. The aim of this research is to analyze the social impact and approaches of these two organizations on the Indonesian society. Methods: By adopting qualitative method and using social definition approach, seven leaders and scholars of both organizations were selected purposively and interviewed. Narrative approach was used to extract this research based on Giorgi module. Results: The results of the research reveal that Muhammadiyah and NU are leading social change through conducting social Islamic occasions, education, religious and cultural events and economic empowerment of the society. Every social aspect was analyzed in details in both organizations separately to illustrate their engagement and interaction in Indonesian society. Conclusions: Muhammadiyah and NU have significant impact in social life of Indonesian people and represent the Islamic culture of the country. Islamic organizations around the world are recommended to follow the same path of Muhammadiyah and NU to enhance society and support the country leadership based on the Islamic thoughts.

SHIFTING DAKWAH METHODS TO MATCH MEDIA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION

The advancement of communication technology has sophisticated all aspects of human lives, including Islamic dakwah (preaching) activities, for Muslim communities in Indonesia. As a result, several Islamic organizations in Indonesia try hard to match this advancement by using digital media for their dakwah to reach larger audiences and youth media-savvy generation. This article, by focusing on three Islamic organizations in Indonesia (Nahdlatul Ulama known as NU, Muhammadiyah, and Al Washliyah), addresses the question of how their dakwah activities and strategies respond to advancement of communication technology on a social media platform, YouTube. This study employs digital etnography by collecting the data from YouTube accounts affiliated to the three organizations. By using content analysis for data interpretations, this article finds that each Islamic organization has its own characteristics of virtual dakwah activities and strategies. NU focuses on the teachings of ahlussunnah wal jamaah and religious tolerance, Muhammadiyah emphasizes charity and business, while Al Washliyah aims to strengthen the faith and morals of the society. In addition, their virtual dakwah activities are also in the context of countering transnational Islamic movements that utilize social media for their dakwah.

The Vision of Islam and Nationality of Islamic Religious Organizations in Indonesia: Study of Nahdlatul Wathan, Al-Irsyad and Al-Washliyyah

Purpose: This article elaborates the Islamic vision and nationality of Islamic organizations in Indonesia, particularly Hahdhatul Wathan, Al-Irsyad and Al-Wasliyyah.
 
 Theoretical framework: In the context above, this research will be designed and carried out, namely conducting an exploration of the Islamic vision and nationality of three Islamic organizations in Indonesia, namely: al-Washliyah, al-Irsyad, and Nahdhatul Wathan.
 
 Design/methodology/approach: The research uses descriptive-qualitative methods, and is included in field research. In obtaining the data, the instruments that the researcher used were in-depth interviews, observations, and studies of related documents.
 
 Findings: From the research conducted, it can be seen that First, Nahdlatul Wathan is one of the Islamic organizations that has a very nationalist vision and perspective of nationalism. However, the nationalism (wathaniyah) of Nahdlatul Wathan does not necessarily follow the trend developed by secular Western-European countries.
 
 Research, Practical & Social implications: In many ways, Nahdlatul Wathan's national and Islamic vision is very similar to that of Nahdlatul Ulama. Both of them accepted Pancasila as the principle of organization, believed in Ahlussunnah wal Jama'ah, and highly valued Islamic culture as a link in the chain of Islamic scholarship.
 
 Originality/value: This research contributes to the development of Islamic discourse in Indonesia. The nationalism that Nahdlatul Wathan guides is Religious-Nationalism, namely nationalism that does not come out of religious principles and teachings, nationalism that is built on religious values, and nationalism that synergizes with religion because it is part of religious teachings.

Analisis Isu Islamophobia Di Jerman: Studi Kasus Muhammadiyah Sebagai Organisasi Gerakan Islam Modernis Indonesia

The case of Islamophobia is one of the cases that is often reported in the German media, which is closely related to the failure of multiculturalism politics which has an impact on the emergence of a negative stigma against Islam. Being a Western country with the largest Muslim population in Europe with a total of approximately 5.3 to 5.6 million people, based on data from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) in 2021, the German government's policy towards Muslim immigrants is very exclusive and limited. Despite the many negative stigmas, Islam has been transformed into one of the major entities whose existence is considered. Muhammadiyah is one of the Islamic organizations in Indonesia that has diasporaized the "Modernist Islam" missionary movement in Germany. Through the modernist Islamic diaspora, Muhammadiyah seeks to explore the issue of Islamophobia by developing a da'wah movement through real programs to raise the positive image of Islam in German society. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative approach, which involves conducting a literature review, where all the data used in this study uses secondary data, which includes books, theses, theses, articles, journals, and various news related to this research. The results of this study illustrate that the modernist Muhammadiyah Islamic diaspora in Germany has had quite a positive impact in efforts to minimize the negative stigma of Islamophobia in Germany.

Breaking the Dullness of Thought Among Nahdliyin: The Genealogy of KH. Sahal Mahfudh's Civilization Jurisprudence

This article discusses the central role of the KH. Sahal Mahfudh as a breaker of thought dullness among Nahdliyin through a genealogical approach to the jurisprudence of civilization. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), one of the largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia, plays a significant role in shaping the religious identity and civilization of society. However, like other organizations, NU also face challenges in the face of rapid social, political, and technological changes. KH Sahal Mahfudh, a renowned scholar and NU leader, became a key figure who carried out the mission of renewing the understanding of jurisprudence among Nahdliyin. This article describes the genealogy of jurisprudence thought among Nahdliyin since the beginning of NU to KH. Sahal Mahfudh's role as a pioneer in reviving and renewing scientific discourse within the NU. Through the genealogy analysis method, this article traces the origins of jurisprudence in Nahdliyin and examines its development from time to time. The results show that over time, jurisprudent thinking among Nahdliyin tends to experience stagnation, especially in dealing with contemporary issues. This poses a challenge to answering the problems of Islamic laws that are relevant to the context of the times. KH Sahal Mahfudh, with his progressive and inclusive vision, succeeded in offering a jurisprudent approach that is relevant and adaptive to changing times. Through his work, he invited Nahdliyin to re-explore the roots of authentic Islamic science, while still paying attention to the context of modern civilization. KH. Sahal Mahfudh's important contribution to developing scientific discourse among Nahdliyin helped unravel the stagnation of thought and paved the way for the continuous renewal of Islamic thought. Thus, this article provides insight into the importance of the renewal of thought among Nahdliyin, especially in the context of modern civilization. The genealogy of civilization jurisprudence is described through the role of KH. Sahal Mahfudh provided a valuable contribution to understanding the dynamics of Islamic thought in Indonesia, as well as its relevance in facing various contemporary challenges.