Muslim Ummah Research Articles

A Nitbit Citation of the Contributions of Sheikh Abdullahi Fodiyo in the Public Health of The 19th Century West Africa and Beyond: A Case Study of "Kitaabu Niyyati Fil' A'amaliddunyawiyyati Wal'ddiniyyati"

Nowadays, invariably health improvement, health education, health benefits are attached to religiosity as confirmed by inexhaustible literatures. This paper reviewed some of the contributions of Sheikh Abdullahi Fodiyo in the public health of 19th century West African Sokoto Caliphate and afterwards in his famous book called "KITAABU NIYYATI FIL' A'AMALIDDUNYAWIYYATI WAL'DDINIYYATI" (A book of intentions in the issues of world and religion). In the examined book, he stressed the importance of cleanliness, ablution, prayer, work/ employment/ wealth, agriculture, and meat production in the development and sustainability of society, let alone the Muslim ummah. He warned against unemployment, lack of personal hygiene, poor production and handling of food/ meat among others. Certainly, the book exhorts benefits to public health especially in Islamic societies. There is need to use religion as health education, and health promotion tool especially in religious societies for better health and interventions.

Menyikapi Radikalisme Perspektif Hadits Nabi Saw

This paper explores the management of radicalism in Indonesia as an extremist and terrorist phenomenon, drawing on the hadith of Prophet Muhammad SAW. It adopts a qualitative approach and literature review as a research methodology, using the Integrative Review model. According to the Prophet's Hadith, two approaches are suggested: preventive action and repressive action. Preventive actions involve promoting attitudes of moderation, tolerance, compassion, justice, equal rights, and caution in issuing fatwas. On the other hand, repressive measures, in line with the hadith found in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, are directed towards addressing the actions of hypocrites and khawarij to safeguard the unity of the Muslim Ummah and protect the well-being of the Muslim community..

Revitalizing Education: Unveiling Allama Muhammad Iqbal?s Vision for Empowering the Muslim Ummah

Revitalizing Education: Unveiling Allama Muhammad Iqbal?s Vision for Empowering the Muslim Ummah

Alternative Dispute Resolution (As-Sulh) as a Principle of Islamic Legal System on Marriage Conflicts Among Muslim Ummah

This paper seeks to analyze the application of ADR (As-Sulh) as a principle of the Islamic legal system on marriage disputes among Muslim Ummah and the role of Tafarkin Tsira Islamic Centre Azare Bauchi State Nigeria. The paper will examine the principle of As-Sulh for dispute resolution among Muslim Ummah and its applicability in settling marriage disputes in the study area. This study employed qualitative research methods, and the data were gathered through the review of the related literature and interviews with pertinent bodies. The findings revealed that marital conflict among Muslim Ummah is becoming rampant and tends to increase annually. This study also identified that Tafarkin Tsira Islamic Centre Azare, under its Matrimonial Life Training and Counseling section, maintained the principle of ADR (As-Sulh) as a reliable alternative and instrument for the resolution of many marital conflicts among Muslim Ummah in the study area through organizing a strong orientation program for intending and married couples on successful marriages, the consequences of marital disharmony, and how to resolve the issues. It is recommended that ADR, if properly maintained and its technicalities applied, several marriages would be saved, peace would be restored, and collective effort to build successful families would be actualized across the communities.

Network Marketing A Research Study in Context of Islamic Shariah

Islam guides comprehensively regarding the economy, an essential aspect of human life, so every human being becomes aware of legal and illegal implications before getting his sustenance. However, some commercial practices have flourished in society over time, which are doubtful according to Islamic jurisprudence. People are getting involved due to ignorance and sometimes due to greed. A similar type of business is Network Marketing. In this system, an individual, having become a company member, persuades others to become its members. Many jurists have declared this type of trade illegitimate and undesirable based on corruption, interest, uncertainty, bribery and fraud. This article discusses the origin, types, and practices adopted by the companies involved in such business. Initially, thorough research is presented on the introduction and development of network marketing. Later, various types of network marketing and their details are elaborated. Subsequently, a detailed overview and in-depth analysis of network marketing is presented, highlighting several illegitimate elements in this process, such as bribery, gambling, embezzling and fraudulent, hurting a believer and many Shariah aspects of illegitimacy that do not only fall against Islam but also against morality, honesty and economy of the country. All this discussion is made with examples from the network marketing that are in practice currently. In the end, the research concludes with a summary of the entire research. The researchers also put forward some suggestions about this marketing system. In the 21st century, like in every other field, many developments are being made in the financial sector. Scholars are responsible for endeavoring and presenting Islamic guidelines to protect people from sins and fraud. In this connection, this article is a masterpiece for the guidance of Muslim Ummah.

Мусульманский панк-дискурс в современной Индонезии

The purpose of the article is to analyze contemporary punk culture in Indonesia in its Muslim version. The author examines the activity of punk bands that have a reputation as pro-Muslim and pro-Islamist ones in modern Indonesia. The novelty of the research lies in the analysis of the Muslim punk discourse and its contribution to the development and transformation of modern ideological preferences of a part of the Muslim Ummah. A wide range of issues presented in the modern political discourse of the Muslim punk movement in Indonesia is also cosidered. The author demonstrates that the range of ideological preferences of Muslim believers integrated into punk culture is limited mainly by conservative Islam. Therefore, the contribution of representatives of the punk movement to the development of the concepts of Jihad is also shown. The author analyzes the ideological features of the Muslim punk discourse, presuming that Islamism, conservatism and anti-Zionism became its systemic features. It is assumed that punk discourse as a form of mass culture can significantly influence the development of the Ummah in a country where a significant part of the socially and culturally active population are young people who tend to use Islam as a factor in legitimizing their own forms of political activity.

Religiosity in Paying Zakat and Tax Compliance in Medan City.

Zakat is a form of almsgiving which is collected by the Muslim Ummah. It is considered in Islam to be a religious obligation, and in terms of importance in Quranic standing, it is next in line after prayer. Zakat is thus a way for the people to channel their wealth to those who are less fortunate. Zakat is due for a Muslim when one's Zakatable wealth increases to a minimum threshold or nisab and also once a lunar year or hawl passes while one's Zakatable wealth withstands the lowest threshold. A Muslim only pays Zakat when they have been in possession of the nisab (minimum amount of wealth) for a period of at least a full lunar year. The payment of Zakat is strongly influenced by the value of individual religiosity as a basic form of attitude and knowledge to show obedience. The emergence of a policy to pay Zakat can help to reduce taxes for taxpayers in Indonesia, which is one of the efforts made to grow the productivity of Zakat. Zakat and taxes are very dependent on their management, but from a legal perspective, their implementation must be kept separate. This research examines how a person's religiosity affects compliance in paying Zakat, which can increase tax revenues in Medan. Qualitative research methods with a desk research approach were used. The study results show that the value of religiosity dramatically influences the people of Medan to pay Zakat. Religiosity is variously interpreted as worship that encourages paying Zakat, thus giving rise to different characteristics in attitude, willingness, and compliance to pay taxes. In implementing the policy of paying Zakat to cut taxes, many people still need to know more about it. The role of Zakat institutions still needs to be improved in providing socialization and creating greater awareness thereof. This raises an attitude of trust in paying Zakat to institutions close to their environment compared to institutions recognized by the government. This condition arises because of the high value of religiosity, which is more concerned with distributing Zakat than administrative issues so that it can be recognized as a tax reduction. Meanwhile, the moral community tends to emphasize the community's religiosity value as a basis for compliance in paying Zakat.

Periodesasi dan Perkembangan Dinasti Umayyah

This study describes the Development of Islam in the Umayyad Period. The focus of this research is to find out the history of the establishment of the Umayyads, Islamic civilization during the Umayyad period, and the reasons for its decline and the fall of the Umayyads. The result is the Umayyad dynasty is taken from the name Umayyah Ibn 'Abdi Shams Ibn 'Abdi Manaf, this dynasty was actually initiated since the leadership of caliph Uthman bin Affan but only later successfully declared and gained recognition of sovereignty by all the people after the caliph Ali was killed and Hasan ibn Ali who was appointed by the people the Muslims in Iraq handed over their power to Muawiyah after doing so negotiations and agreements. The unity of the Muslim ummah in one leadership at that time was called the jama'ah year ('Am al Jama'ah) 41 H (661 M). And the decline and destruction of the Umayyad dynasty was caused by many factors, among them are: power struggles between royal families, prolonged conflict with the Shia and Khawarij opposition groups, ethnic conflict between North Arab tribes and South Arab tribes, the incompetence of the caliphs in leading the government and the tendencies of those who live luxury, overthrow by the Bani Abbas fully supported by the Bani Hashim, the Shia, and the Mawali group.

Three Levels in the Interaction with Mutasyabihat Text in the Quran and Hadith

Mutasyabihat text in the Quran and hadith means the text that is not clear in term of it’s meaning. This mutasyabihat text brought Islamic scholars to study it deeply. However, there is an attitude to make an accusation of misguided (tadhlil) and even infidel (takfir) to other sect in Islam. This kind of attitude among muslim ummah is a symbol of extreme. In order to solve this problematic attitude, it is suggested three levels in term of the interaction with mutasyabihat text. First level ia a belief level towards mutasyabihat text. This level is the most important level to determine the belief of iman. While the second level is understanding level. There are many diiferent views in this level. The difference at this level should not bring to the extreme attitude. While the third level is an attitude of muslim.

STIGMATISASI TRADISI TAHLILAN SEBAGAI RITUAL YANG MENGADA ADA: KAJIAN TEORI STIGMA ERVING GOFFMAP

This study discusses the Stigmatization of the Tahlilan Tradition as an Existing Ritual: A Study of Goffmap's Erving Stigma Theory. This research uses qualitative methods with a case study approach. The results of the study show that differences of opinion for and against about the tahlilan ritual are normal and must be addressed wisely, so that these differences do not cause uproar that could threaten the integrity of the Muslim Ummah.

ʻAlī Shariʻatī on the Crises of Modernity

Modernity is one of the most prominent & eminent discourses of the post-colonial Muslim ummah; a challenge that threatened the existence & survival of Muslim societies around the globe, regardless of culture & nationality. Islamic modernity & its intellectuals emerged & debated the vital & delicate issue of modernity; this discourse included the impact of modernity on Muslim societies as it confronted Muslim civilization. Dr. Ali Shari'ati is one of the most outstanding thinkers, philosophers & interpreters of Islamic thought. He presented a social vision of Islam, identifying degenerating factors that led to the backwardness & stagnancy of Muslim societies. Shari'ati’s discourse on modernity reflects what the Muslim civilization could take away from modernity, as well as what it had to contribute to it in the form of the emerging idea of “Islamic Modernity”. He emphasized the need to launch a religious renaissance based on the understanding of the concept of man, god, humanity & the inter-connectivity of these elements in the light of Islamic & Qur’anic teachings to develop a dynamic interpretation of Islam that can enter into dialogue with modern intellectual trends.

اسلامی ثقافت: ڈاکٹر نصیر احمد ناصر کے افکار کا خصوصی مطالعہ

Culture is the foundation of human life and the identity of any nation or society. Nations that advance in the cultural field experience progress and success. Today's era is actually a time of cultural clash and competition, so it is necessary that we get acquainted with this culture. Will point to civilization and culture, which means the customs and manners that dictate our lives and yours. Civilization and culture mean our faith and beliefs and all the beliefs and ideas that are involved in our individual and social lives. Islamic culture is a standard culture that has the highest values and standards for a society and for any group of human beings. It can put any society on the path of progress and prosperity by making it proud and dignified. The Muslim Ummah is made up of different nations, races, and schools of thought. The oldest civilizations and vast cultures flourished in the same areas where Muslims live today. This diversity, this colorful style, and this ownership of the sensitive areas of the planet are the main characteristics of the Muslim Ummah. The common heritage of history and culture can further increase the strength of this Ummah. In this article, Dr. Naseer Ahmad Nasir's views on Islamic culture are described. Dr. Sahib has described the source of Islamic culture as the Quran and Sunnah. The aesthetic color of Islamic culture has been described.

Social Changes, Importance and Need of Ijtihad: An Analytical Study

Allah has made the religion of Islam a means of guidance and salvation for all mankind until the Day of Judgment. Now, until the Day of Judgment, no prophet will come, nor will any revelation be revealed, but the guidance, welfare, and salvation of the human race until the Day of Judgment. It depends on the Holy Qur'an and the teachings of the Holy Prophet. But here, the question arises that with the passage of time, changes in society and society keep happening because changes in the conditions of the world are an essential part of human life. In the Qur'an and Sunnah, there is no partial solution to all the problems until the Day of Resurrection, and there cannot be, but the principles of all the problems and orders are there. Therefore, Islam has given human society the authority to make decisions in the light of the Qur'an and Sunnah in accordance with the circumstances and occasions in the light of the principles of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Therefore, the necessity and importance of Ijtihad cannot be denied with the change of circumstances, and also, Ijtihad is the Jugular Vein of Muslim Ummah. In this paper, considering the social changes, the need for ijtihad will be commented on in light of the sayings of scholars.

The contribution of Islamic social finance to economic growth in Indonesia

Purpose – This study aims to identify the contribution of Islamic social finance (Zakat, Infaq, and Shadaqah or ZIS) to economic growth in Indonesia, both in the long-term and short-term models. Based on previous studies, government expenditure; investment; and trade openness are also included in the model as control variables.Methodology – Annual time series data for 21 years from 2002 to 2022 were analyzed using the Error Correction Model (ECM) approach to determine the long-term and short-term effects of independent variables on economic growth.Findings – The main findings of this study confirm that Islamic social finance (ZIS) is a financial instrument that benefits the economy. ZIS can be an alternative fund for overcoming various problems of the Muslim Ummah and revitalizing the economy, even more so in a country with a majority Muslim population like Indonesia where ZIS instruments such as Zakat are obligatory to be issued to able-bodied Muslims. The study results show that the effect of ZIS on economic growth in Indonesia is felt in the long term, while in the short term, it has no significant impact.Implication – This research provides insight for related parties (especially National Board of Zakat/Badan Amil Zakat Nasional, BAZNAS) further to optimize the potential of ZIS into productive sectors to improve the economy.Originality – Most previous studies used panel data with a limited period to estimate the effect of Islamic social finance on economic growth, while this research utilized time series data with the ECM approach for a longer period.

Arabic as an International Language for Renaissance: Impact on the Muslim Ummah

Arabic as an International Language for Renaissance: Impact on the Muslim Ummah

Muslim Intellectual History

This article strives to chart the intellectual history of Muslims and the trans-civilizational, discursive tradition of Islam spanning fourteen centuries. It chronicles the scholarly projects shaping Islamic thought as they developed in the wake of the Prophet’s (s) death and intensified in the ensuing centuries despite the numerous changes and tumultuous times the Muslim ummah encountered. Together with an accompanying map and visual timeline, it endeavors to empower students of Islam in general and Islamic Studies programs in particular with an appreciation of the breadth and depth of Muslim intellectual history. The article begins by tracing the foundation of early regional centers, the side-by-side formation of disciplines, the development of the various legal schools as well as the many strains of Islamic thought, and how they not only influenced one another but also became absorbed into mainstream Islam, ending with an overview of the impact of modernity on Islamic thought. Through this effort, I hope that students will be able to cultivate a rudimentary understanding of Islamic scholarship in its historical context, make interdisciplinary connections, critically engage with the individual disciplines in their focused study, and gain an overall nuanced reverence for the collective Muslim intellectual legacy across 1400 years along with the diversified scholarly struggles to diligently honor and observe the message received from the Prophet Muhammad (s). The map and timeline accompanying the present survey of Muslim intellectual history are available here.

Monitoring the State of the Muslim Ummah of the Orenburg Region in 2022

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of the Muslim ummah of the Orenburg region in 2022, the main directions of its cultural, educational, youth-oriented, social and charitable work. It is shown how with the beginning of the Special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine the Islamic community of the region was consolidated for solving urgent problems of military-patriotic and social service. Along with the emergence of new challenges and potential hotbeds of tension and conflict, the ongoing threats of radicalization and extremism have also manifested themselves.

Current State of the Muslim Ummah of the Chechen Republic

Chechens are the largest population in the North Caucasus and the sixth largest in the Russian Federation (right after Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Bashkirs, Chuvashs). According to official data, there are currently 1,516,387 people living in the republic, of whom 1,206,551 are Chechens. A large number of Chechens live in European countries. Although there are no exact official figures, various researchers place the figure between 150,000 and 300,000, with most Chechens living in France, Belgium, Norway, Austria, Poland, and Germany. The Middle Eastern and Turkish diasporas of Chechens are not so numerous, but they have a longer period of residence there, as they mostly consist of the descendants of immigrants from the second half of the 19th century. Chechens are Sunni of Shafi‘i Madhab, adhere to the Naqshbandi and Qadiri tariqats, which are divided into fraternities called virds, and according to various estimates, there are up to 34 of them in the republic. The Nogays and Kumyks living in the Chechen Republic belong to the Hanafi madhab, while the Avars (Chamalals) of the mountain village of Kenkhi (population over 1500) belong to the Shafi‘i madhab.

Islamist Civilizationism in Malaysia

Malaysia is known to have a diverse population across the racial and religious spectrums. However, a majority of the population identifies as Malays, and, thus, legally, as Muslims too. Although the development of the Malay identity had begun immediately after World War II, the stark division between Muslims and non-Muslims came out of the 1971 New Economic Policy that prioritized the Malay population in the name of reducing poverty and stabilizing the country. With the Malay-nationalist party United Malay National Organization (UMNO) being in power for six decades, the position of the Malays became undisputed. At the same time, international and domestic development such as the Islamic revival of the 1970s, the Global War on Terror and the splitting of Malay votes in the 2000s further pushed UMNO and, later, the Islamist PAS to redefine Malay identity as part of the larger Muslim ummah under the framework of ‘civilizational populism’. By conflating ethnicity and religion, Islamist and Malay nationalist parties together with their leaders used populist discourses to ensure the people’s continued support, even at the expense of non-Muslim Malaysian citizens. Using process tracing, this article shows that civilizationism is effective to unite the majority Muslim population in a divided country such as Malaysia when policies in place failed to engender unity. As a result, Malay-Muslims sought a community beyond its borders, and with the rise of Islamist politics around the world, it has become much easier for the Malay-Muslims to highlight the plight of Muslims over that of their own co-nationalists for the benefit of domestic politics.

Role of Ancient Arabic Dialects in Comprehension of Textual Monograph of Quran

It is a natural phenomenon that languages spoken worldwide, have varied manners and dialects within them. The Arabic language that ’Allah almighty has chosen as the standard-bearer of Islam to spread His message and communicator of the Qur’?n is similar to other languages, having different dialectical variations occurring from the changes among accents, intonations, and geographical conditions of the Arab. Such changes in the Qur’?nic recitation are called Qir’?t. These are different on the basis of lexical, phonetical, linguistic, morphological, and syntactical manners permitted with reciting the Qur’?n. Each Qir’?t has its own certain rules of recitation and variations in words and letters. It is believed that renowned different dialects belong to the different tribes, which include Qura?sh, Hudha?l, Tam?m, Haw?zin, Thaq?f, Kin?nah and Yemen. The wisdom behind this, was to make Qur’?nic recitation and memorization easier for the indigenous tribes who speak Arabic differently. These dialects were reduced to one, that of the Qura?sh, during the rule of third caliph ?azrat ‘Uthm?n ibn ‘Aff?n (d. 656 AD/35 AH) since variant styles of readings had the potential to cause divisions among Muslim Ummah in understanding of the message of Qur’?n. It must be kept in view that Qir’?t must not be confused with the actual Qur’?nic verses. Qir’?t does not change the verse of the Qur’?n, it is just how it is read Qur’?n. This paper is the study of how variant readings of Qur’?n be useful for comprehension of message of Qur’?n and what is the impact of these variant reading of Qur’?n on Islamic jurisprudential discourse.