Islam in Spain had an important role in many areas, especially science and culture. The history reveals that Islam reached its peak in the era of Abd al Rahman III [912-961 AD] when Cordova became the center of world civilization in Western World, and one of the centers of world civilization [Hitti, no year: 165]. After reaching its peak, Islam domination declined due to the change of political…
Salah satu problem kontemporer yang tengah dihadapi oleh umat Islam adalah keterbelakangan mereka dalam pengembangan sains dewasa ini. Kemajuan sains secara umum saat ini lebih didominasi oleh Barat. Tema tulisan ini adalah perkembangan sains dan kemunculan teori-teori di seputarnya. Untuk mengelaborasi tema itu, maka penulis terlebih dahulu meninjau sacara sekilas runtutan perkembangan sains d…
Drawing on the findings of the survey conducted by Balai Litbang Agama Jakarta in 2007, the author describes the levels of Quran reading and comprehension abilities among the Muslims in the western part of Indonesia. Besides, the aspects of reading frequency and duration are also presented along with the sources from whom the Muslims learned to read the Quran for the first time. One of the inte…
Pendidikan Islam tidak mengkontraskan ilmu agama dan ilmu umum, ilmu dan agama mempunyai hubungan yang erat, keduanya tidak bisa dipisahkan dan saling melengkapi. Manusia bebas menuntut ilmu dan mengembangkan teknologi tetapi semua itu harus didasari oleh agama. Ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi tidak selayaknya justru menjerumuskan manusia. Tingginya ilmu yang dilandasi oleh keimanan dan kesaleha…
In the Islamic Arab culture, there are at least three epistemology paradigms, namely bayani, burhani, and irfa epistemology. First paradigm is bound to the text with various language structures. The second paradigm with the power of rational knowledge bases and the third paradigm of using hearth as a mens to acquire knowledge. The sufis call the third paradigm with istitah, irfan. Irfan paradig…
Development of democracy in Indonesia, according to Bung Hatta, sourced on three things: Western socialism that of struggling for humanistic principles which at the same time deemed as a goal of democracy, Islamic teaching that of urging for God justice within society, and way of life which implemented in country-side of Indonesia. Post falling of New Order, Indonesian democracy faced developme…
Histirically, the study of hadith in Islam emerged as the study of sirah. Both of these disciplines appear as awareness and concern of the ulama and the classical Muslim scholars to the purity and preservation of the historical mission of the Prophet Muhammad. The contribution of hadith to the formation of Islamic historiography in general, is not only just limited to the provision of material …
Shaikh Muhammad Arshad al Banjari, the 18 th century scholar of Banjar has been known as a leading jurist of his time in Indonesia and in the whole South East Asia. In this paper we are interested in exposing his jurisprudential thought by referring to the cultural, social and intellectual milieus that shaped his thought. The paper is particularly interested in discussing his views on the notio…
Tujuan penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk mempelajari pengaruh pembelajaran dengan pendekatan problem posing terhadap hasil belajar matematika. Penelitian dilakukan di MTs Negeri 22 kampus B Munjul Jakarta Timur tahun pelajaran 2005/2006 dengan menggunakan metode eksperimen. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 90 siswa kelas VII yang dipilih dengan teknik cluster random sampling. Data dikumpulkan dengan m…
Seiring dengan perkembangan zaman, kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, serta derasnya perubahan sosial yang ada, dunia pendidikan di bidang pembelajaran juga beradaptasi. Yang paling bisa dilihat di bidang pembelajaran adalah berkembang pesatnya pendekatan dan model pembelajaran. Setidaknya terdapat 10 megatrend tentang belajar untuk saat ini dan ke depannya, yaitu [1]belajar melalui kehid…