Since the enactment of the Law No. 32/2004 on local government, direct executive elections have been conducted in all regions in Indonesia. This has transfered the mandate of electing heads of local executive governments [governors, regents and mayors] from political elites, i.e. members of local parliaments, to the general people. This change has affected the way leader candidates use to gain …
Lampung is one Indonesian province which is geographically situated between the Provinces of South Sumatra and Banten. The latter two provinces are known to have cultural legacies of the past, including religious manuscripts, from the Darussalam Sultanante of Palembang and the Sultanante of Banten respectively. Given its geographic location, it is expected that lampung have received some influe…
This paper will try to see the action of Muhammadiyah to preserve the environment through the fatwa issued by its legal affairs assembly. Why is the fatwa? It is because fatwa is the substance of the legal thought of Muhammadiyah legal affairs asssembly. The fatwa, as it is known, is one of the five products of Islamic legal thought, namely, the bppks of Islamic law, religious court decisions, …
This article highlights the construction of masculinity and feminism in Abrahamic Religious [Judaism, Christianity and Islam] trough the figure of Adam and Eve. The scripture of Abrahamic religions often inspire and at the same tome is inspired by historical events and human culture. Due to that fact, it is important to have critical attitude toward the validity of the 'tafsir [commonly defined…
Secara umum, penahapan pembebasan budak dalam al Qur'an dilakukan melalui tiga tahapan. Pertama, tahap pencanangan pembebasan budak dan anjuran untuk memperlakukan budak dengan baik dianggap sebagai kebajikan yang nantinya akan mendapat imbalan pahala di akhirat. Kedua, tahap implementasi, yaitu ketika pembebasan budak dijadikan sanksi hukum. Ketiga, menutup sumber perbudakan. Pada waktu Islam …
The purpose of education is not only the transfer of knowledge, but also the process to put the degree of human in a glorious position. However, education on the other hand, has failed to create human critical awareness. As a result, it may cause the low quality of educational products. Education is more oriented to the inauguration of the status quo. In turn, these educated men actually aliena…
The study of the Koran has very long and extensive experience. The development of the study can be grouped into three phases: the codification of the text, the translation of the text, and the efforts of Muslims in understanding the text. This article explores the study of M. Arkoun, one of the contemporary thinkers, to reveal the process of revelation of the Qur'an beginning from the first sta…
Fenomena ziarah makam merupakan tradisi turun temurun dan sudah berakar kuat di kalangan umat Islam. Meskipun muncul kritik yang mencurigai praktek semacam itu dapat menodai tauhid, tetapi dalam faktanya kegiatan mengunjungi makam-makam tidak pernah pudar sama sekalibahkan cenderung makin ramai terutama setelah terbukti makin keramatnya makam yang diziarahi itu. Penelitian lapangan yang mengamb…
Bahasa Arab bagi pelajar-pelajar Indonesia termasuk bahasa asing. Dalam pembelajaran bahasa Arab dikenal ada empat keterampilan berbahasa. Salah satu kemampuan tersebut adalah kemampuan berbicara. Kemampuan berbicara dengan bahasa Arab merupakan salah satu kemampuan yang akan dicapai dalam kegiatan pembelajaran bahasa Arab. Artikel singkat ini dengan menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif…
In order to meet the student's expectations and satisfaction, Faculty of Da'wah always attempts to improve its quality of services. This descriptive research aims to determine the extent of the satisfaction of students at the Faculty of Da'wah, the indicators that trigger their satisfaction and the efforts to emhance the satisfaction. The population is the student in semester 4 dan 6 from all m…