Out of 50 Muslim-majority countries around the world, only six are electoral democracies. This problem has multiple material and ideational causes. This essay focuses on one ideational factor: the dominant method of Islamic law. The essay explains how this method became dominant after the eleventh century and why it causes the incompatibility between sharia (Islamic law) and democracy. The essa…
Following the stepped down of the New Order, the movements of establishing Islamic sharia in Indonesia has increased. Some of the organizations which promote Islamic sharia on their movements are Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), Front Pembela Islam (FPI), and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). This paper observes the movements of HTI by using the perspective of public reason, especially the theor…
The background of this research is the increasingly halal phenomenon of halal tourism development. This study aims to determine and criticize the nature of halal tourism and know the indicators that can be used to measure the happiness of a kosher tourist destination. The research method used in this research is qualitative method. This study concludes that there has been a change in the nomenc…
Muhammad Syafi’i Antonio is a popular figure in the development of sharia banking in Indonesia. This study is intended to examine and describe specifically his thoughts on sharia banking in Indonesia. The approach used is library study whose primary source is derived from his monumental works. The findings of this study show that his thoughts on sharia banking in Indonesia are based on his th…
The reality of the modern world necessitates a Muslim to rethink about how to be a Muslim in the middle of the interdependence of security, politics, social and culture. This makes Abdullah Ahmed al-Na'im, a Sudanese Muslim intellectual, be restless. The provision of international legal guarantees for the implementation of the collective right of every nation to self-determination make Muslims …
After the new Order (Orba) has collpsed, HTI is the most solid and has the widest network among the orther new islamic movements that always struggle to implement the sharia. Furthermore, HTI isthe most radical movement becaus HTI daes not only have aims to implement the sharia but to build Islamic caliphate as well. How the sharia concept in calipate . . .
Obyek dari kajian ini adalah Bank Muamalat Indonesia di Jawa Tengah dengan sampel sebanyak 200 responden dan dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dan SEM dengan bantuan AMOS. Hasil penghitungan data menunjukkan bahwa implementasi shariah governance meliputi enam indikator yaitu transparansi, akuntabilitas, pertanggungjawaban, independens…
This article provides one of salafi's views about tafkir against state leaders. Islamic da'wah movements, have so far, asserted that takfir is allowed in order to find and to point out the best leader who inclines to implement Islamic doctrines within nation-state conartikel. Takfir; in the view of Islamic da'wah movements, has emerged as a result of leader's reluctance or failure to implemet t…
Globalization, it is widely perceived, has become a major factor that undermines traditional values, cultures, and customs, including the roles which were traditionally assumed by customary institutions. Againts this background, the author examines customary institutions in Aceh, especially their roles in the formal implementation of Islamic Sharia in the province. Through his field research, c…