Critical studies of hadith do not always aim at arguing against the legitimacy of hadith as one of the sources of Islamic Law. Nor do it doubt-like many orientalist would do the authenticity of the hadith as a source of Islamic teaching. Critical studies of hadith are about investigating the accuracy and validity of the narration chain. Considering that many hadiths take a long period of time b…
All mamkind's deeds are controlled under certain regulations based on Islamic teaching. The knowledge of such regulation is called as Fiqh. The regulation is arranged in a certain hierarchy. The first and the highest structure is the source of the regulation, the ones called as al Qur'an ans As Sunah. The second source is the interpretation of Ulama as th effort to understand the meaning betwee…
M. Quraish Shihab is one of the most popular Qur'anic interpreters in Indonesia. Among his contribution is his elucidation in his al Mishbah on a clear acknowledgement of religious plurality in the Qur'an. Among his considerable thought is his explanation on the nature of ahl al Kitab and many religious people in the time of Muhammad's era, namely al al Yahud, annashara, al Muslimun, al Majus, …
This paper intends to study towards a humanistic orientation of fiqh study. The study of fiqh based humanistic orientation aims to study fiqh with more emphatic on values and morality rather than legal formal aspects. On the other side, this study will be the counter part of the theocentric orientation of fiqh study. The theocentric orientation is shown to lose its elan vital, because it is mor…
Artikel ini menelaah parenting perspektif kyai, dengan tiga pertanyaan inti yang diajukan, yaitu pertama, bagaimana pandangan para kyai tentang konsep parenting dan hak asasi anak; kedua, bagaimana dan sejauhmana peran kyai membangun kesadaran parenting, hak asasi dan perlindungan anak; ketiga, bagaimana pendapat mereka melihat fenomena sosial menyangkut pekerja anak [child labour], pekerja sek…
This articles discusses the issue of leaving home for women from the perspective of traditionalist muslims in Indonesia. The focus is those female students who continue their education in pesantren [Islamic traditional boarding school]. There still lives an opinion that leaving house for women to pursue education in pesantren or elsewhere else is still controversial and problematic. The mainstr…
Materi pembelajaran di sekolah/madrasah sangat menentukan tercapai atau tidaknya tujuan pembelajaran. Materi pembelajaran merupakan inti dalam proses pembelajaran, sehingga seringkali orang menganggap bahwa proses pembelajaran diartikan sebagai proses penyampaian materi. Oleh karena itu, materi pembelajaran harus disiapkan dengan matang sehingga dapat mempengaruhi pola pikir dan menumbuhkan kes…
There are three opinions in religious discources regarding the law of rasm usmani in Qur'an writings. The first opinion states that rasm usmani is taufiqi [taken for granted from Prophet Muhammad saw], the second states that it is ijtihadi, and the last in the most moderate opinion intended to give flexibility to the average person to adapt with the Qur'an. On the other side, it also emphasizes…
Berdasarkan konsep museologi baru, sebuah museum berfungsi sebagai institusi edukasi yang tujuannya adalah membuat masyarakat sadar akan identitasnya, menguatkan identitas, dan keyakinan aan potensi dirinya untuk dapat berkembang menjadi lebih maju. Museum Istiqlal sebagai museum yang merepresentasikan keislaman di Indonesia diharapkan dapat menjadi tempat pembelajaran bagi masyarakat tentang b…
Artikel ini membahas permasalahan di sekitar pendirian Museum Istiqlal, sejarah perolehan koleksi, dan kedudukan lembaga ini di antara museum lain di Indonesia. Tulisan ini menekankan baik perkembangan positif yang berlangsung, maupun masalah-masalah yang dihadapi lembaga ini. Lebih jauh, tulisan ini menyoroti peran museum pada awal tujuan pendiriannya untuk melayani masyarakat Muslim Indonesia…