The verse lâ ikrâh fî al-dîn has been one of the most contested verses with regard to its meaning and definition by the ‘ulama (religious scholars) from the past to the present. Basing on this verse, progressive ‘ulama maintain that the idea of freedom of religion introduced by modern society does not contradict the Qur’ân. For them, freedom of religion includes not only freedom to c…
This article cancentrales on the history of Persatuan Pemuda Muslim se-Eropa (PPME, Young Muslims Association in Eropa), depicting its founders'qualification, historical, and nature, which bas been against pratical politics, and restructure and exspansion. This association remains the largest Indonesia Islam-oriented Muslim association in Europe. However, there bas been little research done on …
Al Qur'an is interpreted in different ways and approaches. Progressive Muslims, for instance, pay attention to three themes, namely social justice, gender equality, and pruralism. They propose their arguments based on the fundamental understading from [al Hijr/15:29 Sad/38:71, and an Nahl/16:90], namely: 1)every human being has the same intrinsic glory, 2)the main mission of human presence in t…