8 articles in this issue
Umi Sumbulah
Violence in the name of religion often occurs because of the ideologicalinterpretation of religion. Well-formulated ideology is obeyed by its followers to achievecertain goals. Ideology may also be appropriated by its proponents to rebel against thestatus... see more
Nur Ahid
The concept of curriculum develops along side with the development ofeducation. It is also varied according to schools of thought and the theories it upholds.The value of curriculum cannot be looked at only from the written document. It mustalso be judged... see more
Abdul Jalil
The problem of labor is one of the key issues in the global era that invokessome important questions concerning value, technicality of being human, and the notionof choice. The idea of labor is closely related to the realization of human?s potentiality in... see more
Ahmad Amir Aziz
Apart from Kuhn and Popper, Lakatos has become an important figure in thefield of Philosophy of Science for his scientific theories, which he calls researchprogrammes. For Lakatos, Popper?s theoretical falsification can be immensely dangerouswhen applied ... see more
Kutbuddin Aibak
?Ijtih?d is the third legal source of Islam whose object is all things about which the Qur?an and the Sunnah are silent (m? l? na?? ?fih). From the perspective of the U??l al-Fiqh, there have been methods of ijtih?d put forward by the ?Ulama, which includ... see more
Edi Susanto
Researches in religious studies?as well as Islamic studies?often useapproaches that lead to simplistic and reductionist conclusions. This indeed runs counterto the substance of pluralism which is rich in its symbol and intensional representation.This arti... see more
Biyanto Biyanto
This article analyses the character and nature of succession in the Pre-Islamic Arabic society and in the period of al-Khulaf al-Rashidin. It assumes that both periods share a lot in common in terms of conditions of leadership, which include seniori... see more
Asmawi Asmawi
Every method and approach in Islamic Studies currently available to us hasweaknesses in looking at religious data. For that reason, efforts to find better and moreintegrative method are needed. One of the approaches that might be useful for IslamicStudies... see more