10 articles in this issue
Abdul Kadir Riyadi
This article seeks to scrutinize the thought of Ernest Gellner particularly his idea of tasawuf and its relation to social cohesion. He has raised a number of questions concerning the relation of Islam and tasawuf with modernity, which attract the attenti... see more
Muhammad Yunus Anis
This study attempts to elaborate textual equivalence of the Arabic translation and the Javanese translation in Ibn ‘A?a’ Allah al-Sakandari’s masterpiece, al-?ikam. Within the first stage, the texts in this book will be studied from a number of linguistic... see more
Rahmawati Rahmawati; Kasim Yahiji; Mustakimah Mustakimah
This article attempts to elaborate the existence of dhikr along with its meaning performed and hold by the members of the Majelis Pengkajian Tauhid Tasawuf Indonesia under the auspices of the Tarekat Naqshabandiyah Khalidiyah in Gorontalo City. The study ... see more
Ustadi Hamsah
Identity is the basic principle of the society. The search for identity and effort to build and defend identity is the fundamental struggle for society. Theoretically, the prosperous society depends on the strength of its identity. The society can achieve... see more
Muhammad Sabri, Muh Ikhsan, Ismail Suardi Wekke
This article describes Paramadina University, a higher educational institution in Indonesia, which cannot be separated from its leader as well as the founder of its initial idea, i.e. Nurcholish Madjid. The existence of Paramadina University is, therefore... see more
Fikri Mahzumi
The article attempts to ethnographically describe struggle of identity among the Arabian offspring in Indonesia in the post Reformation Era. As the descendants of the Hadrami migrants who have born in Indonesia, the Arabian offspring deal with two interre... see more
Ahmad Zainul Hamdi
The discussion about Islam and local culture has resulted in a number of monumental academic works. The relation of Islam and the Javanese culture along with its dynamics have frequently colored intellectual debates in the field. Among the din of such fas... see more
Al Rasyidin, Hasnah Nasution
Radicalism and terrorism have anxiously attracted the world community. Ironically, the terms have been labeled to Islam and the Muslims. This article focuses on how does Muhammadiyah as one of the Indonesian largest Islamic organizations respond to the is... see more
Ahmad Subakir
The establishment of educational institutes which mainly focus on English language course at Kampung Inggris (the Village of English) of Pare-Kediri plays pivotal role in the process of transformation of the local society especially in socio-religious and... see more
Rulyjanto Podungge
When a society grows and the needs of its members increase, the relation between them and other people—who possess various primordial identities—will be impossibly avoided. This social relation will potentially bring about friction among different groups ... see more