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Bulletin on Islam and Muslims, 2024

Assalāmu ‘alaykum wrb, warm greetings and kia ora! Welcome to our first issue of the Bulletin on Islam and Muslims brought to you by Ulul Albāb Islamic Institute New Zealand. In my focus article “the Dawn of Ulul Albab Islamic Institute New Zealand” I am sharing the establishment, vision and mission of Ulul Albāb Islamic Institute New Zealand with the readers. Shaykh Hafiz Tajammul has briefly introduced our after school online Islamic school (madrasah) known as Ulul Albāb Fardul-‘Ayn Madrasah. Fardul-‘Ayn denotes matters essential for individual Muslims. The madrasah focuses on essential subjects that can inculcate and strengthen a sense of Islamic identity in Muslim students who do not have the opportunity to study Islamic studies formally. Shaykhah Aminah Sadika talked about the lifelong learning program of UAIINZ which targets gents and ladies of all walks of life to relearn Islamic teachings and revive their spirituality through specially tailored subjects matching their levels. Assoc. Prof. Dr Nadzrah Ahmad penned the beautiful characteristics and description of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) as depicted by a woman-companion (sahābiyah) Umm Maʿbad ‘Atikah bint Khālid al-Khuza‘iyyah (RA). The Prophet (ﷺ) along with his companions stopped at her place when he was migrating to Madinah. That is when she first saw him (ﷺ) and experienced the miracles that emanated from him. In my article “Why Palestine, Baytul-Muqaddas (Jerusalem) and Masjid Al-Aqsā are Important for Muslims,” I highlighted the biased narratives when it comes to the struggle of Palestinians for freedom. I also presented eight significant points in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah to remind the new generation of the importance of Palestine, Jerusalem and Masjid al-Aqsā for us Muslims. The preservation of Palestine, Jerusalem and al-Aqsā is not based on materialistic, or colonialistic or racist or nationalistic motives, but purely for spiritual and moral objectives. Shaykh Hafiz Tajammul in his article “Understanding the True Essence of Worship (‘Ibādah)” cleared the misconceptions about worship (‘Ibādah). Almighty Allah created humans solely for His worship, but the essence of worship is not limited to rituals such as praying, and dhikr (remembrance of Allah), but it includes ethics, mutual cooperation, love and care for fellow humans, animals and the environment. In the last article, “Importance of Learning Qur’an for the Muslimāt (Muslim Women)” Shaykhah Aminah Sadika explains the importance of learning Qur’an for the Muslimāt. The Qur'an answers and solves the contemporary challenges faced by women. Dignity, real-freedom, identity, self-esteem, and mental wellbeing all can be secured for women who connect themselves to the Qur’an. After the articles, we presented the reports of events and programs UAIINZ accomplished in 2023, followed by the works accomplished, works in progress, presentations, research and publications of UAIINZ academics.

Pascasarjana IAIN Salatiga, 2018

The first International Conference on Islam and Muslim Societies (ICONIS) was organized as the effort of the IAIN Salatiga Graduate Program to realize the vision as one of the "Referral Center of Islamic Studies" in Central Java and Indonesia. We continue to work hard on the road map to achieve the milestones of that vision. This conference is also an annual program that will be continuously implemented as a meeting place for scholars from various fields of social sciences and humanities who have concern for Islamic studies. We benefit from this conference as a vehicle to build collaborative networks between researchers and universities, as well as capturing quality articles for the publication of Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies (IJIMS). Thanks to God's grace and systematic work (patience), this journal has been indexed by Scopus since August 13, 2017, and indexed by Scimago Journal Ranking (SJR) on the next 9 months, exactly on June 2018. The theme of this conference is "Being Muslim in a Disrupted Millenial Age". The conference was motivated by the real challenges of the millenial generation and era. Indonesia is predicted to get demographic bonus in 2020-2045. According to the calculations of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) RI, in the decade, as many as 70 percent of Indonesian citizens are in the productive age, which is between 15 to 64 years. Only 30 percent are unproductive, for instance under 14 years and over 65 years old. Of course, demographic bonuses have an impact on the increasing number of young people, or more specifically, millennial generation. According to Neil Howe and William Strauss in the book Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation (2000), millennial generation are those born between 1982 and 20 years later. This means that this year, they are between 15 to 35 years old. Neil and William call the millennial as the generation that determines the future. In Indonesian context, the millennial lifestyle has had a profound influence on various aspects of personal and public life; social, cultural, economic, political and even religious. The most noticeable aspect is the increasing role of social media, which is mainly driven by the millennial generation. The role of social media, for example, has far-reaching impacts on the creative economy, with the increasing variety of digital entrepreneurship-based professions utilizing online sites, youtube, instagram, twitter and facebook. While in politics, social media becomes the personal space of branding and attention seekers that characterize millennials. Interestingly, in many parts of the world, research on millennial generation has grown considerably. In addition to the above books, some of the more popular ones were the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and University of Berkeley research in 2011 about the millennial generation of America; The Pew Research Center Review entitled Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next (2010). Similarly the Texas-US based Center for Generational Kinetics through the intense genhq.com site is doing recent research on Millennial and Z generations. Similar research focusing on Muslim millennials is done by the Tabah Foundation of the United Arab Emirates entitled Muslim Millennial Attitudes on Religion and Religious Leadership (2016); The work of British Muslim writer Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World (2016) is also interesting. In Indonesia, research and publications on millennial generations begin, but it is still difficult to find specific references to Muslim millennials. In fact, Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. According to the latest data of the Cetral Intelligence Agency, the number of Indonesian Muslims reaches a range of 225 million, far beyond Muslim countries such as Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and countries in the Arabian Peninsula. The proportion of Indonesian Muslims is also very significant, namely 87.2% of the total population of Indonesia. Given that fact, Muslim millennial of Indonesia has a very strategic position in the future. Millennial Muslims in this country can lift the image of Indonesian Islam to become a world reference in realizing a peaceful and harmonious society. Actually, the image has been recognized world widely. Two decades ago, various international media praised Indonesian Islam as an ideal portrait of Muslim society. Newsweek in 1996 labeled Islam Indonesia as "Islam with a smiling face". Newsweek is so fascinated with the style of religious people in Indonesia, calling it: everyone was kind; everyone was moderate; everyone respected humanistic values and a harmonious life. Interestingly, six years ago, precisely in 2011, Indonesianist Martin van Bruinessen reviewed the label in his paper with a question: What happened to the smiling face of Indonesian Islam? Martin seemed restless with the Indonesian Islamic movement, which was originally identical with the vision of nationality and humanity, into a movement that tends to be more political and partisan. This is where Muslim millennial Indonesia can take on the role. Today, around us, the narrative of hatred seems so real. It is laid out clearly through utterances, arguments, and comments on the mass lines crammed with verbal and visual violence. With such great potential, Indonesian Muslim youth are given a choice: To let the hate narrative expand its space, or to present a counter-narrative, through viralization of virtues as the part of millennial-style. This is the significance of organizing this annual conference. In this conference, there are 54 papers with 65 presenters coming from various institutions in Indonesia and collaborators from the George Washington University and Aligarh Muslim University India. On behalf of the rector IAIN Salatiga and committee of ICONIS, I would like to extend our warmest welcome to all keynote speakers and presenters from UIN Gunung Djati Bandung, Akademi Akuntansi YKPN Yogyakarta, IAIN Bengkulu, IAIN Bukit Tinggi, IAIN Kudus, IAIN Madura, IAIN Palu, IAIN Pekalongan, IAIN ponorogo, IAIN Purwokerto, IAIN Salatiga, IAIN Samarinda, IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo, IAIN Surakarta, IAIN Tulungagung, ITS Surabaya, Institute of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies Yogyakarta, SMART Indonesia, STEBIS IGM, STKIP PGRI Gunung Pangilun, UIN Imam Bonjol Padang, UIN Sunan Ampel, UIN Walisongo, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Universitas Aisiyah, Universitas Andalas Padang, Universitas Brawijaya Malang, UGM, Universitas Ibrahimi Situbondo, Universitas Islam Makassar, UIN Mataran, UIN Sultan Kasim Riau, UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Universitas Pancasila, Universitas Syiah Kuala Aceh, Universitas Tadulako Sulawesi, and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

Pascasarjana IAIN Salatiga, 2018

The first International Conference on Islam and Muslim Societies (ICONIS) was organized as the effort of the IAIN Salatiga Graduate Program to realize the vision as one of the "Referral Center of Islamic Studies" in Central Java and Indonesia. We continue to work hard on the road map to achieve the milestones of that vision. This conference is also an annual program that will be continuously implemented as a meeting place for scholars from various fields of social sciences and humanities who have concern for Islamic studies. We benefit from this conference as a vehicle to build collaborative networks between researchers and universities, as well as capturing quality articles for the publication of Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies (IJIMS). Thanks to God's grace and systematic work (patience), this journal has been indexed by Scopus since August 13, 2017, and indexed by Scimago Journal Ranking (SJR) on the next 9 months, exactly on June 2018. The theme of this conference is "Being Muslim in a Disrupted Millenial Age". The conference was motivated by the real challenges of the millenial generation and era. Indonesia is predicted to get demographic bonus in 2020-2045. According to the calculations of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) RI, in the decade, as many as 70 percent of Indonesian citizens are in the productive age, which is between 15 to 64 years. Only 30 percent are unproductive, for instance under 14 years and over 65 years old. Of course, demographic bonuses have an impact on the increasing number of young people, or more specifically, millennial generation. According to Neil Howe and William Strauss in the book Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation (2000), millennial generation are those born between 1982 and 20 years later. This means that this year, they are between 15 to 35 years old. Neil and William call the millennial as the generation that determines the future. In Indonesian context, the millennial lifestyle has had a profound influence on various aspects of personal and public life; social, cultural, economic, political and even religious. The most noticeable aspect is the increasing role of social media, which is mainly driven by the millennial generation. The role of social media, for example, has far-reaching impacts on the creative economy, with the increasing variety of digital entrepreneurship-based professions utilizing online sites, youtube, instagram, twitter and facebook. While in politics, social media becomes the personal space of branding and attention seekers that characterize millennials. Interestingly, in many parts of the world, research on millennial generation has grown considerably. In addition to the above books, some of the more popular ones were the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and University of Berkeley research in 2011 about the millennial generation of America; The Pew Research Center Review entitled Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next (2010). Similarly the Texas-US based Center for Generational Kinetics through the intense genhq.com site is doing recent research on Millennial and Z generations. Similar research focusing on Muslim millennials is done by the Tabah Foundation of the United Arab Emirates entitled Muslim Millennial Attitudes on Religion and Religious Leadership (2016); The work of British Muslim writer Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World (2016) is also interesting. In Indonesia, research and publications on millennial generations begin, but it is still difficult to find specific references to Muslim millennials. In fact, Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. According to the latest data of the Cetral Intelligence Agency, the number of Indonesian Muslims reaches a range of 225 million, far beyond Muslim countries such as Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and countries in the Arabian Peninsula. The proportion of Indonesian Muslims is also very significant, namely 87.2% of the total population of Indonesia. Given that fact, Muslim millennial of Indonesia has a very strategic position in the future. Millennial Muslims in this country can lift the image of Indonesian Islam to become a world reference in realizing a peaceful and harmonious society. Actually, the image has been recognized world widely. Two decades ago, various international media praised Indonesian Islam as an ideal portrait of Muslim society. Newsweek in 1996 labeled Islam Indonesia as "Islam with a smiling face". Newsweek is so fascinated with the style of religious people in Indonesia, calling it: everyone was kind; everyone was moderate; everyone respected humanistic values and a harmonious life. Interestingly, six years ago, precisely in 2011, Indonesianist Martin van Bruinessen reviewed the label in his paper with a question: What happened to the smiling face of Indonesian Islam? Martin seemed restless with the Indonesian Islamic movement, which was originally identical with the vision of nationality and humanity, into a movement that tends to be more political and partisan. This is where Muslim millennial Indonesia can take on the role. Today, around us, the narrative of hatred seems so real. It is laid out clearly through utterances, arguments, and comments on the mass lines crammed with verbal and visual violence. With such great potential, Indonesian Muslim youth are given a choice: To let the hate narrative expand its space, or to present a counter-narrative, through viralization of virtues as the part of millennial-style. This is the significance of organizing this annual conference. In this conference, there are 54 papers with 65 presenters coming from various institutions in Indonesia and collaborators from the George Washington University and Aligarh Muslim University India. On behalf of the rector IAIN Salatiga and committee of ICONIS, I would like to extend our warmest welcome to all keynote speakers and presenters from UIN Gunung Djati Bandung, Akademi Akuntansi YKPN Yogyakarta, IAIN Bengkulu, IAIN Bukit Tinggi, IAIN Kudus, IAIN Madura, IAIN Palu, IAIN Pekalongan, IAIN ponorogo, IAIN Purwokerto, IAIN Salatiga, IAIN Samarinda, IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo, IAIN Surakarta, IAIN Tulungagung, ITS Surabaya, Institute of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies Yogyakarta, SMART Indonesia, STEBIS IGM, STKIP PGRI Gunung Pangilun, UIN Imam Bonjol Padang, UIN Sunan Ampel, UIN Walisongo, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Universitas Aisiyah, Universitas Andalas Padang, Universitas Brawijaya Malang, UGM, Universitas Ibrahimi Situbondo, Universitas Islam Makassar, UIN Mataran, UIN Sultan Kasim Riau, UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Universitas Pancasila, Universitas Syiah Kuala Aceh, Universitas Tadulako Sulawesi, and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

2018

The first International Conference on Islam and Muslim Societies (ICONIS) was organized as the effort of the IAIN Salatiga Graduate Program to realize the vision as one of the "Referral Center of Islamic Studies" in Central Java and Indonesia. We continue to work hard on the road map to achieve the milestones of that vision. This conference is also an annual program that will be continuously implemented as a meeting place for scholars from various fields of social sciences and humanities who have concern for Islamic studies. We benefit from this conference as a vehicle to build collaborative networks between researchers and universities, as well as capturing quality articles for the publication of Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies (IJIMS). Thanks to God's grace and systematic work (patience), this journal has been indexed by Scopus since August 13, 2017, and indexed by Scimago Journal Ranking (SJR) on the next 9 months, exactly on June 2018. The theme of this conference is "Being Muslim in a Disrupted Millenial Age". The conference was motivated by the real challenges of the millenial generation and era. Indonesia is predicted to get demographic bonus in 2020-2045. According to the calculations of the National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) RI, in the decade, as many as 70 percent of Indonesian citizens are in the productive age, which is between 15 to 64 years. Only 30 percent are unproductive, for instance under 14 years and over 65 years old. Of course, demographic bonuses have an impact on the increasing number of young people, or more specifically, millennial generation. According to Neil Howe and William Strauss in the book Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation (2000), millennial generation are those born between 1982 and 20 years later. This means that this year, they are between 15 to 35 years old. Neil and William call the millennial as the generation that determines the future. In Indonesian context, the millennial lifestyle has had a profound influence on various aspects of personal and public life; social, cultural, economic, political and even religious. The most noticeable aspect is the increasing role of social media, which is mainly driven by the millennial generation. The role of social media, for example, has far-reaching impacts on the creative economy, with the increasing variety of digital entrepreneurship-based professions utilizing online sites, youtube, instagram, twitter and facebook. While in politics, social media becomes the personal space of branding and attention seekers that characterize millennials. Interestingly, in many parts of the world, research on millennial generation has grown considerably. In addition to the above books, some of the more popular ones were the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and University of Berkeley research in 2011 about the millennial generation of America; The Pew Research Center Review entitled Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next (2010). Similarly the Texas-US based Center for Generational Kinetics through the intense genhq.com site is doing recent research on Millennial and Z generations. Similar research focusing on Muslim millennials is done by the Tabah Foundation of the United Arab Emirates entitled Muslim Millennial Attitudes on Religion and Religious Leadership (2016); The work of British Muslim writer Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World (2016) is also interesting. In Indonesia, research and publications on millennial generations begin, but it is still difficult to find specific references to Muslim millennials. In fact, Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. According to the latest data of the Cetral Intelligence Agency, the number of Indonesian Muslims reaches a range of 225 million, far beyond Muslim countries such as Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and countries in the Arabian Peninsula. The proportion of Indonesian Muslims is also very significant, namely 87.2% of the total population of Indonesia. Given that fact, Muslim millennial of Indonesia has a very strategic position in the future. Millennial Muslims in this country can lift the image of Indonesian Islam to become a world reference in realizing a peaceful and harmonious society. Actually, the image has been recognized world widely. Two decades ago, various international media praised Indonesian Islam as an ideal portrait of Muslim society. Newsweek in 1996 labeled Islam Indonesia as "Islam with a smiling face". Newsweek is so fascinated with the style of religious people in Indonesia, calling it: everyone was kind; everyone was moderate; everyone respected humanistic values and a harmonious life. Interestingly, six years ago, precisely in 2011, Indonesianist Martin van Bruinessen reviewed the label in his paper with a question: What happened to the smiling face of Indonesian Islam? Martin seemed restless with the Indonesian Islamic movement, which was originally identical with the vision of nationality and humanity, into a movement that tends to be more political and partisan. This is where Muslim millennial Indonesia can take on the role. Today, around us, the narrative of hatred seems so real. It is laid out clearly through utterances, arguments, and comments on the mass lines crammed with verbal and visual violence. With such great potential, Indonesian Muslim youth are given a choice: To let the hate narrative expand its space, or to present a counter-narrative, through viralization of virtues as the part of millennial-style. This is the significance of organizing this annual conference. In this conference, there are 54 papers with 65 presenters coming from various institutions in Indonesia and collaborators from the George Washington University and Aligarh Muslim University India. On behalf of the rector IAIN Salatiga and committee of ICONIS, I would like to extend our warmest welcome to all keynote speakers and presenters from UIN Gunung Djati Bandung, Akademi Akuntansi YKPN Yogyakarta, IAIN Bengkulu, IAIN Bukit Tinggi, IAIN Kudus, IAIN Madura, IAIN Palu, IAIN Pekalongan, IAIN ponorogo, IAIN Purwokerto, IAIN Salatiga, IAIN Samarinda, IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo, IAIN Surakarta, IAIN Tulungagung, ITS Surabaya, Institute of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies Yogyakarta, SMART Indonesia, STEBIS IGM, STKIP PGRI Gunung Pangilun, UIN Imam Bonjol Padang, UIN Sunan Ampel, UIN Walisongo, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Universitas Aisiyah, Universitas Andalas Padang, Universitas Brawijaya Malang, UGM, Universitas Ibrahimi Situbondo, Universitas Islam Makassar, UIN Mataran, UIN Sultan Kasim Riau, UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta, Universitas Pancasila, Universitas Syiah Kuala Aceh, Universitas Tadulako Sulawesi, and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

At-Tuhfah

This paper deals with Islamic studies and the future of Islam. Firstly, Fazlur Rahman considers that neo-modernists have acknowledged that Western civilization is the only alternative for the future of the world. He revealed a fact that modernity in the West, ethics, and law is able to develop as an independent discipline with secularism method. On the contrary, Islamic ethics was never developed as an independent discipline based on the systematic interpretation methodology of the Qur'an. Secondly, Rahman mentions the orthodoxy of Islamic thought on the obsolete methodology, such as qiya> s, must be reconstructed with a new methodological approach, such as mas} lah} at, so that, the elasticity of Islamic law is able to provide solutions to all contemporary problems. In addition, Rahman highlighted the impact of the hegemony of Western civilization on the mindset and lifestyle of Muslim communities that can be seen in a variety of new situations that are full of complexity. Actually, he wants to create synergy between Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals and can work together between them. In discussing the development of Islamic intellectualism, he said that something that was desired primarily was to understand the Qur'an with the historical background and new interpretations."

American Journal of Islam and Society

Isma‘il al-Faruqi (1921-86), a reformer, a visionary, and a great modernscholar, wrote on several aspects of Islam and Muslim interactions with majorspiritual traditions of the world. This short book is a collection of his brief reflectionson Islam’s basic ideals. Thus it is not a research work, but rather anexplication on how Islam should be comprehended on its own merit. Expressedin simple language to make its contents accessible to the general publicand containing no references, it consists of seven parts each comprised ofthree or four chapters. The arrangement of topics was not chronological, eventhough one would have expected its editor, Imtiyaz Yusuf – one of al-Faruqi’sstudents – to pay attention to such order by rearranging the chapters. For example, one would logically expect the discussion of the isrOE’ and mi‘rOEj tocome before the discussion of the hijrah ...

Islamochristiana, 2022

The table of contents and editorial (in English and French) of the 2022 edition of Islamochristiana (published by PISAI, Rome), which I co-edited together with Fr Diego Sarrió Cucarella. The thematic focus of this edition is 'Christian Theological Engagement with Islam'.

International Islamic University Malaysia, 2023

This humble work is a compilation of our short articles that were published in online news portals. In realizing the importance of the message carried in the articles, as authors, we have decided to publish them in a book format. The language of this book has been made easy for everyone’s read, especially students. The topics discussed in this book are mainly on the contemporary issues of the Muslim World. As academicians of the Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies at IIUM, we teach subjects related to Islamic Worldview, Islamic Civilization, Ethics, Creative Thinking and the current state of affairs in the Muslim World. In many places in the book, you will find mention of the Golden Age of the Muslims (750-1258) and the reasons behind the fall of the Islamic Civilization which started with the fall of Baghdad in 1258. From there on, one after another all Muslim empires fell inviting a host of many other problems into the Muslim World. After the colonization of the Muslim lands till today, the Muslim World is lagging behind others in the areas of science, technology and good governance. In order to fix these pressing issues, the Muslim World needs less politicking and more thinking. Besides dwelling on the glorious past of the Muslim Civilization, we have also discussed contemporary issues like the brain drain phenomenon, matters of spirituality, human rights violation, co-existence, an idealism for world peace, the political turmoil in the Middle East that led to the Muslim diasporic community in the West, etc. Lastly, the aim of this humble work is not to create a reef between Muslims and others, but it is a call for coexistence that can create a better world for humanity where people live abiding by the philosophy of loving, caring and sharing.