Interpretation of Inter-religion Tolerance
All these times, it is quite often for Al Quraan as Muslim’s holy book to be perceived as the main reason to establish a khilafah, or an Islamic government system. Propositions mentioned by the groups...
View ArticleKhilafah, a Decline in the Practice of Statehood
Other than the geopolitical factors in the Middle East that accelerated the birth of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), other problem that Muslims shouldn’t overlook is the idea of Islamic...
View ArticleDoes The Hijab Belong to Islam Only?
The Hijab is not only “very Islamic” but also “very Jewish.” Calls for the wearing of the hijab is not only contained in the Koran but also in the Jewish Talmud that predates the Koran by centuries....
View ArticleHow Islam Perceives Love
In the end of February 2016, the LIPI (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, or the Indonesian Science Institute) released a shocking discovery. In one of their researches they found out that most of the...
View ArticleLearning Islam in the Age of Google
What if the millenials, as the most internet users, learn Islam by “Google” without guidance by an expert religious teacher? Answering the question, I would like to ask: who holds the right to decide...
View ArticleMy Name is Abdurrahman Wahid
There is a missing ingredient in media descriptions of Indonesia’s new president, Abdurrahman Wahid, familiarly called Gus Dur. We know that he is a Muslim cleric, the head since 1984 of Nahdlatul...
View ArticleAl-Azhar Scholars Fatwa: Friday Prayers and Congregational Prayer Suspended...
The Al-Azhar Islamic Scholars orders a fatwa (Sharia legal opinion not to perform Friday prayers and congregational prayers to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19). This decision was taken...
View ArticleCompanions of the Prophet Who Died of Amwas Plague
The emergence of a pandemic virus is nothing new under the Sun. Since thousands years ago, various plague have spread on earth. One of them occurred in the 6th century, 18 H / 639 AD, during the reign...
View ArticleBirmingham Manuscript: The Oldest Quran in The World?
The New York Times headlined the newest finding of the oldest Quranic manuscript of the world in Birmingham. Researchers have concluded that this manuscript is among the earliest written textual...
View ArticleThe Roles of Muslim in the Struggle against South African Apartheid
The Politics of racial segregation (Apartheid) emerged in South Africa in the early 20th century, i.e. from 1910-1948 when white South Africans implemented a policy of segregation based on racial and...
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