Journal of Islamic Studies and Civilization

Political Power and Religious Authority in The Bone Kingdom, 1775-1812

Muh. Zulkifli — 2026-06-29

This article examines the relationship between political power and religious authority in the Bone Kingdom during the reign of Sultan Ahmad Saleh (1775–1812). The issue addressed is the scarcity of studies on eighteenth-century Islamization in South Sulawesi, which has been dominated by seventeenth-century scholarship. The research aims to analyze how the integration of political and religious domains shaped the dynamics of Islam in Bone. Using historical method with library research, this study draws on the Lontara Bilang manuscripts, VOC archives, and secondary sources. The findings show that Sultan Ahmad Saleh fused genealogical legitimacy with charismatic religious authority, appointing religious officials, enforcing sharia, supporting the Khalwatiyah Yusufiyah tarekat, and using Islamic symbols to strengthen his rule. The integration of sara’ into pangngadereng produced a durable Islamic polity. This study contributes to the historiography of Islam in South Sulawesi and offers a model for understanding religion and power in pre-modern Southeast Asian kingdoms.

Emotional Well-Being in Sufi Practice: Khatam Khawjakan and Spiritual Reflexivity in Madura

Ghina Nur Kamila — 2026-07-01

Research on Sufi spirituality has associated dhikr with emotional well-being, yet how well-being is subjectively experienced within specific ritual and Sufi contexts remains underexplored. This study examines how followers of the Naqshbandiyah Mudzhariyah Order in Sumenep, Madura, experience and interpret emotional well-being through Khatam Khawjakan dhikr. Using Husserl’s transcendental phenomenology, the study draws on in-depth interviews with 10 purposively selected participants. Data were analyzed through epoché, phenomenological reduction, and imaginative variation to identify the essential structure of participants’ experiences. Emotional well-being emerged as a dynamic psychospiritual experience involving orientation toward Allah, emotional relief, acceptance, reflection, tawakal, repentance, and transformed responses to everyday problems. Khatam Khawjakan was experienced not simply as a means of producing tranquility but as a space for reflexively reorganizing relationships with emotions, difficulties, the self, and God. The study conceptualizes emotional well-being as a relational and reflexive process through which spiritual experience extends into everyday life, highlighting the contextual and intersubjective character of well-being in Sufi practice.

Qur’anic-Based CTL for Multicultural Education: Development of a Learning Syntax from Surah Al-Hujurat:13 and Its Implications for the Islamic Education Curriculum

Dena Agustina — 2026-07-02

Indonesia is a multicultural country, yet tolerance is often limited to mere understanding. Therefore, education plays a crucial role in shaping students’ character so they can live in harmony. This study aims to analyze the multicultural principles of Surah Al-Hujurat: 13, construct a Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) instructional framework based on these values, and examine its implications and implementation recommendations for Islamic Education (PAI). This study employed a qualitative approach using a literature review. The primary source of this study was QS. Al-Hujurat:13, which was analyzed using content analysis with a descriptive-analytical approach. The findings reveal that QS. Al-Hujurat: 13 provides key foundational principles—human equality, diversity as sunnatullah, mutual recognition (ta'aruf), piety as a moral standard, and anti-discrimination—which can be integrated into a CTL syntax to transform the PAI curriculum into a more contextual, holistic, and inclusive learning model with practical applications for teachers through systematic lesson planning and authentic assessment. This study offers a novel contribution by systematically operationalizing Qur'anic multicultural principles into actionable CTL learning syntax, bridging the gap between theoretical Islamic values and practical classroom instruction.

Internalization of the Cultural Value "One Stove, Three Stones" in the Tradition of Sending off Hajj Pilgrims to the Patipi Community, Fakfak Regency

Qurrotin Ummah Idah — 2026-07-31

This study aims to understand the cultural significance of the “One Fireplace, Three Stones” tradition in the farewell ceremony for Hajj pilgrims in Patipi, Fakfak Regency. This study employs a phenomenological approach to explore the personal experiences of Hajj pilgrims, their families, traditional leaders, and members of various religious communities involved in this tradition. The results indicate that this tradition is not merely a social ritual but also reflects the values of harmony, tolerance, and unity that have been embedded in the “Satu Tungku Tiga Batu” philosophy. The involvement of Muslims, Christians, and traditional community members in a unified religious activity demonstrates how the people of Fakfak maintain unity through the culture they practice daily. From a phenomenological perspective, participants described emotional experiences such as a sense of togetherness, respect, and group identity that strengthen interfaith relationships. Through in-depth dialogue with cultural practitioners and direct observation, this study aims to provide a realistic and honest portrayal of how the people of Fakfak understand and maintain harmony within the framework of “One Hearth, Three Stones,” as well as to enhance knowledge about Indonesia’s cultural diversity. This study shows that the tradition of sending off Hajj pilgrims serves as a means of preserving local values and acts as a symbol of social unity unique to Fakfak.

Reconstructing Sama‘ as a Relational Psychospiritual Experience: A Phenomenological Study of Inner Peace and Musical Engagement

Intan Purnama Sari — 2026-07-21

Although sama‘ is widely discussed as a Sufi practice, limited research explains how listeners themselves experience and construct inner peace through musical engagement. This study addresses this gap by examining sama‘ as a lived psychospiritual experience rather than as an inherent effect of Sufi music. Using Edmund Husserl’s transcendental phenomenology, the study screened 34 students of Sufism and Psychotherapy at UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya and purposively selected 12 participants for semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed through epoché, phenomenological reduction, eidetic variation, and synthesis of essences. Inner peace emerged through a transformation from mental clutter, fatigue, confusion, or emotional intensity toward greater focus, lightness, calmness, and psychological order. Music facilitated engagement, while attention mediated experiential transformation and meaning-making generated diverse spiritual orientations, including dhikr, tafakkur, tawakkul, and remembrance. Sama‘ is best understood as a relational psychospiritual experience shaped by subjective states, musical engagement, attention, and interpretation, rather than by musical genre alone.