Journal of Islamic Studies and Civilization

RELIGIOUS MODERATION IN PLURAL SOCIETY : The Role of Muslim and Christian Youth in Instilling Attitude of Religious Moderation in Kudus

Firda Khoirunnida , Efa Ida Amaliyah — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study aims to reveal three things, namely the role of Muslim and Christian youth in instilling an attitude of religious moderation, the process of religious moderation , and what factors contribute to the occurrence of Religious Moderation in Gondangmanis Village, Bae, Kudus. This study is a field research and uses data collection techniques through observation of the situation of Kayuapu Hamlet and its community, interviews with Muslim and Christian youth and community leaders totaling 6 people , and documentation.
The results of this study showed that: first , the role of Muslim and Christian youth in instilling religious moderation can be seen from their active participation in community organizations. With the youth's own initiative, they founded an interfaith organization called Popsika. Through Popsika, the activities of Muslim and Christian youth in social matters are covered. Second , the process of Kayuapu youth instilling religious moderation through action and dialogue, one of the youth's activities is conducting interfaith mutual assistance activities. Some of the youth's actions include providing security on major holidays for both Muslims and Christians, holding halal bihalal after Eid al-Fitr attended by Muslim and Christian youth, and carrying out charity for orphans and the poor in Kayuapu Hamlet. Third , factors influencing youth's moderate attitudes include parental teachings, environment, and self-awareness. Parental teachings or doctrines from an early age will influence a child's thinking and carry it into adulthood.

BOYCOTTING PRO-ISRAEL PRODUCTS:

Muh Khamdan, Rifki Abror Ananda, Ibnu Ibnu, Ahmad Khoirul Fata — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The concept of tasyabbuh is often understood textually by some Muslim groups as a form of resemblance to other groups. This understanding triggers caution to avoid imitating the ways, products, or identities of non-Muslims. However, in an increasingly global cultural context, cross-cultural resemblance becomes inevitable. If not properly understood, the prohibition of tasyabbuh can create difficulties for Muslims themselves. In this context, applying the prohibition of tasyabbuh to the boycott movement of pro-Israel products may become a counterproductive action. This movement encourages the use of alternative products as a form of rejection towards Israel. Interestingly, the availability of these alternative products creates a need to resemble the very products being boycotted. This study uses a qualitative approach with critical discourse analysis methods. The findings reveal that the narrowing of the meaning of tasyabbuh in the context of legal prohibition often overlooks interpretations of cultural resemblance, including in product boycott actions. This article revisits the meaning of the tasyabbuh hadith and relates it to the phenomenon of the boycott of pro-Israel products in the contemporary era.

The Socio-Historical Study of Interfaith Harmony Forum (FKUB) and Its Contribution to the Creation of Religious Harmony in Kediri

Ahmad Subakir — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study explores the socio-historical development of the Interfaith Harmony Forum (Forum Kerukunan Umat Beragama/FKUB) and its contribution to sustaining religious harmony in Kediri City, East Java. Kediri, historically a multicultural hub since the Airlangga Kingdom (11th century) and later shaped by Hindu-Buddhist traditions, Dutch colonial missions, and Islamic boarding-school culture, remains one of Indonesia’s most tolerant cities. Using a qualitative descriptive-analytical approach, the article examines how FKUB—founded in 1998 as a response to the May 1998 riots—together with the Paguyuban Antar Umat Beragama dan Penghayat Kepercayaan (PAUB/PKUB), the Faculty of Ushuluddin of IAIN Kediri (now UIN Syekh Wasil Kediri), and the youth-focused Paguyuban Lintas Masyarakat (PaLM), has mediated interfaith tensions, promoted dialogue, and organized inclusive social programs. The findings reveal that these institutions have significantly reduced religious conflict, strengthened social cohesion, and enhanced Kediri’s Harmony Index—reaching 3.91 in 2019 and keeping the city among Indonesia’s top-ten most tolerant. The study highlights that historical inclusivity, continuous dialogue, youth engagement, and state-community collaboration are key to sustaining religious moderation and offer a transferable model for other plural societies.

Mafhum al Hashr wa Atharahu fi Ikhtilaf al Fuqoha

Abuobaida Mohammad Abdallah — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Concept of (AL-Hasr) Restriction and Its Impact on Juristic Disagreement.

This study deals with the concept of exclusion and its impact in the difference of jurists, where the study aimed: to define the concept of exclusion, its images, arguments, jurisprudence implications in it, and the validity of it in some issues of worship, transactions, personal circumstances and crimes. The researcher therein followed the inductive, analytical, and comparative approach. The researcher concludes that exclusion is the concept of exclusion is: giving judgment to the object and being exposed to its negation beyond it; Because all the definitions mentioned above defined the types without limiting them all, just as the definition of the al-Qarafi proved the opposite of the judgment of the speaker of the Muscovite. He recommended researchers pay attention to studying word detectives; Because the orbit of extrapolating judgments on it. And that the concept of exclusion needs further research and studies and the extraction of jurisprudence branches that are based on the dispute in it.

IRE (Islamic Religious Education) Learning as an Effort to Mitigate Radicalism in Private Islamic Primary Education

Sufirmansyah Sufirmansyah, Limas Dodi — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This article aims to explore efforts to prevent radicalism through IRE learning at SD Plus Rahmat Kediri. This article is based on qualitative field research with a phenomenological approach. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and documentation. The collected data were then analyzed using Cresswel's spiral model, which includes the following stages: preparing the data; reading through the data; coding the data; describing the setting, categories, and themes to be analyzed; presenting the descriptions and themes in the form of a narrative; and interpreting the data. The author triangulated techniques and sources to maintain data validity. This article concludes that SD Plus Rahmat Kediri has designed and developed a program to prevent radicalism. Efforts made by the school are selecting textbooks, developing teaching modules by teachers, and implementing activities related to nationalism. The strategy is implemented through IRE learning, both in the classroom and outside the classroom. In-class learning includes objectives, materials, media, methods, and evaluation. Learning outside the classroom includes activities related to extracurricular activities, religion, and nationalism.