Twenty-Five. The Future of Islamic Studies: Bruce B. Lawrence Interviewed by Ali Altaf Mian 2018

2021 ◽  
pp. 409-431
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Studies ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals STUDI ISLAM DAN MASA DEPAN ISLAM

At-Tuhfah ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
Shofa Robbani
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
The Future ◽  
Muslim Intellectuals ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
The Impact

“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.”

scholarly journals UIN: STUDI ISLAM DAN ARAH BARU ISLAM INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Hasbiyallah Hasbiyallah ◽  
Moh. Sulhan ◽  
Heri Khoiruddin ◽  
Undang Burhanudin
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
The State ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
The Future ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The 1960S

Islam as a religion has actually become the target of study not only by Muslims but also by non-Muslims for diverse purposes and interests with various approaches. Indonesian Islamic Studies conducted by Dutch scholars and Orientalists are mostly intended for political and policy purposes related to the fate of Muslim-majority male citizens. Islamic dynamics revealed more progressive dynamics in the 1960s and 70s when institutionally the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia released the State Islamic Religious College (PTKIN) with the form of an Institute that developed religious scientific disciplines in the form of various faculties. From this, a variant of State Islamic University (UIN) developed with the development of study areas outside the religious. The fundamental problem that is the focus of this research relates to PTKIN's Islamic facial dynamics in the context of changes to the State Islamic University (UIN), especially Islamic studies and the new direction of Indonesian Islam which is becoming a new force at the State Islamic University (UIN). Specifically, this study aims to understand the trends and challenges of Islam in PTKIN in the future, and the Islamic thinking map of PTKIN in the new face of UIN which includes UIN SGD Bandung, UIN SUKA Yogyakarta and UIN Ar-Raniry Aceh.

scholarly journals How to successfully implement the results of academic Islamic studies into the modern theological education. A positive experience from Derbent

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-185
Author(s):  
G. N. Seidova ◽  
S. R. Kashaf
Keyword(s):  
Theological Education ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Northern Caucasus ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
The Future

The article presents an attempt to look anew at the centuries old richest collection of Oriental manuscripts preserved on the territory of the Northern Caucasus (Derbent) in order to revitalize the Islamic theological education in Modern Russia. The authors express their opinion regarding the directions to build up the Islamic education in Russia. According to them, the modern Islamic education should be based upon a symbiosis of the best traditions in the secular and theological education, to be well-balanced and academically sound. In the future, this should become a key principle to channel various activities of the educational bodies.

scholarly journals Engaging the history of religions – from an Islamic studies perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-25
Author(s):  
Susanne Olsson ◽  
Leif Erik Stenberg
Keyword(s):  
Critical Approach ◽  
Moral Requirement ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of Religions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Narrow Definition ◽  
Definition Of

The future and relevance of the history of religions discipline in the Swedish context has been discussed lately. This article is a response to this debate from an Islamic studies perspective. The authors argue that the history of religions discipline may become more relevant if a more self-critical approach is adopted, an interdisciplinary attitude upheld, and if there is an openness to learn from other disciplines studying religion such as Islamic studies. Moreover, a reflection on ‘history’ in the history of religions is necessary if elitism and a too narrow definition of the discipline are to be avoided. Furthermore, the article addresses the question as to whether or not scholarly engagement in disseminating findings in public should be an intellectual and moral requirement.

scholarly journals Significance of the Practices of the Prophet (Sunna) for Modern People: A Study of the Thought of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

KALAM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-394
Author(s):  
Zaprulkhan Zaprulkhan ◽  
Ahmet Kayacik
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Future ◽  
Spiritual Crisis ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function ◽  
Said Nursi

This article discusses Nursi’s ideas on significance of the Practices of the Prophet for modern people. In the present day, many modern people deal with some problems such as existential restlessness (existential vacuum), moral degradation, spiritual crisis and so on. On the other hand, according Said Nursi, Practices of the Prophet are all highly beneficial remedies for sicknesses of the spirit, mind, and heart, and particularly for social sicknesses. Accordingly, Practices of the Prophet could give the best solution for modern people problems, both individual sicknesses and social sicknesses.  Before proposing Said Nursi’s perspective about significance of sunna, the paper forwards epistemological questions: How were the meaning and function of sunna according Said Nursi? How are the urgent problems of modern people? What is the significance of Practices of the Prophet for modern people in the view of Said Nursi? The answer of these questions will determine the significance of the Practices of the Prophet in our era and in the future. Accordingly, this paper would be a valuable work for islamic studies since it can make a significanct contribution to Practices of the Prophet as a solution for our problems in the present day and in the future.

scholarly journals I Want to Become an Orientalist Not a Colonizer or a “De-Colonizer”

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Majid Daneshgar
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
The Future

Abstract Writing Studying the Qurʾan in the Muslim Academy emerged out of my personal and academic concerns, which have not been relieved since its publication. Now, my trepidations have become more serious and I am becoming more disappointed about the future of religious and Islamic studies. Such concerns have not disappeared, and all we can do is remind the next generation that their field of study as well as their worldview was shaped in accordance with the proclivity of seniors, superiors, job-givers and policy-makers. The current symposium dedicated to my book, to which this is a response, includes essays by well-versed scholars with Muslim backgrounds. They all draw my attention to the diversity, complexity and importance of the notions we use regularly in the study of Islam. Each of the essays suggests how the discourse on method and theory in the study of Islam has changed within the last decade.

Islamic Legal Studies

2017 ◽  
pp. 4-44
Author(s):  
Ayesha S. Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
White Supremacist ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Politics Of Knowledge ◽  
The Future

This article examines the politics of knowledge production in the field of Islamic Studies, including Islamic Legal Studies, in the context of the Qur’an and Islamic law. It thinks broadly and freshly about Islamic Studies, categorizing it anew, by considering the study of the Qur’an as it relates to three forms of Islamic Studies: White Supremacist Islamic Studies (WhiSIS), Patriarchal Islamic Legal Studies (PILS), and Intersectional Islamic Studies (IIS). The article examines the fundamental assumptions of WhiSIS and PILS, uncovering their operational logics, before discussing the theoretical framework that underlies IIS’ approach to Islamic Studies. It analyzes the critiques that WhiSIS and PILS level against IIS, and the challenges that IIS poses for both WhiSIS and PILS. It concludes by considering the role of IIS in the future of Islamic Studies.

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