We are very pleased to present the new issue of the Indonesian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (IJIIS). This issue mainly consists of selected papers whose main topics and discussions revolve around the construction, pluralization, fragmentation, and contestation over Indonesian Islam. These papers raise and discuss some important questions over how Indonesian Islam has been historically constructed and re-constructed, and how the nature of religious and political authorities within it has been debated and reconfigured in light of the country’s changing political and religious landscapes as well as global socio-political developments.
The first article, written by Muhammad Abdul Karim, discusses the historical construction and development of a distinctive Indonesian Islam. The second article by Faisal Ismail then critically surveys some defining moments of ideological debates on the relationship between Islam and the state ideology in Indonesia. Following this, Suwarsono Muhammad’s article offers a fresh insight on the fate and trajectory of Indonesian political and cultural Islam in the light of changing political and economic context, especially during the New Order and the Reformasi periods. The next article by Munirul Ikhwan discusses more specifically on how shari’a has been appropriated in the context of modern nation-state, looking at how certain Indonesian Muslim intellectuals develop the discourse of ‘democratic shari’a’. Another important account on how the ideal of Islamic leadership is attached to cultural products is then presented in the next article by by Ganjar Widhiyoga.
This issue also includes another three articles with different focuses. Gowhar Quadir Wani’s article offers some preliminary discussions on Maqashid al-Shari’a while John C. Simon and Stella Y.E Pattipeilohy’s article examines how Mahmoud Mustafa Ayoub’s discourse on Islamic Christology resonates with Christian Christo-praxis. The latest article, written in Arabic by Dzulkifli Hadi Imawan, discusses the role and contributions of Indonesian ulama toward academic and da’wah movements in the Islamic world, especially during the 19th century.
It is hoped that this publication will encourage further research and discussion on various issues concerning Islam and Muslim societies from various disciplinary backgrounds.

Published: February 14, 2019

INDONESIAN ISLAM: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Muhammad Abdul Karim (1)
(1) Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University
1-17
529

RELIGION, STATE, AND IDEOLOGY IN INDONESIA: A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF PANCASILA AS THE BASIS OF INDONESIAN STATE

Faisal Ismail (1)
(1) Islamic University of Indonesia
19-58
1903

DANCING WITHIN THE NATION-STATE: AN ILLIBERAL DEMOCRATIC WAY FOR INDONESIAN ISLAM

Suwarsono Muhammad (1)
(1) Islamic University of Indonesia
59-89
268

DEMOCRATIC SHARIA: AN ISLAMIC LEGAL DISCOURSE IN AN ERA OF NATION-STATES

Munirul Ikhwan (1)
(1)
91-118
286

ATTACHING IDEAL ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP TO CULTURAL PRODUCTS: INDONESIAN MUSLIMS' REACTIONS TOWARD MUHTESEM YUZYIL AND AL-FATIH COMIC BOOKS

Ganjar Widhiyoga (1)
(1) Slamet Riyadi University
119-136
370

MAQASID AL-SHARIAH: SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS

Gowhar Quadir Wani (1)
(1) Aligarh Muslim University
137-164
369

ISLAMIC CHRISTOLOGY ACCORDING TO MAHMOUD MUSTAFA AYOUB AND IT'S MEETING POINT WITH CHRISTIAN CHRISTOPRAXIS

John C. Simon (1), Stella Y.E. Pattipeilohy (2)
(1) Theology Seminary of Eastern Indonesia in Makassar ,
(2) Duta Wacana Christian University in Yogyakarta
165-194

INDONESIAN ULAMA AND THEIR ACADEMIC AND DA'WA CONTRIBUTION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Dzulkifli Hadi Imawan (1)
(1) Islamic University of Indonesia
15-220
413