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Reforming Lunar Calendar in Indonesia: The Academic Legacy of Muhammad Basiuni Imran
Get PDFThis study examines Muhammad Basiuni Imran's views on determining the beginning of the lunar month as outlined in his book entitled Ḥusn al-Jawāb ‘an Itsbāt al-Ahillah bi al-Ḥisāb. He emphasized that differences between rukyat (moon sighting) and ḥisāb (astronomical calculation) should not divide Muslims. Imran argued that using ḥisāb to determine the start of fasting and Islamic holidays is valid in Islam, as it offers a systematic and reliable approach. This library study uses primary and secondary sources, with data collected through interviews and documentation and analyzed using a descriptive-analytical method. The study reveals two key findings. First, Muhammad Basiuni Imran favored ḥisāb over rukyat for determining the lunar month, as it provides greater accuracy, such as precisely locating the crescent and setting prayer times using clocks. Second, his views were shaped by his teachers, including Rashid Rida from Egypt, Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi, and Shaykh Tahir Jalaluddin, a pioneer of ḥisāb in the Nusantara
Investigating the Implementation of Language Learning Strategies in Alleviating Foreign Language Anxiety Among University Students
Get PDFForeign Language Anxiety (FLA) significantly impacts language acquisition, yet its interplay with Language Learning Strategies (LLS) remains underexplored in the context of Arabic language learning in Indonesian Islamic higher education. This study examines the relationship between FLA and LLS among university students learning Arabic at STAI Al-Yasini Pasuruan, Indonesia. In this setting, cultural and religious factors may uniquely influence language anxiety. The research aims to assess the levels of FLA, evaluate the frequency of LLS use, and explore the correlation between these variables. Employing a quantitative descriptive and correlational design, data were collected using Horwitz and Cope’s Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and Oxford’s Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). The study involved 82 students, selected through convenience sampling due to its practicality and accessibility within the institution’s academic schedule. Descriptive statistics revealed moderate anxiety levels among participants, with female students reporting slightly higher anxiety than males. Students moderately used most LLS categories but employed compensation strategies less frequently. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis indicated a statistically significant negative correlation (r = -.140, p < .05) between FLA and LLS, suggesting that increased use of LLS is associated with reduced anxiety in Arabic language learning. These findings offer practical implications for educators integrating strategy training to mitigate FLA, particularly in culturally distinct educational contexts
Curriculum Integration in Islamic Boarding School: A Case Study of Al-Ihsan Boarding School, Riau
Get PDFThe increasing demand for Islamic boarding schools to deliver both religious and academic education has prompted curriculum integration efforts nationwide. However, previous studies have not fully addressed how pesantren practically implement this integration while maintaining educational quality. This study explores how Al-Ihsan Boarding School in Riau integrates the Diniyah Curriculum with the National Curriculum, focusing on implementation practices, challenges, and institutional responses. The main research problem centers on how pesantren can balance two different pedagogical frameworks within a limited time and capacity. Using a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis, data were collected through in-depth interviews and observations involving the Deputy Head of Curriculum and the Boarding School Leader. The data were analyzed thematically through stages of data condensation, categorization, interpretation, and verification. Findings reveal that integration enhances students’ competencies across both curriculum domains, yet faces challenges including contrasting instructional methods, time constraints, and varied student preparedness. To overcome these, Al-Ihsan has developed contextualized support strategies, such as study clubs and tutoring sessions, which help students adapt and succeed. This study contributes a context-specific model for curriculum integration in pesantren and recommends future research on broader institutional comparisons, as well as policy support for adaptive academic management in Islamic boarding schools
Islamic Education and Civilized Democracy: Haedar Nashir’s Polite Communication Strategy from a Qur’anic and Pragmatic Perspective
Get PDFPolite political communication is the main foundation in creating a civilized democracy. Haedar Nashir, as an Islamic thinker and General Chair of PP Muhammadiyah, emphasized the importance of ethics and morality in political communication. This article discusses Haedar Nashir's polite communication strategies from the perspective of the Al-Quran and pragmatic communication theory, especially in speech act analysis. By using Geoffrey Leech's principles of politeness and the concept of communication in Islam, this article identifies how Haedar Nashir builds a narrative that is inclusive, moderate, and oriented towards social harmony. Furthermore, the role of Islamic education is highlighted as a medium for cultivating ethical values, adab, and wasathiyah, which are essential in shaping leaders capable of practicing polite communication in the political sphere. Based on an analysis of Haedar Nashir's five speech acts, it was found that polite political communication is able to strengthen social stability, increase public trust, and prevent polarization. This article emphasizes that a healthy democracy requires communication that is based on politeness, wisdom and Islamic value
Rethinking the God of the Gaps Argument: An Islamic Philosophical Critique of New Atheism
Get PDFThe persistent claim by New Atheists that belief in God merely functions as a placeholder for ignorance—commonly referred to as the "God of the Gaps" (GOG) argument—has significantly influenced contemporary discourse on the relationship between science and religion. This view asserts that the more science progresses, the less necessary God becomes, thereby reducing divine agency to an explanatory tool for unresolved phenomena. This article aims to critically examine the logic and epistemological assumptions behind the GOG argument, especially as articulated by figures such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Employing a qualitative method through critical literature analysis, this study draws on primary texts from New Atheist thinkers and philosophical responses from both Western and Islamic traditions. The analysis incorporates logical critique, especially identifying fallacies such as appeal to ignorance, false dichotomy, and strawman argumentation, and integrates Islamic epistemology, particularly the distinction between rational-metaphysical knowledge (‘ilm al-ma'rifah) and empirical knowledge (‘ilm al-ma'lūmāt). The findings reveal that the GOG argument relies on a reductionist worldview that fails to account for the metaphysical dimensions of reality. As a contribution, the paper offers an Islamic philosophical framework that transcends the false dichotomy between science and religion, proposing a coherent epistemology rooted in tawḥīd that sees science as a means to understand—not replace—divine order
Legal Protection for Online Transportation Drivers: An Approach to Gender Inclusiveness in Indonesia
Get PDFIn line with the employment numbers the online transportation industries have created, many problems are still related to its workers. Legal protection is needed to regulate this industry for promoting gender inclusiveness. By using the sociology of law concept and gender theory, the objective of this research is to have a comprehensive understanding of the reason for the urgency of legal protection in the scope of the online transportation industry and how it can be correlated with promoting gender-inclusiveness implementation. This article used the juridical-empirical research method. This research used a statutory approach using primary data from interviews, ministries, and departments in Indonesia and secondary data from scientific journals and books. The research found that legal protection can be the social engineering for changing societies’ mindsets and behavior toward the drivers of the online transportation industry. Also, the law is considered social control by policy-makers to implement gender-inclusiveness in Indonesia. This study shows that legal regulations designed as social engineering and social control can transform the gig economy ecosystem into a safer, fairer, and gender-inclusive workspace for female drivers
Frequency-Based Analysis of Mosque Qibla Errors in Medan
Get PDFMosque plays a vital role in supporting the performance of prayer comfortably and solemnly. However, one of the most crucial elements in mosque construction is the accuracy of the qibla direction facing the Kaaba. In cities far from the Kaaba, such as Medan, determining the qibla direction cannot be done visually and requires precise astronomical calculations and technical approaches. The problem that arises is the continued presence of mosques with qibla directions deviating from the correct orientation, which can affect the quality of worship for Muslims. This study uses a specially reduced mosque Qibla measurement sample data in Medan city. This paper analyzes data from 38 mosque samples with Qibla direction errors, which were re-measured by the UMSU OIF team. The data were then processed using a frequency distribution method to provide an overview of the error distribution in mosque Qibla directions across the city of Medan. This study found that the error often seen is a deviation of 9-12 degrees from the Qibla direction, and the mistake factors. This study also found that the misalignment of Qibla directions in Medan is mainly due to prioritizing land efficiency over directional accuracy during mosque construction, as well as relying on general assumptions and previously heard fatwas rather than precise astronomical calculations
Al-Dalālāt al-Naḥwīyah li-Ḥarf al-Jarr “Min” fī Matn al-Ghāyah wal-al-Taqrīb li-Abī Shujāʿ al-Iṣfahānī: Dirāsah Taḥlīlīyah fī al-Siyāq al-Fiqhī
Get PDFThis study analyzes all instances of the preposition “min” in Matn al-Ghāyah wal-Taqrīb by Abū Shujāʿ al-Iṣfahānī, with the aid of an Indonesian translation to facilitate tracing. The method employed is library research with a descriptive qualitative approach. The analysis focuses on identifying the meaning of the preposition “min” based on its syntactic and semantic contexts in the text. A total of 177 occurrences of “min” were found, reflecting eleven primary meanings. The most dominant meaning is bayān al-jins (28.8%), typically in sacrificial animals, zakat, and wives’ maintenance discussions. This meaning is followed by zā’idah (22.0%), often found in emphatic contexts or following a negative element, and tabʿīḍ (20.9%), related to partition or part of a category. The meaning ibtidāʾ al-ghāyah (13.0%) also appears in zakat, pilgrimage, and expiation topics. Other meanings, such as al-mujāwazah, taʿlīl, and several minor meanings, were found in smaller numbers. These results indicate that the distribution of meanings is uneven and influenced by fiqh themes and the normative objectives of the text. Studying grammatical structure and semantic function within legal contexts analyzes four primary meanings deeply. These findings confirm that using the preposition “min” in fiqh texts is systematic and reflects a linguistic strategy aligned with the pattern of Islamic legal formulation
The Strategic Role of Religious Authority in Supporting State Policy on Non-Natural Disaster Management in Indonesia
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic has not only posed a grave threat to global public health but also disrupted the socio-religious fabric of Indonesian society, particularly in how Muslims perform communal worship. In response to government-mandated restrictions, resistance emerged from various societal groups, exposing a growing distrust toward state policy and weakening public compliance. This study investigates the strategic role of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) as a religious authority in supporting government efforts to manage COVID-19 as a non-natural disaster. Specifically, it addresses two key questions: (1) How did MUI contribute to the government's pandemic response through its fatwas? and (2) What was the strategic significance of these fatwas in the broader context of state development? Employing a qualitative case study approach, data were gathered through field observation, interviews, and document analysis in three regions of Central Java. The findings reveal that MUI fatwas were instrumental in aligning religious practice with public health directives at macro, meso, and micro levels. Through its fatwas and outreach programs, MUI functioned as both a moral guide and policy communicator. This study contributes to the discourse on religion-state relations in new democracies and highlights how religious legitimacy can enhance state resilience during public crises
Development of Discovery Learning-Based E-Module with Video Demonstration to Improve Students’ Conceptual Understanding on Reaction Rate and Chemical Equilibrium
Get PDFLearning chemistry concepts such as reaction rate and chemical equilibrium often pose challenges for students due to their abstract nature and limited opportunities for laboratory practice. This research aims to determine the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of the discovery learning-based emodule with a video demonstration on high school students' reaction rate and chemical equilibrium subjects. The type of research carried out was education design research (EDR) with the Plomp development model. This research involved six chemistry lecturers of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Faculty of Engineering Universitas Negeri Padang. Teachers and students at the high school level from several schools were also involved in this research. Questionnaires, observations, interviews, and post-test and pretest scores were used to retrieve data. Based on the results, it was known that the two e-modules were in the valid category with values of 0.866 and 0.892. Furthermore, both e-modules have practicality values of 0.85 and 0.84 from teachers, respectively, and 0.96 and 0.87 from students, putting them in the practical category. The effectiveness values of the two e-modules were 0.59 and 0.67, so they were categorized as quite effective. The effectiveness of the developed e-module was evaluated based on the improvement of students’ conceptual understanding in the cognitive domain