Relation of religion and practical politics: Contextual adoption of constitutional Islamic jurisprudence for Muslim clerics in Indonesia
| Autor: | Imam Yahya, Sahidin Sahidin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol. 78 No. 1 (2022) HTS Theological Studies, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9, Published: 2022 |
| ISSN: | 0259-9422 2072-8050 |
| Popis: | Some clerics (ulama) in the Islamic world are of the view that practical politics is closely related to Islam, which regulates how an order of state is run. This view historically departs from Islamic constitutional jurisprudence texts that justify political Islam. Likewise, some Islamic boarding schools’ (pesantren) clerics, better known askyaiin Indonesia, are of the view that practical politics is not only a world affair but also an activity based on the application of Islamic legal principles in achieving public welfare. This study aims to determine the academic basis ofpesantren ulamain making decisions to be active in practical politics in Indonesia. Using a qualitative approach through interviews, the results of this study indicate that the political decisions ofpesantren ulamaare strictly based on the perspective of political Islam andfiqhprinciples that justify the involvement ofulamain politics. Furthermore, the conclusion leads to three perspectives in political motivations forpesantren’s ulama:to gain power, to preach Islamic values, and to demonstrate the existence ofulamain modern state administration. Contribution:The contribution of the study is to describe the permissibility of politics as an alternative to preaching and to show the existence and ability ofulamain state administration. |
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