Bulletin of Indonesian Islamic Studies

Digital Oral Exegesis Authority and Methodology: The Construction of Women's Nature in Ustaz Adi Hidayat’s YouTube Lectures

2026-10-23T12:28:12+07:00

Digitally circulated explanations of women’s fitrah connect Qur’anic interpretation with expectations about bodily difference, family care, and social participation. Adi Hidayat’s lectures are important to examine because they combine classical citations with Arabic explanation and scientific vocabulary, making gendered claims appear authoritative across different registers of knowledge. This study explains the construction in two purposively selected YouTube recordings on Amal Sunnah and Dakwah Sunnah, totaling 2:50:39. Qualitative digital document analysis applies Islah Gusmian’s eight technical and three methodological categories to meaning-bearing, timestamped segments. The analysis groups verse explanations, lexical discussion, transmitted reports, family narratives, and scientific assertions, then compares their functions across the recordings. Validation rests on checking excerpts within lecture context, tracing source identification, and distinguishing the speaker’s claims from externally corroborated propositions; audience reception is not measured. The findings show thematic organization, a popular register, individual delivery, and non-academic provenance, alongside transmission, reasoning, and intertextual engagement. Ethical-psychological concerns predominate, supported by theological and linguistic explanation. Classical works and maternal narratives establish a repertoire of credibility, while scientific terminology introduces claims requiring separate verification: mitochondrial inheritance does not support a 75:25 ratio of total parental influence. The contribution is a case-specific account of integrative-contextual digital oral exegesis that separates the construction of authority from evidential validation and identifies the tension between affirming women’s dignity and naturalizing domestic roles

The Civil Servant Lecturer Movement: From Media to Action in the Islamic Perspective of Liberation

2026-10-23T12:30:24+07:00

This article examines the movement of Indonesian Civil Servant Lecturers (ASN) in demanding performance allowances (tukin) through the lens of Ali Shariati’s thought. The movement arises from bureaucratic injustice, where the complex academic workload—teaching, research, and community service—is not fairly reflected in the allowance scheme. Employing a qualitative approach with Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), the study analyzes government regulations, public statements, online petitions, social media content, and news reports. Findings reveal that ASN lecturers have shifted from passive bureaucrats into raushanfikr (enlightened intellectuals) who critically challenge structural inequality. Their struggle is rooted in Islamic values such as justice (‘adl), trust (amānah), and labor rights, framed as an ideology of liberation. Shariati’s concepts of qiyām (awakening), syahādah (witnessing), and mustad‘afīn (the oppressed) illuminate the movement's dynamics, while the vision of a tawhidic society reflects aspirations for equality and justice. The study underscores Islam’s role as a moral source for contemporary social movements and offers practical recommendations for restructuring performance allowances based on substantive justice.

Reconstructing Pesantren Learning: Kyai Authority and Santri Agency Through Jean Piaget’s Constructivism

2026-10-23T12:34:34+07:00

Pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) are not merely spaces for knowledge transmission but also places where Islamic values, identities, and scholarly traditions are shaped. Amid digitalization and changing educational demands, Pesantren face the challenge of maintaining Kyai (Islamic scholar/teacher) authority while expanding Santri (students) agency. This paper aims to examine the reconstruction of Pesantren learning through Jean Piaget’s constructivist perspective, focusing on the relationship between Kyai authority and Santri agency. The study employs library research and qualitative analysis of academic literature on Pesantren, constructivism, Islamic educational authority, and learner-centered education. The study analyzes the literature to identify key concepts and their relevance to pedagogical authority, knowledge construction, and Santri participation. The findings suggest that transforming Pesantren learning does not require replacing Kyai authority but reorienting its pedagogical role toward more dialogic and reflective learning. From a Piagetian perspective, Santri are active learners who construct understanding through experience, interaction, assimilation, and accommodation. This framework provides a conceptual basis for examining traditions such as sorogan, bandongan, and Musyawarah in relation to active learning and knowledge construction. However, their constructivist potential depends on how learning is conducted and how much participation Santri are given. The study conceptually connects Piaget’s constructivism with Kyai authority and Santri agency, suggesting that pedagogical authority and active learning can complement each other while preserving adab and Islamic scholarly traditions. Thus, Pesantren transformation is better understood not as a choice between traditional authority and student agency, but as an effort to develop a complementary relationship between them

Comparative Study of Moses in the Qur’an and the Bible: Narrative Differences, Theological Construction, and Historical Context

2026-10-23T12:36:19+07:00

This article compares the narratives of Moses in the Qur'an and the Bible and explores ‘thinking beyond the narratives.’ Existing comparative studies often focus only on identifying similarities and differences. This research aims to address this gap by asking why such variations and similarities exist and what their theological implications are. Using a qualitative, critical-comparative analysis method that combines narratological, comparative theological, and historical-critical approaches, this study examines key episodes, such as the Golden Calf incident and the drowning of Pharaoh. The results indicate that narrative differences are not random variations but rather theological constructions with significant implications. These differences stem from two fundamental factors: (1) the theological foundations of each sacred text, particularly the concept of prophethood (such as ‘Iṣmat al-Anbiyā’ in Islam) and the concept of revelation; and (2) the historical context and intended audience, where the Bible serves as a formative national narrative for the Israelite people, while the Qur'an conveys universal moral messages ('ibrah) to a broader audience of the Late Antiquity era.

Shaṭaḥāt of Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī in al-Fayḍ al-Raḥmānī by Achmad Asrori al-Ishaqy: Representation of Spiritual Utterances in a Changed State of Consciousness

2026-10-23T12:38:41+07:00

Spiritual life is evolving rapidly, digital platforms are spreading religious speech, and religious authority is shifting from institutions to individual voices. In this context, shaṭaḥāt (ecstatic utterance) tests modern readers' intellectual, theological, and psychological boundaries. This study analyzes how al-Fayḍ al-Raḥmānī (2007 A.D./1428 H), a manāqib text by Achmad Asrori al-Ishaqy used by Jamaah al-Khidmah, represents ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī's shaṭaḥāt. This study uses qualitative library research and directed content analysis of 26 text units. Mystical hermeneutics becomes the basic lens of reading. The theory of the changing state of consciousness, the theory of peak experience, and the theory of emotion regulation sharpen the reading. Source triangulation and peer debriefing support validity. Twelve units express fayḍ al-wajd, such as an abundance of ecstatic experiences constructed by manāqib narratives. Fourteen units express irshād al-murīd, such as guidance for students. Among the 14 guidance units, sharīʿa occupies the most positions, with five units (35.7%). Ṭarīqa, sulūk, and maʿrifa each have three units (21.4%). Analysis of language levels shows the following distributions: literal levels (U1, U2, U10), metaphorical levels (U4, U5, U8, U11), symbolic levels (U3, U6, U9), indicative levels (R2, R6, R12, R13), and maʿrifa levels (U7, U12, R1, R4, R5, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R14). These findings suggest that higher language levels tend to carry denser spiritual content, even though spiritual depth and linguistic categories are distinct dimensions of analysis and cannot be directly equated. In theory, this study offers a layered model for reading Ṣūfī language and links each layer to psychological mechanisms. Practically, this model helps teachers, preachers, and students read ecstatic utterances in context, reducing the risk of erroneous literal readings. The novelty of this study lies in the analysis of the level of Ṣūfī expression language related to irshād al-murīd in al-Fayḍ al-Raḥmānī, read through the theory of consciousness and affectation.

Aisyiyah’s Contribution to The Establishment of Marriage Law in The Early Period 1927–1940

2026-10-23T12:40:46+07:00

This article examines the ideas Aisyiyah promoted during the First Women’s Congress, its involvement in PPII (Perikatan Perkumpulan Isteri Indonesia), an institution that united women’s organizations, and its role in developing the magazine Isteri. The article also discusses how Aisyiyah established a family consultation bureau that became the forerunner of women’s protection institutions in marriage, namely BP4 (Badan Pembinaan dan Pelestarian Perkawinan). This study employs the historical method, including topic selection, heuristics, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The researcher used sources such as the newspaper Soeara Aisyiyah, speech collections, academic journals, and other relevant references. The findings demonstrate that Aisyiyah’s ideas presented at the First Women’s Congress, which was proposed by Siti Munjiah, were highly critical and progressive, particularly in opposing forced marriage, child marriage, and polygamy, all of which frequently resulted in divorce and various social problems. These conditions highlighted the need to establish a permanent legal framework to regulate marriage. Aisyiyah’s involvement in PPII and the magazine Isteri also contributed significantly. Siti Hajinah, who served on Isteri's editorial board, was a prominent figure who helped develop Soeara Aisyiyah. She had extensive media and communication experience during that period. Isteri subsequently became an important medium for disseminating ideas concerning women’s advancement. Furthermore, Aisyiyah’s success in establishing the marriage consultation bureau, which later evolved into BP4, reflects the organization’s strong commitment to addressing women’s issues in marriage. Aisyiyah remained one of the organizations that consistently safeguarded and advocated for the realization of the Marriage Law until its official enactment in 1974.