Ja’far Ja’far

Biographic Data

ID9119755
NAMEJa’far Ja’far
GIVEN NAMESJa’far
FAMILY NAMEJa’far
SIGNATUREJA’FAR J
AFFILIATIONSInstitut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu
ORCID0000-0002-9639-1442
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR18
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Islamic Higher Education in Post-Conflict Aceh

    Open AccessJumat Barus, HUSAINI HUSAINI et al.ARTICLEMIQOT Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keislaman2024

    This study examines the recent development of Islamic universities in post-conflict Aceh. Government data shows that Indonesia will face a demographic bonus era in the future, where the productive age population will be greater than the non-productive age population. As much as 27.94% of Indonesia's population is Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012. With a pragmatic and realistic character, those aged 12-27 are currently studying at the seco…

  • Shia Minority in Medan City

    Open AccessMhd Syahnan, Abd Mukhsin et al.ARTICLEISLAMICA Jurnal Studi Keislaman2024

    This article studies the Shia community movement in the city of Medan during the Reform Era. Specifically, the study aims to reveal the emergence, development, and activities of the Shia groups in Medan, the response of the Sunni majority group toward the Shia minority com­munity, and the dialogue between Sunni-Shia leaders. This study employs Bourdieu’s theory of cultural capital to analyze Shia community dynam­ics, and Sergey Melnik’s theory of…

  • Anti-Ahmadiyya Rulings in East Sumatra

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’far et al.ARTICLETeosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan…2024

    This study examines the religious perspectives on the Ahmadiyya movement in East Sumatra in the early twentieth century. The primary research questions are: What was the official stand of the ‘ulamā’ of the Ahmadiyya movement in East Sumatra? What were the epistemological foundations of their views? To date, there has been no specific research on this topic. Thus, this study aims to provide a historical, sociological, and philosophical review of …

  • Ulama and Knowledge in Modern Aceh

    Open AccessZuhri Arif, Habib Zarbaliyev et al.ARTICLENahrasiyah2023

    This article examines the intellectual tradition of Abu Teupin Raya in Aceh. The researcher utilizes the theories of Martin van Bruinessen, Zamaksyari Dhofier, and Azyumardi Azra on pesantren and the tradition of yellow books (kitab kuning), as well as the theory of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas on the classification of knowledge. This study is a literature review with a historical approach. Primary data, including the writings of Abu Teupin Raya…

  • Persian Philosophy in the Archipelago

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’far et al.ARTICLEJournal of Contemporary Islam and…2023

    The majority of Muslims in Indonesia adhere to the Sunni school, but a small number of Muslims in this country adhere to the Shia Imamiyah school, which has been actively involved in developing the Islamic intellectual tradition of Persia (Iran), currently the center of intellectual and spiritual Shiism in the world. This study examines the transmission of the Persian Islamic intellectual tradition to the archipelago in the contemporary era. The …

  • Bayani Epistemologies in Modern Indonesia

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’far et al.ARTICLEMIQOT Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keislaman2023

    Abstrak : Studi tentang peran organisasi Islam di Indonesia dalam kajian tafsir belum banyak dilakukan para peneliti. Padahal, kajian ini menarik dilakukan mengingat pengaruh eksistensi organisasi Islam terhadap seluruh aspek kehidupan Muslim di Indonesia. Al Washliyah merupakan organisasi Islam terbesar ketiga di Indonesia yang sangat jarang diteliti para ahli, termasuk perannya dalam pelestarian dan pengembangan kajian tafsir Alquran di Indones…

  • From Iran and Saudi Arabia to Indonesia

    Open AccessMhd Syahnan, Abd Mukhsin et al.ARTICLETeosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan…2023

    This study examines the translation of Shi‘ite and Wahhabi literature in Indonesia. This is a literature study. The primary data was obtained by examining the record of translated and published titles in Indonesian. This study refers to the theory of Mehdi Nakosteen, R.G.A. Dolby, and Abdul Munip regarding the transmission of knowledge through translation activities, their phases, and motives. This study found that these books from Iran and Saudi…

  • Discovering the Legacy of Mandailing Ulama

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’far et al.ARTICLEULUMUNA2022

    This study examines the role of Mandailing ulama in education, intellectuals, and politics in the early 20th century. Ulama plays a critical role in safeguarding the morality of Muslim society (umma). Drawing upon the historical approach, it employed Kuntowijoyo model of writing history stages and Anthony Giddens' structuration theory to analyze the problems that this study intends to answer. This study argues that the social structure surroundin…

  • Ulama, Al Washliyah and Knowledge in Modern Indonesia (1930-1980)

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’farARTICLEMIQOT Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keislaman2022

    Abstrak: Artikel ini mengkaji peran ulama Al Washliyah dalam pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan di Indonesia. Studi ini merupakan studi kepustakaan, dengan menerapkan model penelitian sejarah Kuntowijoyo. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan historis dan filosofis, dengan analisis teori al-Attas tentang klasifikasi ilmu. Tujuan studi ini adalah untuk menemukan ulama-ulama Al Washliyah dalam rentang tahun 1930 sampai 1980 yang berperan penting dalam m…

  • Ulama and Radicalism in Contemporary Indonesia

    Open AccessMhd Syahnan, Ja'far Ja'far et al.ARTICLEAHKAM : Jurnal Ilmu Syariah2021

    Al Washliyah is a moderate Islamic organization in Indonesia. Ulama (Islamic scholars) have obtained honorable and strategic positions in Al Washliyah organization. As an elite group in Al Washliyah organization, the ulama have responded to socio-religious problems in Indonesia, including issues of radicalism and terrorism. Their responses to these problems should be understood as the Ulama's reflection and a foundation in counteracting radicalis…

  • Examining Religious Moderation of the Al-Jam'iyatul Washliyah Fatwa Council

    Open AccessMhd Syahnan, Ja'far Ja'far et al.ARTICLEJOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM2021

    Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah was founded in 1930 in Medan North Sumatera, a plural region religion-wise. Many consider Al Washliyah maintaining moderate understanding of Islam. Its Fatwa Council produced considerable number of fatwas in recent years, including fatwas that test Al Washliyah’s position on difficult issues, including issues on terrorism, non-Muslims, Islamic sects, women leadership, and LGBTs. By reviewing the organizational documents us…

  • Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah dan Pelestarian Akidah Ahl Sunnah wa al-Jam?‘ah di Indonesia

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’farARTICLEISLAMICA Jurnal Studi Keislaman2019

    The development of Islam in Indonesia cannot be separated from the role and influence of Islamic organizations. Islamic organizations in this region are usually divided into two; traditionalist and modernist. One of the Islamic organizations labeled as traditionalists is Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah. Studies on Al Washliyah have been carried out, but the research on the role of Al Washliyah in developing the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jam?‘ah school has not …

  • Intellectual Network of Mandailing and Haramayn Muslim Scholars in the Mid-19th and Early 20th Century

    Open AccessMhd Syahnan, Asrul Asrul et al.ARTICLETeosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan…2019

    This paper is an attempt to study the scholars’ network of Mandailing Ulama with those of Haramayn in the mid-19th and early 20th century. Employing the content analysis method the research finds that the Mandailing scholars had made an intellectual encounter with the scholars in Haramayn, even some of the established networks with Egyptian and Indian scholars. The Mandailing scholars connote those who ethnically originated from Mandailing clan a…

  • Pemimpin Perempuan dan Non-Muslim Perspektif Ulama Tiga Serangkai

    Open AccessMuhammad Jamil, Ja’far Ja’farARTICLETeosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan…2018

    The issue of woman’s and non-Muslim’s leadership seems to be unrest debate in the Islamic world. In Indonesia, the Islamic liberal groups or the modernists will usually accept woman or non-Muslim for being leader of the Muslims community, while the Muslim traditionalists and radical groups will usually show their firm rejection. This study seeks to elaborate the thought of the three Muslim scholars in the Eastern Sumatera, i.e. Abdul Halim Hasan,…

  • Respon Dewan Fatwa Al-Jam'iyatul Washliyah terhadap Isu Akidah dan Syariah di Era Global

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’farARTICLEAl-Manahij: Jurnal Kajian Hukum…2017

    Berbeda dari organisasi Islam lain, Al Jam'iyatul Washliyah tidak banyak mendapatkan perhatian dari masyarakat akademik. Padahal secara kuantitas dan sebaran wilayah, Al Washliyah menempati posisi sebagai organisasi terbesar ketiga setelah Nahdlatul Ulama dan Muhammadiyah. Al Washliyah telah memberikan perhatian terhadap bidang pendidikan, dakwah dan amal sosial, sehingga beberapa peneliti memfokuskan riset mereka terhadap ketiga bidang tersebut.…

  • Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah dan Problem Kepemimpinan Non Muslim dan Perempuan

    Open AccessJa’far Ja’far, Jafar JafarARTICLEAHKAM : Jurnal Ilmu Syariah2017

    Al-Washliyah as an organization engaged in education, da'wah,social charity and Islamic law, faces challenges in responding to current issues of non-Muslim and female leadership. This article examines Al-Washliyah'slegal view of non-Muslim leaders and women. This study found Al-Wasliyah's dissent of non-Muslim leadership and women. Organisationally, Al-Washliyah's Fatwa Council rejects non-Muslims as leaders for Muslim societies, although there a…

  • Peran Al Jam'iyatul Washliyah Dalam Merevitalisasi Madhhab Shafi'i Di Era Kontemporer

    Open AccessJa'far Ja'far, Ja’far Ja’farARTICLEJusticia Islamica2016

    Al Jam” ̃iyatul Washliyah terus memantapkan diri sebagai organisasi yang menganut madhhab Shafi” ̃i sejak didirikan. Memasuki millenium ketiga, sebagian pendukungnya menilai bahwa Al Washliyah jangan hanya berpegang pada satu madhhab dengan mengabaikan madhhab-madhhab fikih Sunni lain. Sebab itu, muncul gerakan untuk mengubah asas organisasi dalam bidang hukum, dan usaha itu berhasil hingga asas organisasi sempat mengalami pergeseran redaksi seja…

  • Tarekat dan Gerakan Sosial Keagamaan Shaykh Hasan Maksum

    Open AccessJa‘far Ja‘far, Ja’far Ja’farARTICLETeosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan…2016

    The article scrutinizes the tarekat (Sufi order) and the social-religious movement of Shaykh Hasan Maksum, a less noticeable Sufi figure within the literatures of tasawuf Nusantara but was an important figure who played essential roles and had great influence within the dynamic of social-religious aspects in East Sumatera. As a mufti-sufi, Shaykh Hasan was a prominent figure within literatures of religious knowledge, mainly theology, fiqh, and Su…