Between Transnational Interest and Domestic Politics
Understanding Middle Eastern Fatwās on Jihad in the Moluccas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12192548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noorhaidi Hasan (0000-0003-4748-1326, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-92 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Islamic Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0928-9380 • E-ISSN: 1568-5195 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1568519053123885 |
| OpenAlex | W2076922896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
In 2000 muftīs from the Arabian Peninsula issued seven fatwās in response to requests from the Forum Komunikasi Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (FKASWJ), a Salafist movement in Indonesia seeking justification for jihad in the Moluccas. In this essay I analyze these fatwās against the background of the Moluccan conflict and the emergence of FKASWJ.The Arabian muftīs, who participate in a global Salafī discourse on jihad, serve as transnational sources of legitimacy for FKASWJ; and this discourse has important implications for the contestation of the Indonesian public sphere. I argue that FKASWJ and similar communities that have emerged in various parts of the Muslim world are now demanding greater acceptance within the political landscape of their respective countries; and that launching jihad is a means of enhancing their self-proclaimed identity as the most committed defenders of Islam in the nation
Geography · Identity (music · Indonesian · Islam · Legitimacy · Middle East · Peninsula · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public sphere · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Gender Studies · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2019 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |