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Securing the State, Defending the Religion

An Analysis of Boelan Sabit Newspaper Publications (December 1945-January 1946)

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ID19546143
AuthorsMuhammad Yuanda Zara (0000-0002-9278-9410, Yogyakarta State University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume13
Issue1
Pages115
Publication date2019-06-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1978-6301 • E-ISSN: 2355-6994
PublisherState Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan Ampel (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15642/jiis.2019.13.1.115-140
OpenAlexW2978339760
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited1

This article discusses how the narration of Islamic-ness and Indonesian-ness in the midst of the war of independence was represented in an Islamic newspaper called Boelan Sabit . The period under study is a month (December 15, 1945-January 14, 1946). Using the historical method, the research findings revealed that Boelan Sabit newspaper incessantly called for Indonesian Muslims to defend Indonesian independence from Dutch colonialism and British occupation based on both Islam and nationalism. The newspaper ensured its Muslim readers that the period of independence was a time to strengthen the two identities inherent in them, namely a son of Indonesia and a Muslim. In this regard, this newspaper took the legitimacy and inspiration in maintaining Indonesian independence from the Quran and other resources of Islamic teachings. In addition, Boelan Sabit newspaper encouraged Muslim readers to have broad knowledge concerning on affairs of state through publishing articles about modern state-related concepts, including deliberation, sovereignty, democracy, and dominion status. Further, this newspaper had a role in helping Indonesian Muslims to understand and accept their new identity after the second world war as a patriotic Indonesian citizen as well as a pious Muslim

Democracy · Indonesian · Islam · Legitimacy · Media studies · Nationalism · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Secularism · Sociology · Sovereignty · Asian Studies and History · History · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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Highly citedNo

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