A dialectic between Islamic law and local custom has been the main feature of Islam in Indonesia. As it is elsewhere, the interplay between local custom of Hindu Tengger society in East Java with Islamic law as ethic-norm of Islam cannot be avoided in the framework of negotiation between the two entities. This article seeks to answer how Tengger marriage ritual of Walagara as the local culture apply to Muslim minority in the region and how Islam as legal norm for Muslims adapts the local custom. This result of the study shows that is Tengger society there has been negotiation and compromise in the application of marriage ritual in Walagara ritual. This ritual is understood symbolically as a tradition that should be preserved and applied by adherents of all religions in the region, which necessitates paradigmatic shift in Tengger society toward the existence of Walagara from a religious ritual to become a mere tradition. Marriage is solemnized based on religion of the bride and groom, hence Walagara ritual is observed. In this regard, the negotiation between Islamic law and local custom is symbolic-substantive which creates a hybrid ritual combining both entities.

One of the very basic idea of the Qur’an is on the humanity of the prophet as like other creatures. Every single person has their own creative potency (in potentia) which, according to some philosophers, enables them to reach the degree of prophecy. This idea has then made a prophecy to come to a mundane term which has not to do with any sacred property. Prophets and prophecy are then not considered as an essential thing in human history. This notion has clearly put aside the role and function of prophet in human life. There is also popular opinion in the society that the prophet is considered as God’s chosen people to receive revelation, but, at some degree, they are conceived as having no responsibility to proselytize people under God’s revelation. This notion, beside to releases the prophet’s role from his social responsibility, contains some logical fallacies. If guiding people to the right path is being an individual’s responsibility of the follower of monotheist religion, how it is possible, then, to remove the responsibility of the prophets toward their society. Therefore, this study aims to revisiting the concept of prophecy, and analyzing the prophetic mission in terms of thematic interpretation

Marriage is a very important and sacred event in married life. Marriage is a legitimate starting point to establish kinship and brotherhood of the two extended families. So, it’s not uncommon for a wedding to be enlivened by a lively party, spending a very large budget. Nevertheless, there is a certain community in Madura that ignores it, so it does not record it in the official institution, the KUA (the Office of Religious Affairs). Even though marriage registration brings benefit, justice and protection of civil rights as well as preventive measures in preventing unawareness, so that the MWC NU of Gapura, Sumenep runs a program called “Mass Isbat Nikah”. The above problems raise two questions. Why do many isbat of marriage occur in a married couple? and how is the implementation? The review of this article will focus on how the implementation of mass marital marriage in Madura with socio-philosophical analysis.  

The dynamics of political participation of the Samin community in Bojonegoro show significant development of political literacy. This study is focused on answering the political literacy of the Samin community in voicing their aspirations in the General Election from the perspective of Fiqh Siyasah. The results of the study show that the level of political literacy of the Samin community is increasing. The indicator is that the enthusiasm of the Samin people in exercising their voting rights in the general election. In facing elections, the Samin community usually holds a community meeting led by the customary head, to determine the direction of their political aspirations. Over time, this tradition, although still valid, the results of its decisions are not binding. This means that the Samin people are given the freedom to make their own choices. This is different from previous times where the results of the deliberations were a collective decision in determining political aspirations. In the context of Fiqh Siyasah, the political literacy of the Samin community in the General Election is an exciting process of democratization, because the participation of the Samin community shows a growing awareness of living as a nation and a state within the frame of diversity. The practice of deliberation carried out by the Samin community is the application of the principle of deliberation in Islam, so that even though the results are not binding, the decision-making process creates a dialogue between community members to build an increasingly dynamic and progressive political literacy of the Samin community.

This article aims to reveal the authority of al-Bukhary as intellectul figures who have independence in dul scientific authority. He is often assumed as an expert of hadith only. In fact, as a collector of hadiths, he studied those hadiths deeper as a source of law which produced ijtihad products that are different compared to the predecessors. Therefore, some people argue that he is not only an expert of hadith but also a mujtahid (fiqh expert). In this context, it is interesting to explore the intellectul genealogy of al-Bukhary. The findings of this study prove that he succeeded in occupying a high position as an expert of both hadith and fiqh by interacting with many scholars from various regions. This interaction form his intellect which worthy of being called the absolute mujtahid. Al-Bukhary succeeded in exploring fiqh thoughts based on his extensive and deep mastery of hadiths. Through his ijtihad products, al-Bukhary had built a dynamic and authoritative tradition of Islamic intellectul treasure. Abstrak: Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap otoritas al-Bukhary sebagai tokoh intelektual yang memiliki independensi dalam otoritas ilmiah. Ia sering dianggap sebagai ahli hadis saja. Bahkan, sebagai pengumpul hadis, ia mempelajari hadits-hadits tersebut sebagai sumber hukum yang menghasilkan produk ijtihad yang berbeda dibandingkan dengan para pendahulunya. Oleh karena itu, beberapa orang berpendapat bahwa ia bukan hanya ahli hadits tetapi juga seorang mujtahid (ahli fiqh). Dalam konteks ini, menarik untuk mengeksplorasi silsilah al-Bukhary yang intelek. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ia memiliki otoritas independen sebagai ahli hadits dan fiqh. Otoritas tersebut merupakan hasil interaksi dengan banyak ulama dari berbagai wilayah. Interaksi guru-murid dalam upaya kodifikasi hadis ini membentuk kecerdasannya yang layak disebut mujtahid mutlak. Al-Bukhary berhasil mengeksplorasi pemikiran fiqh berdasarkan penguasaan haditsnya yang luas dan mendalam. Melalui produk ijtihadnya, al-Bukhary telah membangun tradisi yang dinamis dan otoritatif dari khazanah intelektual Islam.