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Islam Nusantara is defined as an interpretation of Islam that takes into account local Indonesian customs in forming its fiqh. [ 2] It tends to express greater pluralism and moderation, opposition to fundamentalism, and a degree of syncretism with local traditions. In June 2015, Indonesian President Joko Widodo openly expressed his support for ...
The history of the arrival of Islam in Indonesia is somewhat unclear. [ 1] One theory states that Islam arrived directly from Arabia as early as the 9th century, during the time of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. Another theory credits Sufi travelers for bringing Islam in the 12th or 13th century, either from Gujarat in India or from Persia ...
Nahdlatul Ulama ( Indonesian pronunciation: [nahˈdatʊl ʊˈlama], lit. 'Revival of the Ulama ', NU) is an Islamic organization in Indonesia. Its membership numbered over 95 million in 2021, [ 2] making it the largest Islamic organization in the world. [ 3] NU is also a charitable body funding schools and hospitals as well as organizing ...
Islam portal. v. t. e. Islamis the largest religion in Indonesia, with 87.06% of the Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslims, based on civil registrydata in 2023. [3][b]In terms of denomination, the overwhelming majority are SunniMuslims; the Pew Research Center estimates them as comprising ~99% of the country's Muslim ...
History and Establishment of LDII. Indonesia Institute of Islamic Dawah was first established on 3 January 1972 with the name of Islam Employee Foundation/Yayasan Lembaga Karyawan Islam (YAKARI). At Large Council in 1981, it was renamed to Institute of Islamic Employees/Lembaga Karyawan Islam (LEMKARI), and at the congress of 1990, based on Mr ...
Muhammadiyah ( Arabic: محمدية, romanized : Muḥammadiyyah, lit. 'followers of Muhammad '); officially Muhammadiyah Society ( Indonesian: Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah) is a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia. [ 2] The organization was founded in 1912 by Ahmad Dahlan in the city of Yogyakarta as a reformist ...
PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) ( lit. 'State Electricity Company', abbreviated as PLN) is an Indonesian government-owned corporation which has a monopoly on electric power distribution in Indonesia and generates the majority of the country's electrical power, producing 176.4 TWh in 2015. [ 2][ 3] It was included in the Fortune Global ...
Modernism (Islam in Indonesia) In the context of Muslim society in Indonesia, Modernism or modernist Islam refers to a religious movement which puts emphasis on teachings purely derived from the Islamic religious scriptures, the Qur'an and Hadith. Modernism is often contrasted with traditionalism, which upholds ulama -based and syncretic ...