Sufism and the Indonesian Islamic Revival

International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance Islamic Banking Service Quality and Withdrawal Risk: The Indonesian Experience

Feminist Theory, Embodiment, and the Docile Agent: Some Reflections on the Egyptian Islamic Revival

In the last two decades one of the key questions that has occupied many feminist theorists is how should issues of historical and cultural specificity inform both the analytics and politics of any feminist project. Although this questioning has resulted in serious attempts at integrating issues of sexual, racial, class, and national difference within feminist theory, questions of religious diff...

Formation and historical course of Islamic Mysticism and Sufism from beginning to seventh century AH

Mysticism and Sufism have a long precedent during the history and have been appeared in the form of different manners throughout divine religions. Islamic mysticism has been experienced many changes from the beginning to the seventh century AH. This research employs Descriptive-Analytic approach for explaining the origin of Islamic Mysticism, studies its evolutions in intended periods and inves...

Indonesian Islamic institutions between the foundation and endowment laws: a critical legal analysis

BACKGROUND This research-based paper examined the Indonesian foundation and endowment laws in relation to educational and religious institutions which are managed under foundation legal structure. The institutions examined were: 1) The Pondok Pesantren al-Ansor Foundation in Padangsidimpuan City; 2) The Pesantren Dar al-Ma'arif Education Foundation in South Labuhanbatu Regency; and 3) ​The Masj...

Words of Ecstasy in Sufism