Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension

In reality, many students misunderstand several Islamic religious terms that come from Arabic; regarding jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah. This study used qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to investigate students’ perspectives on these terms. We collected data through a questionnaire...

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Main Authors: Hanafi, Yusuf, Arifianto, Muhammad Lukman, Saefi, Muhammad, Mahliatussikah, Hanik, Anam, Faris Khoirul, Hassan, Abd Rauf, Hidayatullah, Muhammad Fahmi
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Published: Taylor and Francis 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103176/
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author Hanafi, Yusuf
Arifianto, Muhammad Lukman
Saefi, Muhammad
Mahliatussikah, Hanik
Anam, Faris Khoirul
Hassan, Abd Rauf
Hidayatullah, Muhammad Fahmi
author_facet Hanafi, Yusuf
Arifianto, Muhammad Lukman
Saefi, Muhammad
Mahliatussikah, Hanik
Anam, Faris Khoirul
Hassan, Abd Rauf
Hidayatullah, Muhammad Fahmi
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description In reality, many students misunderstand several Islamic religious terms that come from Arabic; regarding jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah. This study used qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to investigate students’ perspectives on these terms. We collected data through a questionnaire on 122 Muslim students at the university who were suspected of being exposed to radicalism. After examining student responses, our examination led to mapping “positive,” “moderate,” and “negative” sentiments. The results revealed that few students achieved a positive category. Students expressed their attitudes, beliefs, and evaluations that the term Islam was abused and associated with violence, enforcement of the caliphate, and accusations of bid’ah against different groups. Analysis of data on student comments revealed that students’ meaning of terms tended to be influenced by the definition of radical Muslim groups. These findings indicate that radical groups can influence the way students interpret a term and create negative sentiments. Through this research, we suggest that “an indicator of moderate-radical Muslim group tension,” in the context of this study, between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah versus Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, can be used as material for deradicalisation policies for campuses in Indonesian.
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spelling upm-1031762023-12-04T03:19:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103176/ Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension Hanafi, Yusuf Arifianto, Muhammad Lukman Saefi, Muhammad Mahliatussikah, Hanik Anam, Faris Khoirul Hassan, Abd Rauf Hidayatullah, Muhammad Fahmi In reality, many students misunderstand several Islamic religious terms that come from Arabic; regarding jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah. This study used qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to investigate students’ perspectives on these terms. We collected data through a questionnaire on 122 Muslim students at the university who were suspected of being exposed to radicalism. After examining student responses, our examination led to mapping “positive,” “moderate,” and “negative” sentiments. The results revealed that few students achieved a positive category. Students expressed their attitudes, beliefs, and evaluations that the term Islam was abused and associated with violence, enforcement of the caliphate, and accusations of bid’ah against different groups. Analysis of data on student comments revealed that students’ meaning of terms tended to be influenced by the definition of radical Muslim groups. These findings indicate that radical groups can influence the way students interpret a term and create negative sentiments. Through this research, we suggest that “an indicator of moderate-radical Muslim group tension,” in the context of this study, between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah versus Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, can be used as material for deradicalisation policies for campuses in Indonesian. Taylor and Francis 2022 Article PeerReviewed Hanafi, Yusuf and Arifianto, Muhammad Lukman and Saefi, Muhammad and Mahliatussikah, Hanik and Anam, Faris Khoirul and Hassan, Abd Rauf and Hidayatullah, Muhammad Fahmi (2022) Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension. Cogent Social Sciences, 8 (1). art. no. 2054532. pp. 1-27. ISSN 2331-1886 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2022.2054532 10.1080/23311886.2022.2054532
spellingShingle Hanafi, Yusuf
Arifianto, Muhammad Lukman
Saefi, Muhammad
Mahliatussikah, Hanik
Anam, Faris Khoirul
Hassan, Abd Rauf
Hidayatullah, Muhammad Fahmi
Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension
title Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension
title_full Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension
title_fullStr Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension
title_full_unstemmed Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension
title_short Sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among Indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical Muslim group tension
title_sort sentiment prevalence on jihad, caliphate, and bid’ah among indonesian students: focusing on moderate-radical muslim group tension
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103176/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103176/