Learning Islam “ala Gaza”: Palestinian Shaykhs as Figures of Religious Authority in Indonesian Palestine Solidarity Practices

In recent years a variety of activities have emerged in Indonesia that invite Palestinian shaykhs as figures of religious authority. These practices are a by-product of humanitarian initiatives carried out by Muslim solidarity organizations of the Tarbiyya movement. Analyzing these practices through...

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Published in:International Journal of Islam in Asia
Main Author: Wolf, Silvia Ilonka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: International Journal of Islam in Asia
Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 170-202
Further subjects:B Quran memorization
B cosmopolitan patriotism
B Muslim cosmopolitanism
B Humanitarianism
B Tarbiyya movement
B religious authority
B Palestine
B Indonesia
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Summary:In recent years a variety of activities have emerged in Indonesia that invite Palestinian shaykhs as figures of religious authority. These practices are a by-product of humanitarian initiatives carried out by Muslim solidarity organizations of the Tarbiyya movement. Analyzing these practices through the lens of Muslim cosmopolitanism, I argue that they reflect a cosmopolitan patriotism, in which the umma and the nation are mutually constitutive frameworks of belonging. Mobilizing Indonesians for the Palestinian cause, while teaching them Qurʾan memorization skills that Gazans are believed to exceptionally possess, serves to create a pious generation as envisioned by the Tarbiyya movement.
ISSN:2589-9996
Contains:Enthalten in: International Journal of Islam in Asia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25899996-20223007