UIN Sunan Kalijaga
Universitas Gadjah Mada
University of Northern Iowa
Western Sydney University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sociological theory, Islam Indonesia, inter-religious dialoque
FUTURE PROJECTS
Smart city and Peace Building
Applications Invited
6
Scopus Publications
244
Scholar Citations
8
Scholar h-index
7
Scholar i10-index
Scopus Publications
Revisiting Literacy Jihad Programs of ‘Aisyiyah in Countering the Challenges of Salafism Achmad Zainal Arifin, Adib Sofia, Irfatul Hidayah Religions, 2022 The rise of the Salafi movements in Indonesia during the last two decades has created an increasingly pessimistic view of the status of women in Islam. This paper aims to lessen this negative view by showing the tremendous contribution of ‘Aisyiyah, the oldest modern Muslim women’s organization in Indonesia, to transforming Indonesian society through literacy jihad for women and families. Using in-depth interviews with board members of ‘Aisyiyah, combined with library research to collect primary data on the past activities of ‘Aisyiyah, this qualitative research portrays how ‘Aisyiyah has preserved and maintained its consistency in conducting literacy jihad since the 1920s. Through the establishment of ‘Aisyiyah Bustanul Athfal Kindergarten, usually shortened to TK ABA, and the publication of Suara ‘Aisyiyah magazine, the literacy jihad of ‘Aisyiyah constantly empowers many Muslim women and families, especially those who live in urban areas across the country. Currently, the number of TK ABA has reached nearly 22,000 units, and the Suara ‘Aisyiyah has also entered a digital platform to continue raising the voice of women’s rights in Indonesia. Furthermore, we posit that the literary jihad programs of ‘Aisyiyah provide a new perspective on the relationship between modernist Muslim organizations and the Salafi movements, which have been seen as similar because they both subscribe to the same purification ideology.
Wali And Karama: A discourse and authority contestation in Al-Tarmasi'S Bughyat Al-Adhkiya' Ade Fakih Kurniawan, Noorhaidi Hasan, Achmad Zainal Arifin Al Jami Ah, 2019 This paper aims to analyze Muhammad Mahfūẓ al-Tarmasī’s concept of wali and karāma, as well as his response and position in the discourse on those issues. Drawing on historical, hermeneutics, and intertextual approach, it will elaborate his involvement in the 19th century discourse on wali and karāma, in which the Wahhabiyya’s strong influence in Mecca was taking place. In this sense, Mahfūẓ wrote a treatise on Sufism entitled Bughyat al-Adhkiyā’ fī Bahthi’an Karāmāt al-Awliyā’. Although he mastered on tasawwuf and possessed a genealogical chain to al-Ghazali, al-Qushairi and some other Sufis, he did not use their arguments. He preferred to quote the arguments of the jurists (fuqahā’), such as al-Subkī and al-Haytamī. This actually shows the strength of his work in compiling arguments using the “criticism from within” approach. He realized, to some extent, that criticism to Sufism mainly came from the jurists (fuqahā’). Therefore, in order to be easily accepted, criticizing critics needs to employ the same perspective, fuqahā’s arguments. In fact, Mahfūẓ criticism was not only directed at the jurists (fuqahā’) but also to the group which at that time were incessantly spreading the ideas delegitimizing Sufism (in the context of orthodoxy), Wahhabiyya. This can be seen clearly in the way of Mahfūẓ’s selection of figures and groups to whom he criticized. But interestingly, he delivered critics in a smooth way and did not show his finger directly to the nose of Wahhabiyya.[Tulisan ini merupakan analisis terhadap konsep wali dan karomah menurut Muhammad Mahfūẓ al-Tarmasi, serta respon dan posisinya dalam diskursus isu-isu tersebut. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan historis, hermeneutika, dan intertekstual, tulisan ini menjelaskan keterlibatannya dalam wacana abad 19 tentang wali dan karomah, di mana pengaruh kuat Wahhabiyya di Mekah tengah berlangsung. Untuk itu, Mahfūẓ menulis sebuah risalah tentang Sufisme berjudul Bughyat al-Adhkiyā’ fi Bahthi’an Karāmat al-Awliyā’. Meski ia menguasai tasawwuf dan memiliki silsilah spiritual yang sampai kepada beberapa Sufi kenamaan, namun dalam karyanya ini ia tidak menggunakan argumen-argumen mereka. Ia lebih suka mengutip argumen para ahli hukum (fuqahā’), seperti al-Subki dan al-Haytami. Ini merupakan salah satu kekuatan dari kepiawaiannya dalam menyusun argumen menggunakan pendekatan “critic from within” karena ia menyadari bahwa kritik terhadap tasawuf labih banyak berasal dari para fuqahā’. Oleh karena itu, agar mudah diterima, suatu kritik perlu menggunakan perspektif yang sama dengan sang pengkritik, dalam hal ini argumen fuqaha. Faktanya, kritik Mahfūẓ tidak hanya diarahkan pada para fuqahā’ tetapi juga kepada kelompok yang pada saat itu terus-menerus menyebarkan ide-ide delegitimasi tasawuf (dalam konteks ortodoksi), seperti Wahhabiyya. Ini dapat dilihat dengan jelas dari cara Mahfūẓ memilih tokoh dan kelompok yang ia kritik. Namun yang menarik, ia menyampaikan kritik dengan cara yang halus dan tidak secara explisit menunjuk langsung Wahhabiyya yang saat itu mulai berkuasa.]
Defending traditions, countering intolerant ideologies re-energizing: The role of modin in modern Java Achmad Zainal Arifin Al Jami Ah, 2017 This paper discusses a neglected traditional Islamic figure called modin, who actually has potential and greater opportunity in countering the growing numbers of relatively new Islamic groups that perpetuate intolerant ideology. This paper is based on a fieldwork in the Village of Sidoluhur, Godean, Sleman, DIY. The primary data used for this research is derived from in-depth interviews with 17 people such as modin, village officers, mosques’ board members, and active jamaah (members) of the mosques. I argue that modin has a significant contribution in softening tensions among Muslims at a hamlet level. He will be functioning effectively in preserving local Islamic practices and, at the same time, filtering intolerant ideology in society. In so doing, contestations among modin, who might come from various Islamic groups, have to be carefully considered to maximize his roles in society, especially in countering intolerant views proposed by some transnational Islamic groups. [Artikel ini membahas peminggiran figur Islam tradisional di Jawa yang dikenal dengan sebutan modin. Figur ini sebenarnya mempunyai potensi dan peluang besar untuk menandingi perkembangan kelompok Islam yang menyebarkan ideologi intoleran. Artikel ini ditulis berdasarkan riset lapangan di Desa Sidoluhur, Godean, Yogyakarta, dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam terhadap tujuh belas informan meliputi modin, perangkat desa, pengurus masjid, dan jamaah masjid. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa modin mempunyai kontribusi penting dalam meredam ketegangan umat di tingkat dusun. Ia berperan dalam melestarikan praktik Islam lokal sekaligus menyaring ideologi intoleran dalam masyarakat. Adanya kontestasi di antara modin yang berasal dari kelompok yang berbeda perlu menjadi pertimbangan untuk memaksimalkan peran modin di masyarakat dalam menandingi ideologi intoleran yang diusung oleh kelompok Islam transnasional.]
NAHDLATUL ULAMA Religion in Southeast Asia an Encyclopedia of Faiths and Cultures, 2015
PESANTREN Religion in Southeast Asia an Encyclopedia of Faiths and Cultures, 2015
Re-energising recognised Sufi orders in Indonesia Rima Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs, 2012
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Urban Sufi Community and the Creation of Muslim Cosmopolitanism F Wajdi, AZ Arifin, F Abdillah The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society 16 (1), 219 , 2026 2026
Coaching clinic strategi penulisan naskah bagi mahasiswa pascasarjana Indonesia di Taiwan I Siswanto, P Rahmawaty, LN Hidayati, A Arifin Abdimas Dewantara 8 (1), 13-21 , 2025 2025
ANALISIS YURIDIS REGULASI PEMBENTUKAN KOPERASI MERAH PUTIH GUNA MENINGKATKAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT DESA A ARIFIN Universitas Islam Sultan Agung , 2025 2025
Digital Media as a Symbol of Piety: The Use of Smart Hafiz in Muslim Middle-Class Families M Amalia, AZ Arifin MUHARRIK: Jurnal Dakwah dan Sosial 7 (2), 317-326 , 2024 2024
Peran Advokat dalam Menjamin Hak Asasi Tersangka: Kajian Kualitatif Praktik Bantuan Hukum A Arifin 2024
Tinjauan Perspektif Psikologi Sosial terhadap Dampak Sosial Media Dalam Membentuk Identitas Sosial Remaja R Padil, AZ Arifin Al-Ihsan: Journal of Islamic Guidence and Counseling 1 (2), 48-53 , 2024 2024
REVISITING IBN KHALDUN’S CONCEPTS OF BADAWA AND HADARA FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL IN DEVELOPING A CIVILIZATION AT THE NEW CAPITAL CITY OF INDONESIA AZ Arifin Prosiding Konferensi Nasional Sosiologi (PKNS) 1 (1), 135-139 , 2023 2023
Identity Politics of the Muslim Minority AZ Arifin Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Social Science and … , 2023 2023
DEVELOPING HALAL TOURISM IN AN ISLAND OF A THOUSAND MOSQUE: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES AZ Arifin, A Wahid Aplikasia: Jurnal Aplikasi Ilmu-ilmu Agama 22 (2), 193-202 , 2022 2022
Identity Politics of the Muslim Minority in Pagayaman Village (Strategies on Maintaining Harmonious Life in Bali) AZ Arifin Annual International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (AICOSH … , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Revisiting literacy jihad programs of ‘Aisyiyah in countering the challenges of Salafism AZ Arifin, A Sofia, I Hidayah Religions 13 (12), 1174 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Implementasi kebijakan kesejahteraan sosial pada adaptasi sosial mahasiswa difabel dalam proses pembelajaran QY Sari, AZ Arifin, R Sanjaya, W Nugraha, Z Lessy JSHP: Jurnal Sosial Humaniora dan Pendidikan 6 (2), 158-177 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Applying Ibn Khaldun’s Theory Into The Islamic Preaching’s Movement in The Period of Demak Empire: Reflection for the Contemporary Muslim Society UIA Luhtitianti, AZ Arifin Religia 24 (1), 1-22 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Ashabiyah Theory Of Ibn Khaldun: An Alternative Perspective For Studying The Indonesian Muslim Society UIA Luhtitianti, AZ Arifin Al-A'raf: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam dan Filsafat 17 (2), 235-254 , 2020 2020 Citations: 3
Mengajar Difabel di Kampus Inklusif: Pengalaman UIN Sunan Kalijaga SR Zulaikha, N Saadah, N Hak, AZ Arifin, B Setyo, MI Haq, BMA Kusuma, ... PLD Press , 2020 2020 Citations: 2
Muslim Jawa Berdamai Dengan Corona: Memahami Beragam Ekspresi Keagamaan Masyarakat Pinggiran Merespon Pandemi AZ Arifin Manggar Media , 2020 2020
MAHASISWA (I) TRIPEL MINORITAS A Maftuhin, SR Zulaikha, N Saadah, N Hak, AZ Arifin PLD Press , 2020 2020
Wali and Karama: a discourse and authority contestation in Al-Tarmasi’S Bughyat Al-Adhkiya’ AF Kurniawan, N Hasan, AZ Arifin Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies 57 (2), 287-328 , 2019 2019 Citations: 17
Merekonstruksi Peran Agama Dalam Proses Mitigasi Bencana:(Reconstructing the Role of Religion in the Process of Disaster Mitigation) AZ Arifin Talenta Conference Series: Local Wisdom, Social, and Arts (LWSA) 2 (1), 1-9 , 2019 2019 Citations: 8
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Charisma and Rationalisation in a Modernising Pesantren: Changing Values in Traditional AZ Arifin University of Western Sydney, Australia 2013 , 2013 2013 Citations: 63
Defending Traditions, Countering Intolerant Ideologies: Re-energizing the Role of Modin in Modern Java AZ Arifin Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies 55 (2), 265-292 , 2017 2017 Citations: 41
Re-energising recognised Sufi orders in Indonesia AZ Arifin RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs 46 (2), 77-104 , 2012 2012 Citations: 22
Wali and Karama: a discourse and authority contestation in Al-Tarmasi’S Bughyat Al-Adhkiya’ AF Kurniawan, N Hasan, AZ Arifin Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies 57 (2), 287-328 , 2019 2019 Citations: 17
Transmitting Charisma: Re-reading Weber through the Traditional Islamic Leader in Modern Java AZ Arifin Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif 9 (2), 1-30 , 2015 2015 Citations: 15
Revisiting literacy jihad programs of ‘Aisyiyah in countering the challenges of Salafism AZ Arifin, A Sofia, I Hidayah Religions 13 (12), 1174 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Problems, Challenges and Prospects of Indonesian Muslim Community in Sydney for Promoting Tolerance A Muttaqin, AZ Arifin, F Wajdi Komunitas 8 (2), 169-184 , 2016 2016 Citations: 11
From Magics, Dances, to Cafés: The Role of Sufism in Constructing Identity among the Urban Youth AZ Arifin 1st Annual Internatioal Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (AICOSH … , 2019 2019 Citations: 9
Merekonstruksi Peran Agama Dalam Proses Mitigasi Bencana:(Reconstructing the Role of Religion in the Process of Disaster Mitigation) AZ Arifin Talenta Conference Series: Local Wisdom, Social, and Arts (LWSA) 2 (1), 1-9 , 2019 2019 Citations: 8
Implementasi kebijakan kesejahteraan sosial pada adaptasi sosial mahasiswa difabel dalam proses pembelajaran QY Sari, AZ Arifin, R Sanjaya, W Nugraha, Z Lessy JSHP: Jurnal Sosial Humaniora dan Pendidikan 6 (2), 158-177 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Yanuar; Nuryasman. Exploring the link between supply chain agility, supply chain cost, supply chain responsiveness, global supply chain risk management, and contribution in … AZ Arifin Int. J. Supply Chain. Manag 7, 353-366 , 2018 2018 Citations: 5
Mengenal Dan Mengaplikasikan Perspektif Interaksionisme Simbolik AZ Arifin /Jurnal/Sosiologi Reflektif/Volume 1, No. 2, April 2007/ , 2009 2009 Citations: 5
Charisma and rationalisation in a modernising pesantren AZ Arifin (No Title) , 2015 2015 Citations: 4
Fenomena Whistleblower dan Pemberantasan Korupsi AZ Arifin Kompas , 2005 2005 Citations: 4
Ashabiyah Theory Of Ibn Khaldun: An Alternative Perspective For Studying The Indonesian Muslim Society UIA Luhtitianti, AZ Arifin Al-A'raf: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam dan Filsafat 17 (2), 235-254 , 2020 2020 Citations: 3
Sacralizing the tomb and spring of Bagusan in the development of religious tourism village AZ Arifin MIMBAR: Jurnal Sosial dan Pembangunan 34 (2), 274-282 , 2018 2018 Citations: 3
MEMIKIRKAN KEMBALI PERSPEKTIF SOSIOLOGIS: Upaya Peningkatan Mutu Kualitas Artikel di Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif Y Suryana, AZ Arifin Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif 13 (1), 129-141 , 2018 2018 Citations: 3
The role of religious festivals for developing inter-religious dialogue AZ Arifin Universitas Gadjah Mada , 2003 2003 Citations: 3
Identity Politics of the Muslim Minority in Pagayaman Village (Strategies on Maintaining Harmonious Life in Bali) AZ Arifin Annual International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (AICOSH … , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Mengajar Difabel di Kampus Inklusif: Pengalaman UIN Sunan Kalijaga SR Zulaikha, N Saadah, N Hak, AZ Arifin, B Setyo, MI Haq, BMA Kusuma, ... PLD Press , 2020 2020 Citations: 2
