The Dynamic Facts of the MUI’S Fatwas

Erni Haryanti Kahfi, Muminatul Zanah, Saeful Anwar

2017

Abstract

This article is aimed at revealing the dynamic facts of fatwas issued by the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) as the fatwas often raise contestation. The article is based on a qualitative study with applied research is its design. It employs interview, questionnaire, and document analysis. The interview transcription and document collection are interpreted by using content analysis. The study also uses a Guidance Book and procedure of how deciding the MUI’s fatwas as complementary data. From data analysis, the findings show that MUI has produced various types of fatwas from 1975 to now. Fatwas are produced by the commission of Fatwa, but since the Reformation period the MUI has also built another special committee of fatwas: Council of National Islamic Law (DSN). The different types of fatwas and commissions clearly show that the issuing fatwas are not only based on religious reasoning, but also social, political, economic backgrounds. All those fatwas should ideally prove the existence of dynamic facts and provide learning on the ideal inter-relations between the MUI and Indonesian Muslim society as well as the MUI and the Governments.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kahfi E., Zanah M. and Anwar S. (2017). The Dynamic Facts of the MUI’S Fatwas.In 2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 1: ICSE, ISBN 978-989-758-316-2, pages 441-445. DOI: 10.5220/0007099804410445

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icse17,
author={Erni Haryanti Kahfi and Muminatul Zanah and Saeful Anwar},
title={The Dynamic Facts of the MUI’S Fatwas},
booktitle={2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 1: ICSE,},
year={2017},
pages={441-445},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007099804410445},
isbn={978-989-758-316-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 2nd International Conference on Sociology Education - Volume 1: ICSE,
TI - The Dynamic Facts of the MUI’S Fatwas
SN - 978-989-758-316-2
AU - Kahfi E.
AU - Zanah M.
AU - Anwar S.
PY - 2017
SP - 441
EP - 445
DO - 10.5220/0007099804410445