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Islam has never been clear in conceptualizing the size and limits of the state. Prophet Muhammad left Medina without any clarity about its form of government for the Muslims.

After reformation era, the beginning of democracy and freedom of expression, Indonesia witnessed the emergence of some anti-nationalism groups in public sphere. Therefore, the debate about the compatibility of Islam and nationalism is still relevant to be raised again.

Al Ghazali said that State and religion are twin brothers. Religion is the basis, while the state is the guardian. Does Al Ghazali support the idea of Islamic state?

Despite the accomodation of Islamic institutions in structural level, we must highlight the acceptance of Pancasila (literally means five principals in Sanskirt) as the ultimate state’s foundation of Indonesia. All five pillars in Pancasila represent the basic virtues of Religion.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin was speaking in Turkish Capital, Ankara, in a discussion urging for peace in Yemen. Speaking alongside Racep Tayyep Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani, Putin surprisingly quoted particular line from The Holy Quran.

Habibie run the presidential office for only 17 months. The shortest period ever in Indonesia history. But he played very crucial role in ushering democracy of Indonesia.

Learning Islam is, ironically, getting more “simple”: without dialogue, without reviews (muthala’ah) and critics, and of course absence of context in developing your understanding.

Muhammadiyah was founded by Ahmad Dahlan in 1912. He suggested that neglecting poor and orphans are the sin in social context, as told in the Quran at Surah Al-Ma’un.

The interpretation of Quran has been developing between textual and contextual approach. The author offers the middle path, balancing the two approaches.

This essay is aiming to show that research on manuscripts, both of form and content, is not only an essential adjunct to Qur’anic and Tafsir (exegesis) Studies but also its significant to Islamic Studies. Outlining the importance of studying the Qur’anic manuscripts; what we can learn; a piece of its history; and some ways in which one can benefit from research in this field in the future.