International Journal of Emerging Issues in Islamic Studies

Transformation of Suara Muhammadiyah: From Da’wah Media to Progressive Islamic Corporation

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Suara Muhammadiyah is the oldest Islamic media outlet in Indonesia, having transformed a da’wah (Islamic preaching) medium into a business entity based on the values of Islam Berkemajuan (Progressive Islam). The sustainability of this religious media requires adaptive strategies to navigate industrial changes, particularly in responding to digitalization challenges and financial sustainability. This study aims to analyze the transformation process of Suara Muhammadiyah (SM) from the perspective of business strategy and the integration of da’wah values into business management. This study employs a qualitative research method with a case study approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with Suara Muhammadiyah’s management, document analysis, and direct observations of its media operations and business units. A thematic analysis technique was used to identify transformation patterns, while data triangulation was applied to enhance the validity of the findings. The results indicate that the transformation of Suara Muhammadiyah is driven by digitalization, business diversification, and organizational restructuring. To ensure operational sustainability, the media has expanded its business units, including publishing, retail, and logistics. However, challenges remain, particularly in maintaining a balance between da’wah and commercialization and competing with digital-based media. This study is limited to a case study of Suara Muhammadiyah without comparisons to other religious media. Further research is needed to explore the effectiveness of business strategies employed by other Islamic media in addressing industry challenges. This study contributes to understanding religious media sustainability through an innovative Islamic economic approach.

Strategic Planning Model for Halal Tourism: Gravity Adventure Pangalengan Case Study

Silmi Millatina Wahdini — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Gravity Adventure is one of the pioneers in the nature adventure industry in South Bandung, especially in the field of rafting and other outdoor adventure activities. This study aims to analyze the planning, implementation, and evaluation strategies for realizing halal tourism at Gravity Adventure, a nature-based destination in Pangalengan, Bandung Regency. Using a qualitative descriptive method, data were collected through interviews, observations, and document studies. Findings reveal that although Gravity Adventure has not yet received formal halal certification, it has integrated key halal elements, such as prayer facilities and halal food offerings, based on local religious values. The strategic approach integrates SWOT analysis and a modified Business Model Canvas (BMC), both of which are adapted to align with Islamic principles. The study contributes a contextual framework for the sustainable development of halal tourism in nature-based community destinations, suggesting strategies such as digital promotion, stakeholder collaboration, and service innovation targeting Muslim travelers.

Ethical Leadership of Khulafaur Rasyidin: Modern Relevance and Values

Lubiana Yubawa — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This study examines the ethical values and moral responsibilities embedded in the leadership of Khulafaur Rasyidin and their relevance to the challenges of modern leadership. Employing a literature review method, the study focuses on classical Islamic sources such as the Qur'an, Hadith, and historical commentaries (sirah and tafsir) to extract core principles of Islamic leadership. The interpretive approach used is normative-ethical, analyzing the leadership practices of Abu Bakar, Umar, Utsman, and Ali through the lens of Islamic moral philosophy. Key leadership values identified include amanah (trustworthiness), ‘adl (justice), shura (consultation), and spiritual accountability to God and society. The findings reveal that their leadership reflects a model of transcendental ethics that integrates moral, spiritual, and administrative dimensions. This framework offers a valuable paradigm for addressing contemporary leadership crises marked by declining public trust and ethical deficits. The study concludes that integrating prophetic ethical principles into modern leadership and policy-making contexts can enhance moral governance and foster sustainable, people-centered leadership in both public and private sectors. Despite its non-empirical nature, the study makes a theoretical contribution to the discourse on ethical leadership grounded in Islamic tradition.

Linguistic Review on Journalistic Language in the News Heading on Indonesiaalyoum.com during January-June 2024

Dian Malinda, Akhmad Fadhillah Kartono, Haniah, Aswan — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Indonesiaalyoum.com is the first Indonesian news portal to provide news in Arabic to offer comprehensive information about Indonesia to the Arab and Islamic nations. However, there is no previous study on journalistic language on this website. This research is providing significant academic and practical contributions to Islamic studies. Academically, it deepens the knowledge of Arabic journalistic practices in Indonesia, discloses how Islamic and national issues are represented. Practically, it entails the roadmap of Muslim communicators in productizing ethical and effective headlines, translating news, offering editorial advice, fostering media literacy among Muslim readers. The study represents a notable advancement in Islamic social science as it addresses an issue of cross-cultural communication and media ethics through the lens of linguistic analysis of Arabic-language news headlines within the wider frameworks of intercultural communication and media ethics in Islamic contexts. Working in the area where Arab and Indonesian Muslim cultures meet, Indonesiaalyoum.com is not only a source of information but also a means of cross-cultural engagement in the global Muslim society. The method utilized in this study is descriptive research with error analysis technique using semantic and syntactic analysis. The process began with collecting data, which consisted of 25 articles from January to June 2024, making notes, and then analysing it using semantical and syntactical approaches. The results of the research can be concluded that the articles on Indonesia.com are based on two main sources: journalist correspondence and translations of other publications. The translated news source is particularly mentioned at the end of the articles, which are published until February 15, 2024. Afterwards, some subsequent publications simply implied it tacitly. This study also discovered errors in the use of journalistic language, such as spelling errors, mistranslation, and misinformation. In addition, the most common translation technique employed in these articles is the literal translation.

Carbon Pricing in Islamic Economics: A Normative Analysis of Carbon Tax and Emissions Trading Systems

Asni Mustika Rani, Eva Fauziah, Atih Rohaeti Dariah — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Climate change mitigation has encouraged the use of carbon pricing instruments, particularly carbon taxes and emissions trading systems (ETS). While these mechanisms are widely adopted for their economic efficiency, their ethical legitimacy remains contested in Muslim-majority contexts, where economic activities must conform to Islamic principles. This study examines the compatibility of carbon pricing instruments with Islamic economic jurisprudence, focusing on the ethical validity of ETS and carbon taxation. Using a qualitative normative-interpretive approach, the study analyzes Islamic legal sources, policy documents, and relevant literature, supported by expert consultation for analytical triangulation. The analysis is grounded in fiqh al-mu'amalah, Islamic fiscal ethics, maqasid al-shariah, and Sharia Enterprise Theory. Rather than measuring policy effectiveness empirically, the study evaluates carbon pricing based on transaction structure, ownership characteristics, and the presence of uncertainty or speculative elements. The findings indicate that emissions trading systems raise significant shariah concerns. Carbon allowances function as administrative permissions rather than tangible or usufruct-based assets, creating issues related to gharar and speculative trading. In contrast, carbon taxation shows stronger compatibility with Islamic fiscal principles when implemented transparently, proportionally, and with revenues allocated for public welfare and environmental protection. This study contributes by reframing, carbon pricing as an issue of ethical governance rather than technical efficiency. It concludes that carbon taxation, supported by maqasid al-shariah and Islamic fiscal principles, offers a more ethically defensible pathway for climate policy in Muslim-majority contexts.

P2SK Law and Islamic Banking SDI Development: A Sharia Economic Legal Perspective

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Law Number 4 of 2023 concerning the Development and Strengthening of the Financial Sector (P2SK) represents the Government’s commitment to strengthening the national financial system, including the development of human resources in the financial sector. However, the implementation of this mandate poses a specific challenge for Islamic banking, as its human resources (Sumber Daya Insani/SDI) are required not only to meet technical and professional standards, but also to embody Islamic values that underpin sharia-based financial operations. Existing regulations on SDI development in the financial sector tend to adopt a general and technocratic approach, leaving a regulatory gap in accommodating the distinctive characteristics of Islamic banking SDI. This research aims to examine how the P2SK Law and its related regulations govern SDI development in Islamic banking and to formulate an SDI development model that is normatively aligned with sharia principles while remaining compliant with the prevailing legal framework. Employing doctrinal legal research with a statutory approach, this study analyzes relevant laws and regulations, supported by Ibn Khaldun’s theory of human development and the perspective of political law of sharia economics. The findings propose an SDI development model for Islamic banking that integrates technical competence, professional integrity, and spiritual intelligence rooted in tawhid and akhlaq, and demonstrates its compliance with the P2SK Law and relevant OJK regulations. Theoretically, this research contributes to the integration of Islamic human resource concepts into legal scholarship, while providing a practical normative reference for regulators and Islamic banking institutions in formulating SDI development policies.