Fatwa and violence in Indonesia

Fatwa is often considered as a non-binding legal opinion. Some jurists use this caveat to reject any links between fatwa and violence. They argue that fatwa is one thing and violence is something else. This article is an attempt to disprove such a misleading argument by providing cases that took pla...

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Published in:The journal of religion & society
Main Author: Assyaukanie, Luthfi 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Creighton University 2009
In: The journal of religion & society
Further subjects:B Fatwas
B Indonesia; Religion
B Islam; Indonesia
B Majelis Ulama Indonesia
B Violence
B Jaringan Islam Liberal (Indonesia)
B Ahmadiyya
B Ulama
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Summary:Fatwa is often considered as a non-binding legal opinion. Some jurists use this caveat to reject any links between fatwa and violence. They argue that fatwa is one thing and violence is something else. This article is an attempt to disprove such a misleading argument by providing cases that took place in Indonesia. I argue that there is a strong connection between fatwa and intolerant actions.
ISSN:1522-5658
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10504/64439