Aswaja World

Aswaja conceptual understanding, in essence, very simple. However, the interpretation of many classes and groups of diverse interpretations tend out contrast. Background and interests of the interpreter or reader is what causing the conceptual simplicity of understanding Aswaja become increasingly complex.  Aswaja is...

"Go back to the Qur'an and Hadith!" This was an important and widespread slogan voiced by the modernist Muslims in Indonesia, especially in Java and West Sumatera, at the beginning of the twentieth century. Their strong appeal to Go back to the Qur'an...

NU was born in the atmosphere and the culture of pesantren where the doctrine of traditional Islam has been deeply rooted in preserved. The role of K.H. Abdul Wahab Hasbullah (the leader of the Pesantren of Tambakberas, Jombang, East Java) and K.H. Hasyim...

The name “Nahdlatul Ulama” was consciously chosen by the founding fathers of this organization. They chose the name “Nahdlatul Ulama” and not, for example, Nahdlatul Muslimin (Renaissance of Muslims) or Nahdlatul Ummah (Renaissance of the Islamic Community) in order to show how important...