The Integration of Scientific Knowledge in the Practice of Ijtihad in Contemporary Islamic Law: Case Study of State Islamic Religious Universities in North Sumatra and Aceh
The Integration of Scientific Knowledge in the Practice of Ijtihad in Contemporary Islamic Law: Case Study of State Islamic Religious Universities in North Sumatra and Aceh
Hafsah
Muhibbussabry
Sukiati
 
Abstract: This article examines the integration of knowledge in the practice of ijtihad in contemporary Islamic law at State Islamic Religious Universities in North Sumatra and Aceh. Based on the analysis of integration of science in contemporary Islamic law research by students in Indonesian universities, this article formulates a design of integration of science as a trend in the method of ijtihad in contemporary Islamic law. The qualitative research in this article is based on data from 40 theses submitted to the Postgraduate Programmes at the North Sumatra State Islamic University, Medan, al-Raniry State Islamic University, Banda Aceh, and Syahada State Islamic University, Padang Sidimpuan. Research data was obtained by interviewing the theses supervisors and observing and analysing the theses contents. The results of this research show that the theses written by postgraduate students in the last three years have integrated science in the process of ijtihad but were conducted at the interdisciplinary level of connecting the concepts of science with Islamic law. The formulation model for science integration used in writing a thesis is vertical and horizontal integration, not yet moral and actual integration. The solution to implementing science integration in thesis writing is the need for collaboration in thesis research writing between students and lecturers and a government policy regarding guidelines for writing theses based on science integration, which refers to guidebooks published by Islamic Religious Universities.

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