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Wahid Hasjim accepted society who came to the forefront of with a sociological basis in Tarbiyah. Rasulullah by Najib Khalid Al-Ami (1994), religious thinking, for instance, Robbani
the position of the Islamic discourses and debates in It was a group of Muslims who might Dakwah Islam Dakwah Bijak by Said Press. Most founders of this publisher
Vice Chairman of the Indonesia, like Nurcholish Madjid, be considered on belonging to the bin Ali al-Qahthani (1995), Ikhwanul and its administers are Indonesian
Masjumito assist his Kuntowijoyo, and Amien Rais—people scripturalists and fundamentalists. Muslimin : Konsep Gerakan Terpadu Muslim scholars who have graduated
father Kyai Hasjim whose fate had been fortunate under the This publisher was Gema Insani Press by Dr. Ali Abdul Halim Mahmud (1997), from Middle Eastern universities or
Asj’ari, who was the New Order government. The government (GIP), founded in Jakarta in 1986 by Panduan Jihad: Untuk Aktifis Gerakan the ex-activists of campus propagation
Chairman. urged and supported them to do their Umar Basharahil. Under the motto Islam by Dr. Hilmy Bakar Almascaty, movements. Like GIP, Robbani Press
Source: National Archive doctoral studies abroad. In fact, they “Penerbit Buku Andalan” (Publisher of M.A (2001), Pergerakan Muslimah also publishes thematic books on
of the Republic of preferred Western universities to those of Reliable Books), GIP mostly publishes Menyongsong Era Baru by Amatullah Islamic movements (harakah) including:
Indonesia. the Middle East. Mizan issued a series of translations of books written in the Middle Shafiyyah & Astriana (2002), Jundullah: Menuju Kesatuan Fikrah Aktivis Islam,
publications named ‘Seri Cendekiawan East on various Islamic themes such Mengenal Intelektulitas dan Akhlak and Tarbiyah Hasan Al Banna dalam
Muslim’, (‘Muslim Intellectuals Series’), as Quranic commentaries, hadith, the Tentara Allah by Said Hawwa (2002), Jamaah Ikhwanul Muslimin (both by
which aimed at providing a platform for history of the Prophet, Islamic theology, Prinsip-prinsip Pendidikan Rasulullah Yusuf al-Qaradhawi), 100 Pelajaran
newly growing ideas. 71 Islamic law and rituals, home and family, Saw by Prof. Dr. Alawi al Maliki (2002), dari para pemimpin Ikhwanul Muslimin
and Islamic politics. These book were Kebangkitan Islam di Andalusia by by Muhammad Abu Hamid, Prinsip
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Mizan’s success generated other mainly the works of Ikhwanul Muslimin dan Penyimpangan Gerakan Islam by
publishers that adhered to similar ways members and supporters like Sayyid Ahmad Mahmud Himayah, 2004, and Musthafa Mashhur, Menuju Jama’atul
of Islamic thinking, but they did not lasted Qutb, Muhammad Qutb, and Muhammad Tarbiyah Jaadah by Muhammad ad-
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long. One of the most important was al-Ghazali. In other words, GIP adopted Duaisy (1998). Muslimin, Telaah Sistem Jamaah dalam
Paramadina, the publishing section of a position at the opposite side of liberal Up to now, GIP has published thousands Gerakan Islam by Sheikh Hussain bin
Muh bin Ali Jabir. In addition, Pustaka
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the Paramadina Foundation. Paramadina Islamic thinking and practices and it of titles of books (not including multi- Al-Kautsar should also be included in
stood under the leadership of Nurcholish supports literal and puritan Islamic volume and serial publications) on this category. It was founded about 16
Madjid and, as might have been teachings. 73 Islamic themes: theology, sharia, private years later, and up to now has published
assumed, Paramadina published most of law, women, Islamic politics, Islamic books like Aliran dan Paham Sesat
Nurcholish Madjid’s works next to those GIP’s position is not without reasoning. propagation (dakwah), and studies on di Indonesia and Bahaya Pemikiran
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by other scholars like Syafii Anwar on Initially, it was established and closely Islamic movements. It is one of the Gus Dur: Menyakiti Hati Umat, both by
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new ways of Muslim intellectual thinking related to the translating of works written biggest Islamic publishers. Most books Hartono Ahmad Jaiz. The third book,
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and those of Bahtiar Effendi on the by the Middle Eastern scholars. As a GIP publishes are in form of booklets of still related to Gus Dur and the NU, is
relational patterns of Islam and the state result, the books GIP publishes focus on less than 100 pages and they are often Bila Kyai Dipertuhankan: Membedah
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examples include Tujuan dan Sasaran Sikap Beragama NU, written by Hartono
While Mizan continued its progress Jihad by Ali Bin Nafayyi’ al-Alyani (1992), GIP’s success also generated other and Abduh Zulfidar Akaha. Another
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as a published of moderate books Ujian, Cobaan, Fitnah dalam Dakwah by publishing houses; particularly those example is Hartono Ahmad Jaiz’s
on Islam, another publisher came up M. Abd Qadir Abu Faris (1992), Tarbiyah with a similar ideological framework of Menangkal Bahaya JIL & FLA (Fikih

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