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GIP’s position is not without reasoning.   volume and serial publications) on   dan Penyimpangan Gerakan Islam by   Still another publisher that belonging to
 Initially, it was established and closely   Islamic themes: theology, sharia,   Musthafa Mashhur, Menuju Jama’atul   category is Khairul Bayan. It is a small
 related to the translating of works written   private law, women, Islamic politics,   Muslimin, Telaah Sistem Jamaah dalam   scale publisher that started operations
 by the Middle Eastern scholars. As a   Islamic propagation (dakwah), and   Gerakan Islam by Sheikh Hussain bin   in 2002. It is considered close to Partai
 result, the books GIP publishes focus on   studies on Islamic movements.  It is   Muh bin Ali Jabir.  In addition, Pustaka   Bulan Bintang (PBB), a small Islamic-
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 harakah or Islamic movements. Several   one of the biggest Islamic publishers.   Al-Kautsar should also be included in   based party that inherited the ideology
 examples include Tujuan dan Sasaran   Most books GIP publishes are in   this category. It was founded about   of the Masyumi, a former Islamic party
 Jihad by Ali Bin Nafayyi’ al-Alyani (1992),   form of booklets of less than 100   16 years later, and up to now has   that represented the “modernist” group
 Ujian, Cobaan, Fitnah dalam Dakwah by   pages and they are often translations   published books like Aliran dan Paham   of Muslims and that was disbanded in
 M. Abd Qadir Abu Faris (1992), Tarbiyah   from Arabic works. 76  Sesat di Indonesia  and Bahaya   1960s.  Oriented to its motto “Sumber
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 Rasulullah by Najib Khalid Al-Ami (1994),   GIP’s success also generated other   Pemikiran Gus Dur: Menyakiti Hati   Pemikiran Islam” (the source of Islamic
 Dakwah Islam Dakwah Bijak by Said   publishing houses; particularly   Umat, both by Hartono Ahmad Jaiz.    thought), the books produced by this
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 bin Ali al-Qahthani (1995), Ikhwanul   those with a similar ideological   The third book, still related to Gus Dur   publisher support the implementation
 Muslimin : Konsep Gerakan Terpadu   framework of religious thinking,   and the NU, is Bila Kyai Dipertuhankan:   of the sharia. Among the books it
 by Dr. Ali Abdul Halim Mahmud (1997),   for instance, Robbani Press. Most   Membedah Sikap Beragama NU,   has published are Garis-Garis Besar
 Panduan Jihad: Untuk Aktifis Gerakan   founders of this publisher and   written by Hartono and Abduh Zulfidar   Syariat Islam by Mawardi Noor,
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 Islam by Dr. Hilmy Bakar Almascaty,   its administers are Indonesian   Akaha.  Another example is Hartono   Manajemen Strategis Perspektif Syariah
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 M.A (2001), Pergerakan Muslimah   Muslim scholars who have   Ahmad Jaiz’s Menangkal Bahaya JIL &   by Muhammad Ismail Yusanto and
 Menyongsong Era Baru by Amatullah   graduated from Middle Eastern   FLA (Fikih Lintas Agama). 81  Muhammad Karebet Widjajakusumo,
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 Shafiyyah & Astriana (2002), Jundullah:   universities or the ex-activists of   and Hukuman Bagi Konsumen Miras &
 Mengenal Intelektulitas dan Akhlak   campus propagation movements.   77.  Taken from Robbani Press’s official website ,   Narkoba by Fauzan Al-Anshari.  Khairul
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 Tentara Allah by Said Hawwa (2002),   Like GIP, Robbani Press also   http://www.robbanipress.co.id/ (accessed on July   Bayan also published Islamic novels and
          14, 2008).
 Prinsip-prinsip Pendidikan Rasulullah   publishes thematic books on   78.  Hartono Ahmad Jaiz, Aliran dan Paham Sesat   short stories.
 Saw by Prof. Dr. Alawi al Maliki (2002),   Islamic movements (harakah)   di Indonesia, (Jakarta: Pustaka Al-Kautsar, 2002).   In 2005, soon after the death of
 Kebangkitan Islam di Andalusia by   including: Menuju Kesatuan   This book saw at least seven reprints and sold   Nurcholish Madjid (Cak Nur), one of the
 Ahmad Mahmud Himayah, 2004, and   Fikrah Aktivis Islam, and Tarbiyah   more than 30 thousand copies.  main supporters of moderate Islamic
 Tarbiyah Jaadah by Muhammad ad-  Hasan Al Banna dalam Jamaah   79.  Hartono Ahmad Jaiz, Bahaya Pemikiran Gus
          Dur: Menyakiti Hati Umat, (Jakarta: Pustaka Al-
 Duaisy (1998).    Kautsar, 2000).               82.  Watson, “Islamic Books”, 201.
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 Ikhwanul Muslimin (both by Yusuf                83.  Mawardi Noor, Garis-Garis Besar Syariat
 Up to now, GIP has published thousands   al-Qaradhawi), 100 Pelajaran dari   80.  Hartono Ahmad Jaiz dan Abduh Zulfidar   Islam, (Jakarta: Khairul Bayan, 2002).
          Akaha, Bila Kyai Dipertuhankan: Membedah Sikap
 of titles of books (not including multi-  para pemimpin Ikhwanul Muslimin   Beragama NU, (Jakarta: Pustaka Al-Kautsar, 2001,   84.  Muhammad Ismail Yusanto dan Muhammad
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 by Muhammad Abu Hamid, Prinsip   4  reprint 2004).  Karebet Widjajakusumo, Manajemen Strategis
 74.  Taken from Gema Insani Press’s official   81.  Hartono Ahmad Jaiz, Menangkal Bahaya JIL   Perspektif Syariah, (Jakarta: Khairul Bayan, 2003).
 website http://www.gemainsani.co.id/ (accessed   75.  See, http://www.gemainsani.co.id   & FLA, (Jakarta: Pustaka Al-Kautsar, 2004), 7    85.  Fauzan Al-Anshari, Hukuman Bagi Konsumen
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 on July 14, 2008).  76.  Watson, “Islamic Books”, 194.  reprint.   Miras & Narkoba, (Jakarta: Khairul Bayan, 2002).

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