Abstract
The spreading of Islam is one of the dynamic aspects of America. Islam has been brought to America by various people from different ethnicities, nationalities, and community backgrounds. This makes Islam in America appears in so many faces. One of the big moments of the history of Islam in America is the immigrant wave from Middle East which created new domination amongst American Muslims. This paper discusses one of the prominent figures from that era whose influences are big enough at that time and can still be seen today in America: Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. The researcher used a library study in writing this paper by using writings of al-Faruqi as primary data sources and other researchers’ writings as secondary data sources. This research concluded that there was some sort of dynamics of influence between al-Faruqi and America. It means that on one hand, al-Faruqi influenced Islam in America, but on the other hand, American social-cultural conditions also influenced al-Faruqi at some level.
Bahasa Abstract
Penyebaran Islam adalah salah satu aspek dinamis Amerika. Islam telah dibawa ke Amerika oleh berbagai orang dari berbagai latar belakang suku, bangsa, dan kelompok masyarakat. Hal ini membuat Islam di Amerika muncul dalam banyak wajah. Salah satu momen besar sejarah Islam di Amerika adalah gelombang imigran dari Timur Tengah yang menciptakan dominasi baru di kalangan Muslim Amerika. Tulisan ini membahas salah satu tokoh terkemuka pada periode tersebut yang pengaruhnya cukup besar di Amerika baik pada masa itu maupun hingga saat ini: Ismail Raji al-Faruqi. Peneliti menggunakan studi kepustakaan dalam penulisan makalah ini dengan menggunakan tulisan-tulisan al-Faruqi sebagai sumber data primer dan tulisan dari peneliti lain sebagai sumber data sekunder. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa ada semacam dinamika pengaruh antara al-Faruqi dan Amerika. Artinya di satu sisi al-Faruqi mempengaruhi Islam di Amerika, namun di sisi lain kondisi sosial budaya Amerika juga mempengaruhi al-Faruqi pada tingkat tertentu.
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Recommended Citation
Quds, Haris Sibghatullah Fil and Fuad, Muhammad
(2022)
"The Influence of Ismail Al-Faruqi to Islam in America,"
Journal of Strategic and Global Studies: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.7454/jsgs.v5i1.1089
Available at:
https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/jsgs/vol5/iss1/3