Wasathiyah Islam In Local Language Commentaries In Indonesia: An Analysis Of Readers’ Reception Of Sundanese, Javanese, And Malay
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Abstract
This article examines the concept of Islamic Wasathiyah from the perspective of readers of Sundanese, Javanese, and Malay local commentaries. The study employed a qualitative approach, engaging readers of Al-Ibriz in Pati, Central Java, Lanyepaneun in Ciamis, West Java, and Hamka's Tafsir al-Azhar. The study revealed distinct interpretations among these groups. Javanese readers understood Islamic Wasathiyah in al-Baqarah 143 as being in the middle of religious practices. For Sundanese readers, it carried the same ‘in the middle’ connotation but with a specific focus on social life, denoting neither stinginess nor extravagance. In the Malay interpretation of Tafsir al-Azhar, it denotes the position of ummatan wasaṭan, signifying a community dedicated to upholding the straight path. The study also identifies two primary indicators of Islamic Wasathiyah, i.e., balance and fairness. According to readers of al-Ibriz, balance is interpreted as wad'u syai fi mahallihi, placing something in its proper place, while readers of Lanyepaneun emphasize being fair to oneself and others. In terms of tolerance, readers of al-Ibriz perceive it as the absence of compulsion when embracing different religions, emphasizing that the choice of truth should not be a matter of dispute. Conversely, readers of Lanyepaneun have their own interpretation of tolerance. All these interpretations are shaped by the socio-cultural contexts of the commentary authors and their readers, providing a rich tapestry of perspectives on Islamic Wasathiyah. In sum, while the Javanese, Sundanese, and Malay interpretations of 'ummatan wasaṭan' share the overarching theme of moderation, each interpretation reflects the unique cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts in which it is situated. These interpretations demonstrate the Quran's adaptability to diverse cultural settings and its ability to convey universal principles through language and context-specific nuances.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.003 | 0.014 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.004 | 0.003 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.004 | 0.003 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.001 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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