eprintid: 58123
rev_number: 13
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datestamp: 2023-04-26 06:27:35
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contact_email: muchti.nurhidaya@uin-suka.ac.id
creators_name: Al Makin, -
title: “Deviant” Qur’anic Interpretation in Indonesia:
Reading Lia Eden’s Defense of the Claim
to Prophethood
ispublished: pub
subjects: 2x1.3
divisions: a-buku
full_text_status: public
keywords: Lia Eden; fatwa; MUI
abstract: This chapter explores commentaries on the Qur’ān by Lia Aminuddin,
(b. 1947), known as Lia Eden. In 2000 Eden founded a religious group called
the Salamullah, known as the Eden community. She declared herself a mahdī
(Islam’s awaited messiah) who can save Indonesia, and a prophet who warns
the people.1 Her claim to prophethood and the announcement of the new
religion has led to public debates and controversy. The MUI (Council of Indonesian
Ulama) issued a fatwā condemning her and branding her teachings
as “deviant” (sesat). She responded that the MUI was attempting to dominate
the truth and to promote its own political interest. In this chapter I focus on
Lia Eden’s use of qur’anic verses to reinforce the legitimacy of her claim
to prophethood. After presenting a short biography of Lia and her spiritual
journey, I will turn to her Qur’ān commentary.
date: 2019
date_type: published
publisher: Lockwood Press
place_of_pub: Atlanta, Georgia
pagerange: 249-260
pages: 11
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 978-1-948488-18-1
book_title: New Trends in Qurʾanic Studies: International Qurʾanic Studies Association Studies in the Qurʾān
citation:   Al Makin, -  (2019) “Deviant” Qur’anic Interpretation in Indonesia: Reading Lia Eden’s Defense of the Claim to Prophethood.   In:  New Trends in Qurʾanic Studies: International Qurʾanic Studies Association Studies in the Qurʾān.   Lockwood Press, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 249-260.  ISBN 978-1-948488-18-1     
document_url: https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/58123/1/devian.pdf