Indonesian Schola's Reception on Arkoun's Thought

Abstract

The study has aims to note, identify, and explain the influence of Arkoun's writings on Indonesian Islamic scholars circles. One of Arqoun's controversial ideas is that the Qur'an needs to be read in a critical spirit and in a version which omits portions of it. Again, he says that things mentioned in the Qur'an are also to be found in Hebrew, Christian and other scriptures; hence, he promotes the concept of religious pluralism. Thefindings show that Indonesian scholars and Arkoun have interconnections and, to some extent, show the same concerns, such as taking into account the postmodern experience to explore issues of Islamic thought in general and Qur'anic studies in particular