Iskandar Zulkarnain And His Contribution To The Study Of Ahmadiyya In Indonesia

Abstract

This article portrays the contribution of Iskandar Zulkarnain as a researcher who has succeeded in paving the way for further research on Ahmadiyya in Indonesia. His book, Gerakan Ahmadiyah di Indonesia, is one of the most comprehensive works on Ahmadiyya's historicity. Later, this book has also become the primary reference for Ahmadiyya researchers in Indonesia since the issuance of the 3 Ministerial Decree (SKB 3 Menteri) in 2008 regarding Ahmadiyya. This study reveals that Iskandar objectively and holistically raised Ahmadiyya to the surface by presenting historical, doctrinal, organizational, contribution, and position as a theological school and a social movement in Islamic discourse in Indonesia. The discourse then became a map of the Ahmadiyya movement, which is often not seen in Indonesia's academic and intellectual constellations. His significant contribution opened the faucet for future researchers to look at Ahmadiyya from a more diverse approach, in the form of theological, social, political, and political economy approaches.