Living Turāth in the Decolonial Turn: Discursive Reconfiguration of Islamic Legal Knowledge in Contemporary Indonesia

This article examines the contemporary reconfiguration of Islamic legal knowledge in Indonesia as a form of decolonial engagement with turāth (the discursive tradition of Islamic knowledge), conceptualized as a living discursive tradition. Employing qualitative discourse analysis of five leading Indonesian academic journals specializing in Islamic law, the research treats these publications as arenas of epistemic contestation, negotiation, and renewal. Through analysis of argumentative patterns, thematic orientations, and methodological approaches, the study elucidates how the journals articulate their engagement with classical jurisprudence while resisting both rigid textualism and uncritical secularization. The findings reveal a pronounced shift toward interpreting turāth as a dynamic and dialogical tradition capable of addressing contemporary issues, including human rights, gender justice, legal pluralism, and constitutional governance. The article contributes to the expanding field of decolonial Islamic epistemology by demonstrating how knowledge production in the Global South can disrupt hegemonic binaries between tradition and modernity.