AN ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC LIBERALISM FOUND IN MICHAEL MUHAMMAD KINGHT’S NOVEL :THE TAQWACORES
A THESIS BY
RYAN SYAHPUTRA REG. NO. 100705109
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
AN ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC LIBERALISM FOUND IN MICHAEL MUHAMMAD KINGHT’S NOVEL :THE TAQWACORES
A THESIS
BY
RYAN SYAHPUTRA REG. NO. 100705109
SUPERVISOR CO. SUPERVISOR
Dr. Siti Norma Nasution, M. Hum Drs. SiamirMarulafau, M. Hum NIP. 19570720 198303 2 001 NIP. 19580517 198503 1 003
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatra Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of SarjanaSastra from Department of
English
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FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The SarjanaSastra Examination.
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Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of SarjanaSastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
Alhamdulillah, all the praises be to Allah SWT, God Almighty, Shalawat is sent to the
noble Prophet, Muhammad SAW.
First of all, I would like to thank to Allah SWT, God of the universe, for all the blessings
and the rahmah so I can complete my thesis. Every obstacle I faced is the guidance to make me
stronger and more grateful.
My special gratitude are given to my parents, my brother, and my grandmother who
always support me in all aspects to finished my gratitude.
And I would like to thank to all friends and people I met, Saut, Misnok, Frenky, Lintong,
Ical Hajoram, Eri Gendut, Bang Alpin, Bang Jarot, Bang Am, Dedad, Ibet, Ibet’s Laptop,
Benhard, Yasir Keju Naibaho, Moti, Habil, Munardi, Erik, Ical AlahBoy, Aldy Kibo, Hendrik,
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IMSI, Mastur and others friend that I can’t mention one by one. Thanks for being peace and
awesome.
Finally, I realize this thesis is still far from being perfect and I welcome constructive
criticism and suggestion.
The Writer
ABSTRACT
The title of this thesis isAn Analysis of Islamic Liberalism Found in Michael Muhammad
Knight's Novel: The Taqwacores. In this thesis, the writer tries to analyze the Islamic Liberalism
which reflected in the novel The Taqwacores written by Michael Muhammad Knight. The
analysis aims to explain the Liberal Ideology in Islam that makes man, especially Muslims
become more freely to lives in their religious beliefs that based on their own interpretation in this
novel.
In analyzing, the method that the writer used in this thesis is descriptive analysis method
that aims to describe the phenomenon of Islamic Liberalism in the novel The Taqwacores. It
contains depictions of interpretation then analyzed based on realdata in the novel.
ABSTRAK
Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Islamic Liberalism Found in Michael Muhammad
Knight's Novel : The Taqwacores. Di dalam skripsi ini, penulis mencoba untuk menganalisis
Liberalisme Islam yang terdapat dalam novel The Taqwacores yang ditulis oleh Michael Muhammad Knight. Analisis ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan tentang ideologi liberal dalam islam yang membuat manusia, khususnya muslim menjadi lebih bebas dalam menjalani kepercayaannya berdasarkan interpretasinya sendiri di dalam novel ini.
Dalam menganalisis, adapun metode yang digunakan penulis dalam skripsi ini adalah metode analisis deskriptif yang bertujuan menggambarkan fenomena Liberalisme Islam dari novel The Taqwacores. Penggambaran ini memuat interpretasi yang kemudian dianalisis berdasarkan data yang ada pada novel.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION v
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii ABSTRACT iix
ABSTRAK ix TABLE OF CONTENTS x CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the Study……….1
1.2. Problem of the Study………...6
1.3. Objective of the Study……….6
1.4. Scope of the Study………...6
1.5. Significance of the Study ...7
1.6. Method of the Study………....7
1.7. Review of Literature………8
CHAPTER II: THEORITICAL REVIEW 2.1. Literature……….10
2.2. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Elements………..12
2.2.1. Intrinsic Element: Characterization………..12
2.3. Postmodernism………15
2.4. Islamic Liberalism………...17
CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 3.1. Collecting Data...23
3.2. Selecting Data……….24
3.3. Analyzing Data………...24
3.4. Data and Source of Data……….25
CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS 4.1. Characteristics Of Islamic Liberalism In The Taqwacores…….28
4.1.1. Believing that truth is relative, open for interpretations and plural………..28
4.1.2. Believing in the freedom to practice religious beliefs………34
4.2. How the lives of the community with the ideology in The Taqwacores………..41
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion………47
5.2 Suggestion ………....50
