Dhuhri, Saifuddin2019-09-252019-09-252016-08-172016http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/156154There have been considerable numbers of studies on radicalism and their relationships with the theology of Islamic groups. However, textual analysis of Ash‘ārīyah group such as “Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ah”, still lack serious attention from scholars. This article is an attempt to meet these needs, by analyzing critically the book by Sirajuddin Abbas, I`tiqad Ahlussunnah Wal-Jamaah. This book by Indonesian scholar is very highly regarded among the traditional Islamic movement in Aceh. In fact, this book has become a guide in finding a justification for acts of anarchy happened between modernist and traditional Islamic groups. Using a Fairlough critical analysis, this article will reveal how the book is used as a justification for anarchy, ideological means and collective identity formation. In addition, analysis of this book is verified by conducting interviews and searching for relationships between the texts of Ash‘ārīyah group to find out about the new insights and Sirajuddin Abbas’s role in the elucidation of the concept of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ah among Dayah community in Aceh.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderRadicalismTraditionalismWahhabismReinterpretationAhl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā‘ahReligious ethicsSpirituality and ethicsMethods of ethicsTheological ethicsPhilosophical ethicsCommunity ethicsEthnicity and ethicsJournal volume