Akar-akar transnasionalisme Islam Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI)

This paper tries to trace and analyzethe roots of “Islamic transnationalism” or“transnational Islam” in Indonesia through the lens of the three theoretical frameworks thatI borrowed from Mandaville as follows: (1) travelling theory; (2) hibridity theory, and; (3)diasphora theor y.1 The paper focuses its analysis on an Islamic movement who car ries theideology of “Islamic transnationalism” (khila>fah Isla>miyah), namely Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia(HTI). Before delving into the details of HTI’s ideological roots of transnational Islam,however, a conceptual definition of “transnational Islam” will be elucidated in advance.