Living Qur’an Practices in Urban Muslim Communities and Their Social Meanings in Contemporary Religious Life

Muhammad Irfan Hakim; Laila Nur Zahra; Hasan Basri Maulana

doi:10.62731/rgjirs.v1i1.22

Authors

Muhammad Irfan Hakim Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta Author
Laila Nur Zahra Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Author
Hasan Basri Maulana Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62731/rgjirs.v1i1.22

Keywords:

Living Qur’an, Urban Muslim Communities, Lived Religion, Qur’anic Practices, Religious Meaning

Abstract

This study aims to explore Living Qur’an practices in urban Muslim communities and interpret their social meanings in contemporary religious life. The study focuses on how urban Muslims experience, maintain, and give meaning to Qur’anic practices amid work pressure, academic demands, social mobility, and digital religious interaction. This research used a qualitative approach with an ethnographic case study design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, participatory observation, and documentation involving 20 to 25 active members, organizers, Qur’anic mentors, and participants from urban Muslim communities in Jakarta and Yogyakarta. The data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings reveal four main themes: Qur’anic routines as spiritual anchoring, community as a space of religious belonging and social support, digital media as a bridge for hybrid Qur’anic engagement, and the negotiation of religious authority in urban religious life. These findings show that the Qur’an is not only read as a sacred text but also lived as a source of emotional resilience, moral discipline, social identity, and collective meaning. The study contributes to Living Qur’an scholarship by integrating lived religion, urban religiosity, and social meaning construction. Practically, the findings suggest the need for contextual, inclusive, and digitally adaptive Qur’anic programs for urban Muslim communities.

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