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In Indonesia's urban hijrah communities, everyday halal consumption is primarily governed by social networks of trust and community-based religious authority rather than formal state certification. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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Investigate how halal consumption is understood and practiced in urban hijrah communities, focusing on the interplay between state regulation, social trust, and religious authority.

September 8, 2026Asian Anthropology

Trusting halal: social networks and religious authority in Indonesia’s hijrah communities

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ZLZeni LutfiyahSebelas Maret University

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Qualitative study uncovers reliance on community trust over state certification in hijrah communities, indicating that religious authority is embedded in social networks rather than state law.

Key Points

Investigate how halal consumption is understood and practiced in urban hijrah communities, focusing on the interplay between state regulation, social trust, and religious authority.
Conducted qualitative ethnographic fieldwork among urban hijrah communities in Solo, Indonesia.
Evaluated everyday consumer decisions against the statutory framework of the Halal Product Assurance Law (UUJPH).
Consumers guide their decisions through trust-based assessments known as halal company, relying on shared religious identity and perceived personal piety.
State halal certification serves predominantly as a symbolic background rather than an actionable guide for daily consumer purchases.
Informal religious figures operate as primary arbiters of halal status, regularly outweighing formal government legal standards.

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Zeni Lutfiyah (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd82f58e84d0ff5b4780b https://doi.org/10.1080/1683478x.2026.2721121

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September 8, 2026Asian Anthropology

Trusting halal: social networks and religious authority in Indonesia’s hijrah communities

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Authors

ZLZeni LutfiyahSebelas Maret University

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Implication

Qualitative study uncovers reliance on community trust over state certification in hijrah communities, indicating that religious authority is embedded in social networks rather than state law.

Key Points

Investigate how halal consumption is understood and practiced in urban hijrah communities, focusing on the interplay between state regulation, social trust, and religious authority.
Conducted qualitative ethnographic fieldwork among urban hijrah communities in Solo, Indonesia.
Evaluated everyday consumer decisions against the statutory framework of the Halal Product Assurance Law (UUJPH).
Consumers guide their decisions through trust-based assessments known as halal company, relying on shared religious identity and perceived personal piety.
State halal certification serves predominantly as a symbolic background rather than an actionable guide for daily consumer purchases.
Informal religious figures operate as primary arbiters of halal status, regularly outweighing formal government legal standards.

Cite This Study

Zeni Lutfiyah (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd82f58e84d0ff5b4780b https://doi.org/10.1080/1683478x.2026.2721121

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