The Making of Contemporary Hijrah: Ḥadīth, Digital Culture, and Millennial Muslim Religiosity in Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia

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Ali Sati
Fauzi Rizal
Muhammad Amin
Muhammad Ridwan

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Contemporary hijrah among millennial Muslims has increas­ingly moved beyond the classical notion of migration to become a form of religious self-transformation shaped by identity, lifestyle, and digital culture. This study examines how the meaning of hijrah articu­lated in ḥadīth is interpreted, negotiated, and transformed in the reli­gious practices of millennial Muslims in Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia. Combining the ma‘ānī al-ḥadīth approach with Derrida’s deconstruc­tive framework, the study draws on ḥadīths on hijrah, semi-structured interviews with five purposively selected informants, and participatory observation in offline and digital hijrah spaces. The findings show that contemporary hijrah does not simply reproduce the normative mean­ings embedded in ḥadīth. Rather, its meanings are reconfigured through spiritual aspiration, social affiliation, digital religious expres­sion, symbolic consumption, and the construction of Muslim identity. Deconstructive analysis further reveals that the boundary between substantive spirituality and performative religiosity is neither fixed nor mutually exclusive; symbolic practices may coexist with, or become pathways toward, deeper religious commitment. The study demon­strates that contemporary hijrah is best understood as a negotiated re­ligious practice situated at the intersection of ḥadīth authority, digital culture, and millennial Muslim religiosity.

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Sati, Ali, Fauzi Rizal, Muhammad Amin, and Muhammad Ridwan. “The Making of Contemporary Hijrah: Ḥadīth, Digital Culture, and Millennial Muslim Religiosity in Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia”. Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman 21, no. 1 (September 1, 2026): 1-30. Accessed October 17, 2026. https://islamica.uinsa.ac.id/index.php/islamica/article/view/1277.
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