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xxvii glossary abangan (Jav) nominal Muslim ahl al-halli wa al-‘aqd (Ar) “those who loosen and bind”: an elite that takes decisions on behalf of the entire community (or organization) Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah (Ind) [ahl al-sunnah wa-l-jamàah (Ar)] “followers of the Prophet’s tradition and congregation”: the orthodox mainstream, to which all non-sectarian Muslims claim to belong aliran (Ind) (religious) movement aliran sesat (Ind) deviant sect amir (Ar) commander ansar (Ar) “helpers”: the men who joined Muhammad during the Medina period`aqidah (Ind/Ar) creed, belief bid`ah (Ind/Ar) “innovation”: beliefs and practices that cannot be shown to have been present at the time of the Prophet and his immediate successors bupati (Ind) regent, governor of a regency of kabupaten, the administrative unit below the level of the province xxviii Glossary cabang (Ind) branch (of an organization, at the regency level) dài (Ar) Islamic preacher, proselytizer dakwah (Ind), dàwa (Ar) preaching, proselytization darurah (Ar) emergency dewan (Ind,