JOURNAL OF QUR'ᾹN AND HADῙTH STUDIES Vol. 7 No. 1, January – June 2018 (61- 82) http://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/journal-of-quran-and-hadith ISSN: 2089-3434, E-ISSN : 2252-7060 Nahdhatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah's Responses to the Religious Blasphemy in the Case of Non-Muslim Leader in Indonesia Saadatul Jannah Pascasarjana UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta saadaheljannah1@gmail.com Abstract: This study aims to examine how the ideological preferences of Islamic organizations such as Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah (MU) affect the understanding of the Quran. Using a descriptive analytic method, the author discusses how NU and MU respond to cases of blasphemy on the leadership of religion Indonesian non-Muslims. This article finds that understanding the Quranic text goes hand in hand with the understanding of the ideology of each organization. The performative function of the Quran will also work as it should depend on the understanding that has been established within an organization. Keywords: Nahdhatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, Auliyā' in al-Mā’idah:51, Non-Muslim Leadership Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji bagaimana preferensi ideologi lembaga organisasi Islam seperti Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) dan Muhammadiyah (MU) berpengaruh pada pemahaman teks Alquran serta pembuatan kebijakan. Dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif analititik, penulis mendiskusikan bagaimana NU dan MU merespon tentang kasus penistaan agama dan kepemimpinan non-Muslim Indonesia. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa pemahaman teks Alquran berjalan seirama dengan pemahaman ideologi setiap organisasi serta fungsi performatif Alquran juga akan berjalan sebagaimana mestinya tergantung pada pemahaman yang sudah established di dalam sebuah organisasi. Kata kunci: Nahdhatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, Auliyā’ dalam al-Mā‟idah: 51, kepemimpinan Non-Muslim Introduction The present paper aims to examine how ideological understanding affected to the text understanding and impacted for making a policy. The issue of ideological subjectivity has been repeatedly discussed by Modernist Muslim Scholars such as Nasr