Tinjauan Kompatibilitas Konsep Moderasi Beragama Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia Dengan Wasathiyatul Islam

The Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia compiled the concept of Religious Moderation based on the teachings of various official religions in Indonesia, so that Religious Moderation deserves to be called the middle ideal concept of religion and is expected to overcome extremism and radicalism in the name of religion. The term moderation used by the Ministry of Religion has historically originated from secular (non-religious) culture incorporated into the thinking of Indonesians whose majority of the population has known the term middle with wasathiyah in Islam. This is the importance problem to re-examining whether the concept of Religious Moderation compatible with the concept of wasathiyah in Islam? How is the concept of Religious Moderation of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia viewed from the concept of wasatiyah in Islam?  The research method used is library research with a critical analysis approach. The results of this study include: first, moderation is not the same as wasatiyah; secondly, Religious Moderation when placing itself as a counterradicalism in the view of Islamic wasatiyah has been at another extreme with the dominance of Western thought

الصلاح الديني والسلوك الاجتماعي في المجتمع الإندونيسي؛ ظاهرة الانفصام ومنهج للتقريب

This article aims to observe the phenomenon of individual piety in religion in Indonesia Indonesian society, which according to research results, has grown significantly over time, and it affects their social and political behavior, which he says there is no relation between the two. This study uses a descriptive analysis approach, with the conclusion: that individual piety in religion has a major influence on the formation of social goodness and politics, and vice versa. What is said that the growth of the phenomenon of piety individuals in religion does not affect the progress of Islamist-oriented parties Nationalists in getting the vote of voters is not right, because most of the voters for Nationalist Islamist oriented parties they are religious. It means, that the progress of the parties requires more effort in expanding the circle individual piety in religion, on the one hand, and presenting different approaches good humanity to attract voices from non-religious circles on the other side

PANDANGAN SYI’AH TENTANG SAHABAT NABI SAW

The following article tries to describe the Twelve Imams’s view about the Prophet’s Companions, quoted from their trusted views. The discussion begins by describing the views of the Companions of Ahlus Sunnah scholar, followed by a view of classic and contemporary Shi’ah Scholar, and ended by a critical analize on Shi’ah sholars’ arguments. This paper is raised as the important position of the Companions in scholarly Ahlus Sunna, because they are the main connectors between the Prophet Muhammad (PBU) with his ummah. In addition, this paper is an answer for the rejection or denial of Shi’ah to the Companions’ narrations. The study results of this paper showed that a majority of the Shi’ah scholars, both classical and contemporary, have a negative view towards Companions. This negative view is the implication of the extreme concept of Imamat, which not based on strong arguments from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and ijma ‘ulama; thus making it weak

Nilai Egaliter pada Novel Syeikh Siti Jenar Karya Agus Sunyoto

Kasus kurangnya kesejahteraan, banyak disebabkan oleh tindak diskriminasi di kalangan masyarakat. Karena itu, melajunya suatu interaksi  perlu diatur guna menempatkan seluruh posisi dan porsi masyarakat secara sesuai sehingga tercipta keadilan secara tepat. Pembahasan ini tidak dapat terlepas dari peran agama sebagai pedoman dan negara sebagai tempat seluruh interaksi terjadi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui peran agama yang diterapkan oleh Abdul Jalil atau Syeikh Siti Jenar pada pembaharuan Dukuh Lemah Abang yang dimaksudkan untuk membangkitkan keterpurukan dan diskriminasi masyarakat di lingkup kerajaan sehingga dapat kembali kepada ajaran Tauhid. Dan selanjtnya ajaran Tauhid ini menjadi dasar dari kehidupan social dan politik masyarakat. Penelitian dengan jenis Library Reasearch ini menggunakan pendekatan hermeneutika Paul Recoeur sebagai metode pembacaan karya sastra. Sebagai hasil penelitian ini, Pertama, menemukan nilai-nilai egaliter pada lingkung social dan politik pada pembaharuan Lemah Abang dari cerita novel Syeikh Siti Jenar. Kedua, menjadikan masyarakat dapat mendasarkan tindakan daam berinteraksi sesuai dengan ajaran Tauhi

Konsep Historis Al-Qur’an dalam Pandangan John Wansbrough: Sebuah Tinjauan worldview Islam

The Historical Concept of the Qur'an in the View of John Wansbrough: An Overview of the Islamic Worldview In the book of Qur'anic Studies: Sources and Methods of Scriptural Interpretation, John Wansbrough gives a very sharp critique of the Qur'an. He argues, the Qur'an originates from the Judeo-Christian tradition and the intervention of the Prophet Muhammad on the contents of the Qur'an. Furthermore, it is understood in the view of the life of Muslims that the Qur'an is a holy book sourced from God without any human intervention. For this reason, This paper aims to provide a critical note on John Wansbrough's thoughts on the Qur'an with an overview of the Islamic worldview. This study is a literature study, tracing the works of John Wansbrough both from primary and secondary sources. The results of this study show the evidence: first of all, John Wansbrough's thought is not appropriate for studying and criticizing Qur'an, because he used the methods of historical criticism and literary criticism. Second, both methods have the same result, namely the questionable authenticity of the Qur'an, as in Jewish and Christian scriptures. Third, Wansbrough's fallacy is based on a wrong perspective on key concepts in Islam, i.e, the concepts of God, Prophethood, and Revelation in Islam