Salafi Puritanism in Indonesia

Salafis are known for their puritanical attitudes and thoughts. They strongly desire to purify Islamic teachings by inviting people to avoid shirk, heresy, and superstition. This makes them trapped in these stigmas, thus making them often come into conflict with groups that are opposite to them. Especially when this Salafi understanding came to Indonesia, when they began to spread his puritanical teachings, they were immediately rejected. This study aims to understand the theological instructions adopted by Salafi figures both abroad and domestically. This type of research is qualitative by using secondary data sources and using the Geisteswissenschaften analysis technique developed by Wilhelm Dilthey, which is often used to analyze religious texts of puritan groups using an interpretative approach. In addition, we also conducted observations using non-participatory methods in communities that claim to be Salafi. This study states that Salafis's theology is very rigid and tends only to understand the text according to personal interpretation. This study also finds that people do not really understand the teachings of Salafis as a whole but only take refuge behind the name of Salafis. This research encourages the Ministry of Religion and MUI to be more active in maintaining unity in Islam, although there are some differences of opinion. And also encourage the public to enrich Islamic literature more to be more tolerant in understanding differences

The Political Identity of Islam in Indonesia

This study focuses on the phenomenon of Islamic identity politics. This phenomenon is common in Indonesia because Indonesia is Muslim in that it has the largest population. The purpose of this study is to explain how Islamic identity politics is widespread in Indonesia's political struggle over majority elections. The method used is a qualitative research method or a literature search. Studies show that Islamic identity politics has historically arisen from multiple groups competing to emphasize their existence. The feeling that Indonesia is dominated by Islam, which highlights the intersection of nationalism and religious groups, is fundamentally different from the concept of the state where Pancasila is the supremacy of the state, and thinks that religion is set aside. And that is the issue of identity politics. Another insight explains that the political elite approaches religious figures before the campaign to gain a majority vote to gain power. From this we can conclude that Islam's political identity will continue to be encountered by the general public, either on a daily basis or with some dynamics. The recommendations of this study are that every human being should have a unique identity, which should be a cohesive element, which is in the interests of the political elite to make propaganda and election interests. It means that it should only be used