Menguak Islam Eksklusif yang Toleran
Abstract: This paper speaks of
something unusual. Exlusive Islam has been commonly branded as untolerant,
while the inclusive Islam has been identified as tolerant. This paper tries to
prove the reverse that the exclusive Islam can be tolerant too. It addresses
first the problem of religion-based conflict in Indonesia arguing it is this
problem that provoked the birth of such liberal font of Islam called Jaringan
Islam Liberal (JIL). Born to propagate the polite Islam, the movement turned
out to be just another defect within the Muslim society. The fact is that,
majority of Muslims in the country are not happy with it. The reaction of
Muslims varied, and culminated in the issuance of the Indonesian Council of
Ulama (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/ MUI) that such notion as religious pluralism
that the movement is busy campaigning for is forbidden religiously. This paper
is an attempt to reconstruct the pluralistic discourse in a way that would not
iritate the conservative segment of Muslim society. It also tries to understand
why majority of Muslims in this country rejected the idea of religious
pluralism propounded by the liberals.
Keywords: Religious pluralism,
Islam, tauhid, exclusive Islam
Penulis: Ahmad Khoirul Fata
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd110082
