Presiden Non-Muslim dalam Komunitas Masyarakat Muslim
Abstract: This paper examines
the notion of state and leadership according to the contemporary Islamic
thought. To be more precise, the paper asks whether it is possible for a
non-Muslim to be the president of the majority Muslim country. To answer this,
the paper will dwell into the problem of citizenship both in classical and modern
Islamic thought by taking into account the political and social situation that
shapes this thought. The paper maintains that many Muslims—both in the past and
at the present—fail to offer a proper discourse on statehood and leadership in
Islamic perspective. The mainstream discourse on this issue—the paper argues—is
that which keeps in a good balance the notion of religiosity and citizenship.
The rightwing Muslims will provide a textual understanding of the problem,
while the left-wing will otherwise offer a secular interpretation of it. This
paper will try to keep the two in a balance, and present a fair understanding
of what the Qur'an and the Sunnah say about the problem at hand.
Keywords: Non-Muslim
leadership; Muslim state; citizen rights; political ijtihad
Penulis: Mary Silvita
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd120003
