Pemikiran Ahmad Syafii Maarif tentang Negara dan Syariat Islam di Indonesia
Abstract: The discourse of
Islamic state and the implementation of the sharia (Islamic law) has been an
endless issue to be discussed. This issue is still debatable for various
parties. In one sense, it is accepted and even supported. In other sense, it is
blasphemed and criticized. In the reality of global politics, the efforts to
establish Islamic state and the implementation of the sharia has been practiced
by many Islamic countries including Indonesia. This paper tries to explore
Ahmad Syafii Maarif ’s thought concerning the discourse of Islamic state and
the implementation of the sharia. Ahmad Syafii Maarif refuses the efforts to
establish Islamic state and the implementation of the sharia by
unconstitutional and undemocratic ways. He criticizes people promoting the
discourse. Besides theological and historical reasons, he argues that the
discourse will have no benefit. In his perspective, Islam is adequately
positioned as an ethical foundation of nation.
Penulis: Ahmad Asroni
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd110126
