Islam Nusantara as Moderatand Tolerant Islam: a Literature Research
Abstract: Some questions are
raised by foreign researchers and observers about Islam of Indonesia. After
literature survey was done, it’s concluded that format of the Indonesian Islam
is moderate and tolerate one. This is viewed in its characteristic doesn’t
support the method of coercion, eviction, and destruction of the religious tradition
existing before Islam came to Indonesia in developing it in archipelago, before
it changes to Indonesia. The accommodative characteristic of the Islam developed
by the clergy (religious figure) such as walisongo in Java Island, the
religious figure (muballigh) from the Middle East in Indonesia and also the
muballigh after walisongo coming from Muhammadiyah and NU. Islam never
discredited another religion even though it’s different. So, the culture
developed is the moderate andtolerate culture even though it aims to do renewal
about which one is not suitablewith Islam. The literature done in this writing has
shown the characteristic of theIndonesian Islam which is known also with the
term Islam of archipelago (IslamNusantara).
Author: Zuly Qodir
Journal Code: jppendidikangg160026
