Kaffah Islam in the Context of Indonesia, Between Fundamental and Moderate Islam

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10.2991/assehr.k.201113.060How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Interpretation, kaffah Islam, fundamental Islam, moderate Islam

Abstract

Different interpretation of kaffah (comprehensive) Islam in the Qur’an (Baqarah: 208) has caused a conflicting understanding between the fundamental and moderate Muslims, both claiming a single truth of their own opinions. This paper describes and examines the conflicting interpretation of kaffah Islam according to fundamental and the moderate Muslim groups, and its implementation in Indonesia. This study uses a library research method, with a content analysis technique. This article concludes that, according to the fundamental Islam group, the kaffah concept is the implementation of Islam into all life aspects including making Islam a political entity. While for the moderate Islam group, the kaffah Islam is an inclusive and universal understanding of Islam, that integrates Islamic values into all elements in life, without necessarily labeling them with Islamic symbols. The conception of kaffah Islam that is exclusive, rigid, and radical, with the mission of establishing an Islamic state by the fundamental group, has received strong rejection from the majority of Muslims in Indonesia. Whereas the conception of kaffah Islam by the moderate groups is more widely accepted because of its inclusive and universal character, upholding peace and toleration in society. The moderate groups also consider that Islam has become an integral part of the Indonesian constitutional laws, in the aspects as faith, syari’ah (legal aspects), and morals, without having to be affiliated with Arabization, nor altering the Indonesian state into an Islamic state.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dian Andesta Bujuri
AU  - Nurul Hidayah
AU  - Yuli Yanti
AU  - Fikriansyah
AU  - Masnun Baiti
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/13
TI  - Kaffah Islam in the Context of Indonesia, Between Fundamental and Moderate Islam
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Raden Intan International Conference on Muslim Societies and Social Sciences (RIICMuSSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 315
EP  - 321
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201113.060
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201113.060
ID  - Bujuri2020
ER  -