The Face of Islamic Civilization in Indonesia

Abstract

Islam is a source of civilization for its adherents, in accordance with the conception of the word civilization itself, which means the product of human life activity, whether in the field of politics, economy, social, education and so forth. So Islam as a religion, in its scriptures also gives clues about the things that are needed in human life, although it is not in the language of detailly. Enforcing the application of Arabic Islamic Shari'a into the society such as Indonesia, of course it will create feelings of alienation in religion. As an example is in the case of hijab for muslim woman (<em>muslimah</em>). Arabic or Middle Eastern dress models and veils are dark colors. If these models are used in Indonesian Moslem society, the wearer will look different and become strange in that society. Therefore it is needed to take a wise attitude in implementation the teaching of religion, so that it will be suitable with local culture that is already exists.

Model of Islamic Civilization in Indonesia

“…Apart from the various meanings and diversity, the use of the term, according to Al-Attas that Islam was revealed as a religion (dien) which actually has a conception of civilization (Efferi 2017). From the word deen itself, it has given an understanding or meaning of the system of life, or the codification of law (Hamdanny n.d.), power structures and human tendencies in forming a law-abiding society and seeking a just government (Widodo 2009).…”

“…The form of a certain custom according to Ibn 'Asyur, namely a well-known Maghribh mufti, as quoted by Nurcholish Madjid, in the theme of his speech entitled "Religious Universalism and Religion Civilization," also M. Dawam Raharjo in the Encyclopedia of the Qur'an: Social Commentary Based Based on Concepts Key, said that although the cultural customs of the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad were Arab customs, they should not be forced on other people in other areas (Efferi 2017). Every cultural environment has the right to develop the core of Islamic truth in accordance with the needs of its local culture.…”

“…Seeing the progress of science and technology today, Muslims as part of the community who live in countries that adhere to Islamic law and non-Islamic countries with a Muslim majority are left behind when compared to non-Islamic countries with Islamic minorities. This can be seen from the works of science and technology such as qualified theories and advanced technological instruments such as mobile phones, laptops or computers and other human-made technologies (Efferi 2017). The results of the works of Muslims or those from Islamic countries or the majority of Islam rarely even make a small contribution to world civilization in the field of science and technology today.…”