Towards the Discourse of Islamic Philantrhropy for Social Justice in Indonesia

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ABSTRAKPerkembangan aktivisme filantropi Islam di Indonesia telah menyita perhatian para peneliti, praktisi dan pengambil kebijakan. Upaya untuk mempromosikan filantropi islam untuk tujuan memdorong terwujudkanya keadilan sosial telah dilakukan elemen masyarakat sipil maupun pemerintah. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari motivasi, tujuan, dan perundang-undangan dibuat Negara yang terkait dengan penerapan filantropi Islam sejak masa kemerdekaan hingga saat ini. Dewasa ini, gerakan-gerakan filantropi Islam tidak hanya dilakukan secara tradisional atau sekedar ditujukan membantu kaum miskin. Melainkan, melalui budaya filantropi inilah kemiskinan dapat dientaskan, dan program-program berjangka panjang bisa dibuat. Dalam faktanya, upaya mewujudkan keadilan sosial ini tidaklah mudah, karena banyak faktor, baik sosial, ekonomi maupun politik yang menjadi tantangannya. Untuk itu, upaya yang lebih sistematis dari Negara maupun masyrakat sipil masih sangat dibutuhkan untuk mempromosikan keadilan sosial. Kata Kunci: filantropi, Islam, keadilan sosial. INTRODUCTIONThis study explores the discourse of Islamic philanthropy for social justice in Indonesia. It will examine the concept of social justice philanthropy as a basic foundation to the development of Islamic philanthropy in Indonesia. In this regard, the challenges to implement the concept of Islamic philanthropy for social justice in Indonesia are very significant to examine. In so doing, it will also explore the ways of people to the practice of Towards the Discourse of Islamic Philanthropy for Social Justice in Indonesia Ariza FuadiLeiden University, the Netherlands. Rapenburg 70, 2311, EZ. Email: rheiza_smart@yahoo.com ABSTRACTThe rapid development of Islamic philanthropic activism in Indonesia has drawn much attention among scholars, practitioners, and policy makers. It appears that efforts to promote Islamic philanthropic activism as a means of fostering social justice have been done by civil society organizations and the state's agencies. It can be seen partly in the motives and objectives of Islamic philanthropic associations, as well as regulations enacted by the state regarding the practice of Islamic philanthropy since independent era until nowadays. It suggests that the philanthropic culture in Muslim societies is no longer governed in a traditional way, or simply to relieve the poor. Instead, it is expected that through the culture of giving, poverty can be alleviated, and Islamic associations can provide long-term development projects. However, in reality, these efforts to promote social justice have been constrained by several factors, including social, economic and political factors, and therefore enduring and systematic efforts from the state's actors and civil society, to promote social justice are, still needed.

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