scholarly journals NAHDLATUL ULAMA AND ITS COMMITMENT TOWARDS MODERATE POLITICAL NORMS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ABDURRAHMAN WAHID AND JOKOWI ERA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-114
Author(s):  
Alexander Arifianto

This article addresses recent development related to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) � Indonesia�s largest Islamic organization - and its recent actions as it faces ideological and political challenges from other conservative Islamist organizations. In the process, NU seems to have engaged in backtracking its commitment to consistently promote moderate norms like democracy and tolerance toward different religious and political viewpoints. It examines the factors which explains this reversal and answers the following research puzzle: Under which socio-political conditions do a religious organization that has adhered to follow moderate political norms and discourses decide to backtrack from them and decide to pursue policies to embrace an �exclusivist moderation�? The article concludes the declining commitment to moderate norms within the NU is due to growing ideological competition from conservative Islamists both within and outside of the organization, leading NU to embrace immoderate responses to crack down against its competitors.

Author(s):  
Muhammad Rezza Septian ◽  
Arip Budiman

This article contains a description of tolerance in students of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Cimahi. The method used is a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. Data collection using tolerance instruments. The research sample consisted of 120 students of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Cimahi and 64 students identified who were affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah religious organizations. The results of this study are first that the tolerance of students at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Cimahi is in the high category. Second, profiles of the aspect of tolerance consist of aspects of equality, respect for differences, and peace. Third, the results of the t-test indicate that there is no significant difference in the tolerance of students who are affiliated with the religious organizations of Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah. The results of this study can be used as consideration for developing peace counseling and developing multicultural guidance and counseling program in Madrasah.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Nihayatut Tasliyah

PERSIS is an influential religious organization in Indonesia, as well as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah. The existence of such organizations is supported by the organizational units that are authorized to formulate religious instruction. The organizational unit is called Hisbah Council. This article described the Istinbath method and some of the decisions made by the Hisbah Board


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ali Ridho

This paper aims to discover how to frame Muhammadiyah’s political direction news in the 2019 Presidential Election on Republika.co.id, Kumparan.com, and Tribunnews.com. From this phenomenon arises a question of precisely the political direction of Muhammadiyah in the 2019 Presidential Election? The method used in this research is the framing analysis of Robert N. Entman’s model, which states that each media constructing news must go through two stages, namely the selection of issues and the highlighting of aspects. Analyzing data obtained through 4 steps, (1) Define problems, (2) Diagnose causes, (3) Make moral judgment, and (4) Treatment Recommendation. This research shows that Muhammadiyah is a social organization in an association engaged in da'wah Amar Ma'ruf Nahi Munkar and Tajdid. Muhammadiyah as a religious movement has always been a lyric for the participants of the presidential election because it has an excellent political power second after Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which is said to be a representation of the voice of Muslims. In early September, the number one vice-presidential candidate, Ma'ruf Amin, visited the central office. Muhammadiyah, and the previous month, the number two pair, Prabowo-Sandiaga, also asked for a blessing to participate in the 5th Annual event. After that, I reveal that this study showed three online mass media: Republika.co.id, Kumparan.com, and Tribunnews.com in their coverage of Muhammadiyah's political direction in the 2019 presidential election were neutral. Muhammadiyah, as a religious organization, chose consistency to maintain neutrality in the presidential election and give all Muhammadiyah citizens freedom to vote at the five-yearly event.Paper ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pembingkaian berita arah politik Muhammadiyah pada Pemilihan Presiden tahun 2019 di portal berita Republika.co.id, Kumparan.com dan Tribunnews.com. Dari fenomena ini muncul sebuah pertanyaan kemana sebenarnya arah politik Muhammadiyah pada Pemilihan Presiden Tahun 2019? Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis framing model Robert N. Entman, yang menyatakan bahwa setiap media mengkontruksi berita harus melalui dua tahap, yaitu seleksi isu dan penonjolan aspek. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis melalui 4 tahap, (1) Define problems, (2) Diagnose causes, (3) Make moral judgement, dan (4) Treatment Recommendation. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Muhammadiyah merupakan organisasi sosial kemasyarakatan dalam bentuk persyarikatan yang bergerak pada wilayah dakwah amar ma’ruf nahi munkar dan tajdid. Muhammadiyah sebagai gerakan keagamaan selalu menjadi lirikan bagi peserta pemilihan presiden di setiap waktunya, sebab digadang-gadang memiliki kekuatan politik yang menjanjikan kedua setelah Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) yang konon merupakan representasi dari suara umat Islam. Pada awal bulan September yang lalu, calon wakil presiden nomor urut 1 Ma’ruf Amin berkunjung ke kantor PP. Muhammadiyah, dan bulan sebelumnya, pasangan nomor urut 2 yaitu Prabowo-Sandiaga juga meminta restu untuk mengikuti ajang 5 Tahunan tersebut. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan ketiga media massa online yakni: Republika.co.id, Kumparan.com dan Tribunnews.com dalam pemberitaannya terhadap arah politik Muhammadiyah dalam Pilpres 2019 bersikap netral. Muhammadiyah sebagai ormas keagamaan memilih istiqomah menjaga netralitas dalam Pilpres tersebut dan memberikan kekebasan bagi seluruh warga Muhammadiyah untuk memberikan hak suaranya pada perhelatan lima tahunan tersebut.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Rahmi Hasyfi Febrina ◽  
Bangun Udi Mustika ◽  
Adek Risma Dedees

Nahdlatul Ulama as a religious organization, as independence intermediary organs which is helped thepeople to represent their interest between public aff airs to the state. NU is not seen as opportunistic religionorganization and a shamed organization cause of its ideology. More than, NU on politic arena, att empt to return as a religion organization which is has a greatest vission for making importance agenda and welfare of the members of a religion community (umat) life. Unbalancing support of NU at two periods of headof province or district election in Banyumas region on 2008 and 2013 explained that NU stood up to thefortifi cation which likely could guarantee of NU’s interest. It does not care about ‘inconsistent’ stigmawhich is marked to NU. Thus, welfare and interest of umat are more importance than just having adorationas ‘consistence’ and ‘sportive’ religion organization in Banyumas, generally in politic arena. This researchis qualitative-interpretative approach. The method is used observation, indeep interview and also utilizingsecunder data and documentation matt ers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Moh. Muafi Bin Thohir

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has continued to progress for the past 89 years. During Abdurrahman Wahid's leadership, NU slowly begin to be known as an organization that is consistent in buildingthe nation. The struggling is carried out through two channels, da’wah and politics. This article is focused on the first channel describing, da’wah, which is the basic principle of the establishment of NU.During Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) leadership, NU developes in field of organization and thought. Gus Dur also succeeded in “creates” NU young intellectuals because they were given the opportunity to develop themselves, especially in the field of thought. Whereas in the internal organization, Gus Dur put his members who have the capacity and quality in various sciences to answer the changing times and the needs of the community. Gus Dur has succeeded in making NU a religious organization in Indonesia known to the world. Abdurrahman invited academics from all over the world to Indonesia, in order learning about NU, and this is one of Abdurrahman's efforts to improve NU managerially. This article uses The theory of Stephan P. Robbins and Marry Coulter about management, which includes; planning (planning), organizing (organiszing), leadership (leading) and control (controling). At the end of this arcticle, there are some conclusions; (1) Planning: returning to the 1926 Khittah. NU became a socio-religious organization, focused on education, Islamic da'wah, human resource empowerment, and socio-economic citizens of nahdliyin. The form of establishing LP.Ma'arif, LDNU, Lakpesdam, and the People's Credit Bank (BPR) in collaboration with Bank Suma. (2) Organizing; Gus Dur and the NU board visited the regions to explain the commitment to return to the Khittah and the work program that had been planned and formulated. (3). Leadership: Gus Dur's charismatic leadership style, his own choosing of PBNU officials, Gus Dur explained his ideas, and his thoughts to the administrators to understand, and collaborated with the umara. (4) Control; visiting NU officials at branches and branches regularly, choosing administrators who are experts in the fields of religion, da'wah, education, agriculture, economics, human resources, or professional circles. Key Words: Da'wah Management, Organization, Leadership, Planning in Structure


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
M Mujibuddin

This article aims to analyze NU strategy in maintaining the arena of moderate Islam in Indonesia. this strategy was used by NU to anticipate the radical movement intending to seize the Indonesian Islamic arena. This is because NU has legitimacy as a moderate organization in Indonesia. This study uses observational studies by looking at the historicity of NU as a religious organization and its role in the Indonesian Islamic arena. This study uses the theory of genetic structuralism which includes habitus, arena, capital, trajectory, and strategy. The results of this study indicate that NU basically has the capital to maintain the arena of moderate Islam in Indonesia. The accumulation of capital is then at stake with two strategies, that efforts to maintain and widen the arena of power in Islam in Indonesia has a great opportunity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-57
Author(s):  
Jamal Ghofir

NU's acceptance of Pancasila was deeply and seriously thought NU. This made NU the first community organization to complete its acceptance of Pancasila. However, it has wrongly been used as an excuse to accuse NU for being accommodative in accepting Pancasila; NU acceptance of Pancasila is not based on its accommodative attitude, for it all based in deep thought and consideration. NU decision to leave practical politics and back to become a religious organization is also not an emotional attitude. Not only that NU was the first to receive Pancasila, this organization was also take it without any doubts. While Muhamadiyah came after it. They received Pancasila after the issuance of Law Number 8 Year 1985 on social organization.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibnu Elmi A.S Pelu

The dynamics of the spirit of ijtihad religious organizations in Indonesia continues to run. Nahdlat al-’’Ulama or NU as a religious organization initiated by KH. Hashim Ash’ari, KH. Hasbullah and KH Wahab. Bisri Samsuri on January 31, 1926 in East Java also has a style and epistemology ijtihad unique to observeThis paper reveals the epistemological model of ijtihad or istinbat al-Ahkam NU. epistemology istinbat al-Ahkam NU using methods ilhaq al-masa’il bi nazairiha. Ilhaq al-masa’il bi nazairiha is to equate the law of a case that does not exist, the books of fiqh as a reference, by the law of a similar issue that has been answered by the text in these books to be based on the elements/pillars ilhaq inside it. Ilhaq epistemology is a modification of the theory of qiyas and pillars inside. Only difference, ilhaq has elements/pillars, namely mulhiq, mulhaq ‘alaih, mulhiq law and’ illat al-hukm. If qiyas was based on the Qur’an and Sunnah, while ilhaq resting on the books of fiqh existing mains.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
pp. 189-205
Author(s):  
Abdul Munip

Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world and a unique nation that has diversity of tribes, cultures and religions. This uniqueness invites many scholars to observe the religious rituals performed by Muslims in the country. However, scholars do not sufficiently examine the current heated debates about the permissibility of the sacred rituals of Indonesian Muslims. This paper discusses undertakings in translating Arabic books by Indonesian Salafi-Wahhābī scholars and its impact on the increasing criticism against the various rituals practiced by traditional Muslims represented by Indonesian who mainly affiliated to the largest socio-religious organization in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU; the Awakening of Religious Scholars). Using the content analysis, this paper concludes that according to Salafi scholars, the rituals practiced by traditionalist Muslims such as slametan, tahlilan, manakiban and pilgrimage to local Islamic graves are regarded as heretic in the Islamic perspective. On the contrary, according tothe traditionalist Muslims, these rituals, indeed, have a strong foundation in Islam. Facing the Salafi attacks, traditionalist Muslims make various efforts to defend their position and to protect their members from the Salafi influence and criticism. The sharp disagreements between Salafis and traditionalist Muslims are due to a different method in understanding Islam. The former tend to be more puritanical and textual, while the latter tend to be more contextual and adaptive to local wisdom. However, the differences of opinion rarely cause physical conflicts at the grassroots level as Indonesians Muslims have a long experience in maintaining harmony within society.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Andi Purwono

As the largest religious organization, Nahdlatul Ulama has had an international role since its inception. One of these roles is realized through the holding of several international conferences. This article aims to explain the reasons of these conferences and to describe the activities and contributions to the world and especially towards Indonesian foreign policy. This qualitative research used documentary/ literature study in collecting data. The research found that ideational motivation related to the logic of appropriateness (the call) to spread the teachings of Islam rahmatan lil alamin was the reason for the establishment. The conferences gave positive contribution as religious epistemic community, in building network, and in the framework of Islamic and western relations. Towards Indonesian foreign policy, these conferences, firstly emphasized the washathiyah / moderate character of Indonesian Islam which has proven to be compatible with democracy and modernity. Secondly, the thoughts and recommendations generated are valuable inputs for policy makers. Thirdly, the ulama network also has sharpen Indonesia's diplomacy in area Indonesia foreign policy implementation. . Key Words: Diplomacy, Conference, Ideational Motivation, Cononstructivism, Contributioni.


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