MODERASI ISLAM SEBAGAI PINTU DEMOKRASI KEBERAGAMAAN DI INDONESIA

Abstract

This paper attempts to explain the relationship between Islam and democracy which ultimately forms the knot of the concept of Islamic moderation. The door to accepting the democratic system adopted by the Indonesian people assumes that it has been applied by ahlusunnah wal congregation scholars such as the Wali Songo, major scholars in the archipelago and major Islamic organizations in Indonesia to date. The author uses a historical approach phenomenological to see the concept of Islamic moderation (Islam wasathiyah) as the entrance to building a democratic life in Indonesia, especially building an attitude of religious tolerance in Indonesia.