Integrating Islam with Humanity and Indonesian Identity: Perspectives of Nurcholish Madjid and Ahmad Syafii Maarif

Keywords: Ahmad Syafii Maarif, Humanity, Indonesianity, Integration, Islam, Nurcholish Madjid

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Since the beginning of the third millennium, the phenomenon of Indonesian society's religious diversity has been emerged which is characterized by exclusive Islamism. A part of society wants to separate Islamic elements from Indonesian elements and between the virtues that exist in Islam and humanity. Whereas according to NurcholishMadjid and Ahmad Syafii Maarif, Islam is a religion that promotes mercy for all creatures (rahmatanlil 'alamin), and is universal for all mankind. Islam is an inseparable part of indonesianity and it also carries a universal mission of virtue for all mankind. The two mentioned Muslim scholars seek to integrate Islam, humanity and Indonesian identity in a harmonious way so that the virtues of Islam can be accessed in a global-international context as well as in a national-Indonesian context. Both figures have undertaken a comprehensive integration of Islam with humanity and indonesianity. Therefore, this article will explore the discourse on the integration of Islam with humanity and indonesianity in the perspective of Nurcholish Madjid and Ahmad Syafii Maarif by rolling out the following epistemological questions: How is the construction of integration of Islam with humanity and Indonesianity according to Nurcholish Madjid and Ahmad Syafii Maarif? What is the relevance of the construction of the integration of Islam with humanity, and the indonesianity of the two scholars for the Indonesian people? The study of these two figures uses historical, comparative and synthetic approaches.

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Published
2025-04-25
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Zaprulkhan, Zainul Abas, and Hakan Gulerce. 2025. “Integrating Islam With Humanity and Indonesian Identity: Perspectives of Nurcholish Madjid and Ahmad Syafii Maarif”. Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 15 (1), 335-51. https://doi.org/10.32350/jitc.151.19.
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