Ahmad Wahib’s Notes: Indonesian Islam in the Light of Social Realm

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10.2991/978-2-38476-174-6_27How to use a DOI?

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Wahib’s note; islamic renewal; ideology; reason

Abstract

Ahmad Wahib is an outstanding thinker whose thinking has been celebrated as the representation of Islamic thinking to cope contemporary issues. During the last period of Old Order and early the New Order era. Ahmad struggled to define moslem attitude toward ongoing political dynamic as well as ideological polemic that is influential in shaping the current currents of Islamic thought, regarding to the dialogue between turats (Islamic heritage) and tajdid / hadatsah (renewal). He tried to escaped the social polarization created by Islamic ideo-political thought and renewed Islamic understanding in accordance to religious pluralism. This article is aimed to answer two main issues, namely the characteristic of Wahib's thought related religious pluralism and its relevance to the existing social problem in Indonesia. The article employes library research and uses documentation data, especially his compiled notes. Wahib’s thought is characterized with the freedom thinking and nonideological approach. He emphasizes on substantive Islam, rather than ideological and symbolic Islam, as that embraced by Abdurrahman Wahid, Johan Effendy, and Nurcholish Madjid. Wahib's thought marked the breakthrough of ideological paradigm that rules in Islamic thought related to the relation between states and religion by allowing critical thinking by individuals to understand Islamic teaching. His thought leads to more moderate attitude in dealing with religious difference and to match Islam to ongoing social change.

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AU  - Ahwan Fanani
PY  - 2024
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TI  - Ahmad Wahib’s Notes: Indonesian Islam in the Light of Social Realm
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation (ICON-DEMOST 2023)
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