Islamic Education as a Strengthener of Indonesian Nationalism (Study of the Thought of KH. Abdurrahman Wahid)

Abstract

Thoughts KH. Abdurrahman Wahid or familiarly known as Gus Dur, with a very strong Islamic boarding school educational background, as well as his struggle with classical Islamic traditions and modern Western traditions, apparently did not in the least make Gus Dur limit himself from contributing to religion and the nation. Thus, the purpose of this research is to find out how his thoughts relate to the relationship between religion and the state as well as Islamic education, the key to Indonesian nationalism which is applied to generations of Indonesian Muslims. The research method used in this study is qualitative, and the data presentation method is descriptive analysis, and is designed with a library approach that explores several discussions about Islamic education and Indonesian nationalism from Gus Dur's perspective. The results of this research found Gus Dur's thoughts, namely; religion and the state in Indonesia are symbiotic mutualism in short, religion needs the state and vice versa, Islamic education and Gus Dur's style of nationalism essentially emphasizes the benefits of religion, mind, soul, property and descendants. In strengthening the nationalism of the Indonesian nation which is so complex with problems, the solution is Islamic education in the style of Gus Dur.