An Examination of the Concept of Pancasila based on Hadith and the Prophet's Political Commitment

Abstract

In recent years, many communities or social organizations have tried to replace Pancasila as the foundation of the State. Instead, they offer a State foundation with a religious label. The government responded quickly to the presence of these groups and even ended up disbanding and revoking their legal entity status. This paper seeks to provide an understanding of the relationship between Pancasila and Islam. This paper traces the normative and historical foundations of the concepts of the basic formulation of the State at the time of the Prophet. This paper uses a qualitative approach with data collection techniques through literature study. The results of this study indicate that there are at least two contexts that can prove that Pancasila has a relationship with Islam, namely: First, when the Prophet formulated the Medina Charter (Charter of Medina). Second, when the Prophet formulated the Hudaibiyah Agreement. The purpose of the formulation of the Medina Charter and the Hudaibiyah Agreement is the same as the purpose and formulation of Pancasila in Indonesia. In addition, the substance of Pancasila is the same as the substance of the Medina Charter and the Hudaibiyah Agreement, namely guaranteeing the social, political, religious, and cultural rights of the community for the unity and integrity of the people. In addition, the values contained in Pancasila are the values taught by Islam, so rejecting Pancasila as the State foundation is the same as rejecting the teachings of Islam. The results of this study contribute to providing an understanding of the relationship between Pancasila and Islam.