Mainstreaming Religious Moderation Training on Muhammadiyah Perspective for Mubaligh ‎Muhammadiyah in South Banguntapan

Abstract

One of the crucial problems being faced by Muslim communities, both on a global and national scale, is the emergence of radical Islamic views and acts of violence (both physical and non-physical) in the name of religion. Rigid and immoderate religious thoughts and intolerant attitudes are considered to be the main causes for the emergence of this radicalism, both in the form of ideology/thoughts and in the form of acts of violence. In Indonesia, various efforts to prevent and counter radicalism have been carried out by many parties, both the government, especially through the Ministry of Religion and also religious mass organizations, including the Muhammadiyah organization. Among the efforts that are being fought for to overcome this problem is the mainstreaming of religious moderation. Seeing the importance of the position of Mubaligh Muhammadiyah in the community as a conduit of information and knowledge about the ideology and understanding of Muhammadiyah religion with the character of wasathiyah and rahmatan lil 'alamin to the grassroots, through this community service program, the author and the service team are trying to carry out training on mainstreaming religious moderation from a Muhammadiyah perspective for preachers in Banguntapan. This effort is important to prepare Muhammadiyah preachers who are capable of counteracting various attempts of radicalization. Apart from being an effort to counter radicalism, this community service activity is also an effort to establish religious harmony and social harmony both within and between religious communities. In practice, this service activity is held through training activities and FGD (Focus Group Discussion). As for the results of this community service activity, in addition to publication in the mass media, journal articles, and publication of activity videos on the YouTube platform, it is also hoped that it will be able to increase the understanding of Muslim society regarding religious moderation in the view of Muhammadiyah and awareness to ward off radicalism that can damage social order, national and religious life.