Abstract
The process of growing multiculturalism and tolerance values among religious followers to the community in Indonesia can be done through religious lectures in majlis ta’lim (Islamic forum) in mosques, houses, meeting halls, etc. The lectures delivered were concerned about democracy, justice and law, cultural values and ethos, equality in differences, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural expressions, private and public domains, human rights, community cultural rights, and other relevant concepts. In this case, majlis ta’lim (Islamic forum) can be seen as a solution of growing the seeds of democracy, tolerance and multiculturalism for the harmonization among religious groups Indonesia. Majlis Ta’lim (Islamic forum) is a great potential since it can create a harmonious and free from radical values country, and able to reduce issues of SARA (ethnicity, religion, ancestry, and group of people), which are often raised from the institutionalization of community. Good understanding of democracy, tolerance and multiculturalism are aligned with the Islamic values.
Highlights
Indonesia is a wealthy archipelago country, which its diversity of cultures, races, ethnicities, beliefs, religions, vernacular languages, etc
The process of growing multiculturalism values and inter religion tolerance among community in Indonesia can be done by lecturing/ recitation in Majelis ta’lim (Islamic forum) which are spread in mosques, houses, meeting halls and so forth
Inter religion tolerance can be developed through; (1) preachers, islamic leaders and activists are hoped to insert some values of multiculturalism and inter religion tolerance in their lectures in mosques or forum
Summary
Indonesia is a wealthy archipelago country, which its diversity of cultures, races, ethnicities, beliefs, religions, vernacular languages, etc. Many characters of individualism and selfishness arise, whether in the name of religion, belief, class, ethnicity, or politics These traits can change into exclusivism and lead into chaos, especially if the poor economic state, social and cultural problems were augmented Almakin stated that the terror scenario against Rausyan was not a stand-alone event, but a part of major movements for the homogenization of Indonesian Islam This anti-Syi’ah propaganda was designed and supported by national and local level actors: local radical groups acted as executors of attacks, while nationallevel conservative activists spread anti-Syi’ah propaganda (Makin, 2017: 1-2). The internal religious conflicts between Tafsir Al-Qur’an Forum and Nahdlatul Ulama Forum that occur in Bantul Regency were caused by theological differences. As a center of Islamic learning, islamic forum are known to have contributed a huge role in educating the community, especially in religious learning and strengthening moral values
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