Abstract
The movement of Salafism constitutes part of the Islamic history of fundamentalism. They call their self as Salafis, who etymologically means “what had passed through and gone before” or “the outdistancing group”. The appearance of Global-Salafism apparently starts from the will of coming back to the past, which is the period of as-Salaf ash-S{âlih}. In the next development, it had to deal with the shifting perspective from theological nuance into political movement (Jihad-Salafism) which well issued by the appearance of phenomenon of many radical movements. Discourse about Salafism therefore is actually being pretentious after the tragedy of World Trade Center (WTC), September 11, 2001. Salafism is Islamic radical movement which attempts to modify Islamic traditional legacy. Unlike other group on Islamic movement that use religious reform within their progress, Salafism uses retrograde process as practical method. This article aims to explore at least three issues concerning with Salafism: (1) the basic doctrine of Salafism and its response to politics, (2) its movement and fragmentation, and (3) how it constructs follower’s conviction in different states in the world. This article primarily refers to Roel Meijer’s book, Global Salafism; Islam’s New Religious Movement. In this book, Meijer wrote about intellectual’s concern and care for global Salafism. In addition, this article also refers to other references to enrich its analysis, specifically the social influences of global Salafism.
Highlights
Diskusi tentang Salafisme sebenarnya kurang memiliki daya tarik untuk dibicarakan, baik pada awal kemunculannya di masa klasik ataupun pada masa awal era modern
The appearance of Global-Salafism apparently starts from the will of coming back to the past, which is the period of as-Salaf ash-S{âlih}
It had to deal with the shifting perspective from theological nuance into political movement (Jihad-Salafism) which well issued by the appearance of phenomenon of many radical movements
Summary
Gerakan Salafisme merupakan bagian dari sejarah Islam fundamentalis. Mereka menyebut dirinya sebagai Salafi, yang secara etimologis memiliki arti “apa yang telah berlalu dan mendahului” atau “kelompok pendahulu”. Yang paling khas dari ajaran Wahabi adalah misinya yang menyatakan bahwa pemahaman dan penegasan “Allah adalah satu” tidaklah cukup dinyatakan tetapi secara eksplisit harus ada penyangkalan penyembahan terhadap yang lain.[14] Meijer menyebutkan gerakan Wahabi ini mengklaim golongannya sebagai golongan yang selamat (al-firqah an-nâjiyah) dan golongan yang penuh kemenangan (at}-t}â’ifah al-manshûrah).[15] Keyakinan ini menjadi dasar kaum Wahabi untuk melakukan jihad melawan mereka yang tidak mengikuti doktrin Wahabi dan menyebut mereka sebagai kâfir atau golongan murtaddûn (orang-orang murtad) yang harus dikucilkan. Bagi Albânî, istilah Wahabisme dianggap kurang tepat karena terkesan ada pemujaan terhadap tokoh, dan ini adalah bagian dari bidah.[18] Perbedaannya, Salafi menegasikan atau menolak semua pemikiran mazhab, sedangkan Wahabi Arab Saudi lebih cenderung pada model pemikiran mazhab Hanbali. Ketaatan pada model klasik (al-salaf as}s}âlih}) juga menyebabkan gerakan ini tidak mengenal organisasi resmi
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