Abstract
This article aims to find out the meaning of the term moderate Islam as a terminology. The problem is focused on reviewing the language and its history, as well as from the context of the political interests that lie behind it. In order to approach the problem, this article uses a reference to the theory of terminology. The data were collected through a literature review of various similar studies that have been conducted. Furthermore, the data obtained were analyzed qualitatively. This study concludes that there is a bias in understanding the terminology of moderate Islam which lies in equating the word "Islam" with the word "ummah", so that the term "ummatan wasatan" is then equated with "moderate Islam". This interpretation bias is strongly influenced by the global political context related to the emergence of the term terrorism and the concept of the global war on terrorism (GWOT) which was coined by the United States during the George W. Bush Junior administration.
Highlights
This article aims to find out the meaning of the term moderate Islam
The problem is focused on reviewing the language
this article uses a reference to the theory of terminology
Summary
Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Ilmu Politik, Universitas Medan Area, Indonesia. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemaknaan istilah Islam moderat sebagai sebuah terminology. Masalah difokuskan pada tinjauan bahasa dan sejarahnya, serta dari konteks kepentingan politik yang melatarbelakanginya. Artikel ini yang menggunakan acuan teori terminology. Data-data dikumpulkan melalui tinjauan pustaka dari berbagai penelitian sejenis yang pernah dilakukan. Selanjutnya data yang didapat dianalisis secara kualitatif. Kajian ini menyimpulkan bahwa terjadi bias dalam pemahaman terminologi Islam moderat yang terletak pada penyamaan antara kata “Islam” dengan kata “umat”, sehingga istilah “ummatan washatan” kemudian disamakan dengan “Islam moderat”. Bias pemaknaan ini dipengaruhi dengan kuat oleh konteks politik global yang berkaitan dengan munculnya istilah terorisme dan konsep globar war on terrorism (GWOT) yang dicetuskan Amerika Serikat pada saat pemerintahan George W.Bush Junior. Kata Kunci: Islam Moderat; Bias Pemaknaan; Konteks Politik Global
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