Revolution of Islamic Proselytizing Organization: From Islamism to Moderate

Ilyya Muhsin,Muhammad Chairul Huda,Nikmah Rochmawati

doi:10.21043/qijis.v7i1.5076

Abstract

The Student Islamic proselytizing Organization (LDK) became a machine of cadre forming and expansion for Islamic political movements, Ikhwanul Muslimim (Muslim Brotherhood) and Hizbut Tahrir to achieve their ideological ambitions. These movements were believed to have harmful threat for Islamic moderate in Indonesia. Therefore, the adherents of Islamic moderate at IAIN were trying to take over LDK IAIN Salatiga from Ikhwanul Muslimin. This study aimed to describe and analyze revolutionary movement and its development in shaping moderate LDK networking. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data were taken from the study of literature, interview and field observation. Research findings showed that taking over LDK IAIN Salatiga by moderate group was started with shaping LDK Nusantara as a means to form cadres. Having been successful in taking over LDK IAIN Salatiga, it then went out from the networking of LDK Ikhwanul Muslimin and planned to establish moderate LDK networking among universities which was called FKKDKN (Communication Forum for-in Campus Islamic proselytizing a whole Archipelago/Nusantara). This article is expected to inspire moderate movements on campuses believed to be machine to form cadres of Islamic political movement and radicalism.

Highlights

Having been successful in taking over LDK IAIN Salatiga, it went out from the networking of LDK Ikhwanul Muslimin and planned to establish moderate LDK networking among universities which was called FKKDKN (Communication Forum for-in Campus Islamic proselytizing a whole Archipelago/ Nusantara)
The group affiliated with Jamaah Tarbiyah formed The Action Group of Indonesian Moslem Student (KAMMI) and political parties that participate in Indonesian general election, namely the Justice Party which later known as Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)
While LDK alumni affiliated with Hizbut Tahrir later became activists and leaders of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) that always politically oriented even though it is out of the system available in Indonesia

Summary

LDK Movement

Literature Review and Theoretical Framework The discussion of LDK Movement is not new; many researches have been done on this matter It usually focuses on three main groups, which are: Jamaah Tarbiyah, Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, and Jamaat Salafi. This movement was the pioneer of the emergence of the Tarbiyah Movement (PKS) Hizbut Tahrir, and it contributed significantly to the development of the Salafi movement. The difference was that Hizbut Tahrir explored the thoughts of its figures, especially the idea from Taqiyuddin An-Nabhani (Rahmat, 2009) This idea was developed on campus and carried out intensively and cooperatively through the network of Coordination Board of Campus Proselytizing Institute (BKLDK). This is what we should consider in the context of diversity and nationality in Indonesia

LDK Revolution

Moderate Islamic Campaign