THE DEVELOPING OF NATIONALISM IN ACEHNES LOCAL WISDOM FOR THOSE WHO RUNS THE ISLAMIC SHARIA

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INTRODUCTION:Nationalism is an understanding that creates and maintains the sovereignty of a country to realize the concept of general identity for a group of people (residents). This bonding occurs and grows in society when people (residents) start thinking about living together in a particular area, i.e a country that is no longer under the control of other nations (Kahim, 1995, p. 18). (Riff, 1982, p. 54). (Komalasari, 2008). It should be understood that Indonesia has various ethnic groups who inhabit in islands. Every island is isolated from one to another due to natural factors, resulting in an environment where relationship among islands is not easy. These conditions encourage the growth of tribal characteristics in terms of linguistic, and cultural ones which are different from one to another so it rises to the distinctive nature of each, according to the environment.Under different conditions, the nationalism of Acehnese grew through the signal of their senses of nationhood and fate similarity which was followed with resistance against the invaders and other rejections. In the sense, the reactions of the Acehnese towards invaders' actions and attitudes which marked the rebellion in some areas wereconducted by the Acehnese personages. The rebellion sware politically separate from the invaders and to repel invaders from Aceh' s land.The implementation of Islamic sharia in Aceh is able to overcome new problems such as the rising sense of nationalism among Indonesian people. The flow problem can create Achenese nationalism identity. If we look at now a days from nationalism attitude (as the important elements in the growth of nationalism), we experienced changes towards better direction. (Maksum, 2017, p. 77).Islamic sharia is one of the solutions in creating Acehnese nationalism, because in Islamic sharia, we are demanded to act good to fellows without any discrimination and to teach love to the home land. (Zainuddin, 1961, p. 21).DISCUSSION:a. Nationalism in Islamic Perspective:Islam to its adherents is not only a religion in the sense of Western studies, but it is also a system that encompasses all aspects in human life. In his book, (Boisard, 1980, p. 183) assess that the universality of islam as a religion and social system can be proved from four terms : metaphysical term, religious term, sociological and political terms. As the belief in oneness of god is poured in a very strong belief, Islam is a universal ideology that can not be equated with ideologies of any religion. Besides this fundamental aspect, Islamic concept of human being is to help the universality of human. Human beings are independent and responsible. However, a human being is not secluded because he or shelive in a social environment and he or she will need to bear the consequences of his or her deeds. Double-Islamic conception of the individual is appropriate with the concept of universality that is accepted by modern western philosophy.Islam also teaches moral universality. It is no doubt about the fact that islamic teachings can enter and expand in any geographical areas irrespective of different cultural environments. Divine revelations are addressed to all human beings so they embrace Islam and specifically directed from one level to another level to the faithful to obey his rules. Obeying Muhammad's teachings means disconnecting relations with tribal social order and identify ownself with the new unity (Dault, 2005, p. 160). Yet, affiliation and loyalty to the faith-based community does not mean Islam forbids bonds that exist outside these bonds on the basis of faith. Instead, Islam encourages other forms of bonds, such as family ties, as long as is not contradictory to Islam (Umari, 1999, p. 12).The study about the relationship between Islam and nationalism stemmed from the Middle East region (Dault, 2005, p. 184). Just like in Indonesia, some Middle East students who studied in Europe returned home with the concept of nationalism as studied in the West. …