By: Aldia Putra) *
Of course, people have wondered why in Indonesia it is often the target of terrorism. Why is the culprit precisely an Indonesian citizen, who is often identified with regard to certain groups.
Post-reform marked by the opening of the democratic faucet in Indonesia, has become a fertile ground for the growth of Radical Islamic groups. The phenomenon of radicalism among Muslims is often based on religious understanding, even though the originator of radicalism can be born from various axes, such as economics, politics, social and so on.
In political correlations in Indonesia, the problem of Islamic radicalism has become even bigger because its supporters have also increased. However, this radical movement sometimes has different views and objectives, so it does not have a uniform pattern. There are those who are just fighting for the implementation of Islamic law without having to establish an “Islamic state”, but there are those who fight for the establishment of an “Islamic state of Indonesia”, besides that there is also a struggle for the establishment of “khilafah Islamiyah”.
Radicalism which has led to terrorism has become an important problem for Indonesian Muslims. These two issues have caused Islam as a religion of terror and Muslims are considered to like the path of holy violence to spread their religion. Even though this assumption is easily countered, the fact that terrorists in Indonesia are hardline Muslims weigh heavily on the psychology of Muslims as a whole.
Various radicalism actions against the younger generation have again become a serious concern by many in the country. In fact, a series of actions by supporting actors and sympathizers, both active and passive, originated from various circles.
Initially, the main reason for religious radicalism or hardline Islamic movements was motivated by local politics from political dissatisfaction, political marginalization and the like.
But after the formation of the movement, religion, although initially not as a trigger, later became a legitimate and adhesive factor that was very important for the hardline Islamic movement.
Even so, religious radicalism carried out by a group of Muslims cannot be used as an excuse to make Islam the source of radicalism. To be sure, radicalism has the potential to be a big danger for the future of human civilization.
Islam does not determine what else it requires of a form of state and a particular system of government for its followers. The people are given their own authority to regulate and design a system of government in accordance with the demands of the development of the times and places. But the most important thing is that a government must be able to protect and guarantee its citizens to practice and apply their religious teachings and become a conducive place for prosperity, prosperity and justice.
The radicalism movement in Indonesia, especially in the area of the mosque, can certainly harm the NKRI administration and also not in accordance with the Pancasila. Radicalism can make the country looked down on by other nations so that it will have a negative impact on the country’s future.
The emergence of the radicalism movement is a reaction carried out due to the enactment of global policies of the United States and other western countries, especially the existence of a Jewish state called Israel. Actually the people and groups of terrorists want to reject this with the aim of jihad in the way of Allah, but the way they do jihad is detrimental to many people who are not their target, so this will greatly damage the various structures of life both in the economic, social, politics, state or religion.
Ideology plays a very important role for the power of the state. The founders of the nation and state through deliberation to reach agreement on the noble agreement about Pancasila as the basis of the country, this very large and diverse nation has the right and needs a strong integrative umbrella with norms that can support a great civilization.
Today’s radicals generally tend to be seen from physical appearance alone. For example, those who are veiled, bearded or use shorts. Even though the salafi group that looks like that is the people who hold fast to the 5-day prayer and the Al-Qur’an, it is very non-violent and even invites members of their congregation to support the government of anyone who took office at that time.
In discussions related to radicalism, it is better to specifically mention the names of organizations and ideologies that are affiliates, for example Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) with ISIS ideology. Therefore, the community should begin to be able to choose what organizations are called radical and threatening the NKRI rather than mentioning radicalism as a whole.
The community needs to mature and not turn a blind eye to the presence of a handful of religious leaders who like to provoke. As a society, we certainly need to be able to sort out and choose religious studies so as not to fall into the brink of radicalism.
Ahead of political contestation, it is fitting for the ulama to play a role in cooling the political temperature which is increasingly heating up, not necessarily adding to the embers of disunity with words that are provocative.
The handling of radicalism in Indonesia certainly cannot be done alone by the government. The community was also asked to avoid those who openly opposed Pancasila and believed in new ideologies that were not in accordance with the ideology of the Indonesian Nation. Moreover, if there are certain groups that invite people to behave / behave intolerantly towards others.
The responsibility of guarding the mosque from radicalism is not only the duty of the government. But every citizen has a constitutional right to defend the country. So that the mosque can return to its function, namely as a place of worship and prayer to Allah SWT.
) * The author is a social and political observer