Strengthening Harmonious Islam Through a Philological Approach

Abstract

Indonesia is inhabited by a nation that has various arts and cultures. One of the typical cultural products of the archipelago is ancient manuscripts. So it is inevitable to make it part of the main source in strengthening Islam Nusantara. This paper will discuss the scope of manuscripts in the archipelago and explain the theoretical and practical philological approach. This paper is part of strengthening the theoretical framework through a critical literature review. In conclusion, in almost every city across the islands in Indonesia, a number of manuscripts have been found with a variety of scripts, languages and content that reflect the depth of the nation's spirituality. One of the tasks of philologists is to transliterate (translate), so that ancient manuscripts can be read more widely and then study them interdisciplinary as material for cultural reconstruction. The extent to which the products of philological research contribute to science depends on the intelligence and creativity of researchers in dialogue with the scientific disciplines they are studying, so that they are able to strengthen the identity of Islam Nusantara which is known to be friendly and harmonious in relations with God, fellow humans and the environment.