The Relevance of Pancasila Values with Islam, Dispelling the Issue of Islam as the Enemy of Pancasila (Study of Contemporary Issues in Islamic Education)

Abstract

This study discusses the different perspectives between Islamic nationalist groups and secular nationalist groups regarding the historical relationship between Islam and Pancasila. History records the views of Islamic nationalist groups who once asked for the foundation of the Indonesian state to be based on religion. While the secular nationalist group believes that in the formulation of the basis of the state, religion must be separated from the state. The first opinion (Islamic nationalists) is based that the majority of Indonesia's population is Muslim, and conversely the second group argues that Indonesia is a pluralistic country consisting of various groups who want Pancasila as the basis of the state. These two meccas of views finally found their meeting point when each of them put forward the spirit of nationalism and national unity above personal and group interests, hence the birth of Pancasila as the basis of the state. Apart from being proud to put forward greater interests, they, especially the Islamist group, also believe that the basic values of Pansasila have substantive relevance to Islamic values, including the value of Islamic education.