Portrait of Humanist Islam Pribumization in Babad Cirebon: A Critical-Historical Discourse

Potret Pribumisasi Islam Humanis dalam Babad Cirebon: Studi Analisis Wacana Kritis-Historis

Abstract

The success of Islam entering Indonesia – and even now establishing itself as a country with the largest Muslim majority population in the world – is broadly the result of the humanist-inclusive indigenization of Islam. But now there are some unscrupulous Muslims who are trying to take the opposite direction by spreading Islamic teachings exclusively which tend to be intolerant. So it is necessary for all Muslims in Indonesia to re-learn about the past about how Islam was grounded in this country. Using qualitative research and library research, and using historical-critical discourse analysis, this research tries to explore how the concept and implementation of humanist Islam indigenization in the Babad Cirebon is used.  As the results of this study, it can be concluded that some of the values of Indigenization of Humanist Islam contained in it. This is indicated by the attitude of tawadhu 'or politeness to all humans. This aspect is shown through the exposure of the polite character to Walangsungsang as the central figure in his odyssey in seeking religious knowledge carried out with the permission of the Lord Prabu Siliwangi, despite having a different religion with him. The request for permission and blessing is part of the concept of equal rights in religious humanism as one of the indicators in the indigenization of humanist Islam.