DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Islamic religious education, multicultural, harmony

Abstract

Islam encourages people to cooperate and help (ta’awun) with fellow human beings in goodness. In the social life of the Muslim community can relate to anyone regardless of race, nation, and religion. But the process in its realization experienced many obstacles, such as Fundamentalism, Radicalism, Terrorism. Islamic attitudes as the religion of rahmatan lil alamin are very humanistic, not pawning profane things as beliefs possessed by their adherents, but not leaving the value of universal value as a religious message to maintain peace among fellow human beings, by growing tolerance, building solidarity, upholding democracy, avoiding religious fanaticism. Thus the education of Islam with the concept of harmony is an education that is able to make the difference as a tool to become a more devout person and not out of his fitrah, that is by teaching how to live in the plurality of his nation, so that they can live, both within the group and external group, live peacefully with the environment, interpret the differences wisely and precisely.