From Radical Labels to Moderate Islam: The Transformation of the Salafism Movement in Jakarta

Abstract

The contemporary Salafist movement in Indonesia began to develop in the 1970s. In its development, the Salafist movement later gave rise to various factions. One of the results of the dynamic and contestation of these various factions was the emergence of religious moderation movements of Salafists. This article tries to track and analyze the religious moderation movements of Salafists. This article uses historical and qualitative methods with a case study approach. The results of the study showed that the singular Salafi ideas that emerged at the beginning of the establishment of urban Salafists adapted. This adaptation can be seen in the acceptance of the Republic of Indonesia and democracy even within the framework of Sharia and the presence of moderation or anti-violence ideas.