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Vol. 6 No. 1 2020 ISSN: 2460-531X (Print) HIKMATUNA 2503-3042 (Online) Journal for Integrative Islamic Studies Published by: Pascasarjana Institut Agama Islam Negeri Pekalongan Islamic Studies and Local Wisdom at PTKIN in Central Java: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects of Pioneering Religious Moderation in Article History Submitted: 11-03-2020 Indonesia Reviewed: 18-05-2020 Approved: 19-06-2020 Abdurrohman Kasdi [email protected] Postgraduate of IAIN Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia Umma Farida [email protected] Ushuluddin Faculty of IAIN Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia Choirul Mahfud [email protected] Islamic Studies of ITS Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia Abstract This article aims to examine the model of Islamic studies and local wisdom in Islamic State Universities (PTKIN) in Central Java. The method used is qualitative with the sociology of religion approach and belongs to the category of policy research, which is expected to help in recommending effective and efficient policies. The results of this study show that: first, the values of Islamic studies and local wisdom enter into the course at PTKIN, developed through the academic community activities and entered into the structure of Islamic Higher Education, even though using different nomenclature. This study of Islam and local wisdom includes cultural and Islamic acculturation, cultural studies of the Grebeg Besar, Dandangan, Sekaten and other cultures that also have an Islamic spirit. Second, Islamic values and local wisdom developed by the Islamic State Universities in Central Java can sow religious moderation. This can be proven from the ideas, thoughts, and attitudes of the academic community in accepting the differences and heterogeneity of various religious discourses in Indonesia. Keywords: Islamic Studies, Local Wisdom, Acculturation, Moderation URL: http://e-journal.iainpekalongan.ac.id/index.php/hikmatuna/article/view/2618 DOI: https://doi.org/10.28918/hikmatuna.v6i1.2618 Islamic Studies and Local Wisdom.... (Abdurrohman Kasdi, dkk) |51 ISSN: 2460-531X (Print) 2503-3042 (Online) HIKMATUNA Vol. 6 No. 1 Juni 2020 Abstrak Artikel ini bertujuan mengkaji tentang model kajian Islam dan local wisdom di Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam (PTKIN) di Jawa Tengah. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan sosiologi agama dan termasuk dalam kategori penelitian kebijakan, yang diharapkan dapat membantu dalam merekomendasikan kebijakan yang lebih berkualitas, efektif dan efisien dari kebijakan sebelumnya. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: pertama, nilai-nilai kajian Islam dan local wisdom dikembangkan PTKIN masuk menjadi mata kuliah, dikembangkan melalui kegiatan civitas akademika dan masuk dalam struktur Perguruan Tinggi Islam, meskipun dengan menggunakan nomenklatur yang berbeda-beda. Kajian Islam dan local wisdom ini mencakup akulturasi budaya dan Islam, kajian budaya Grebeg Besar, Dandangan, Sekaten dan budaya- budaya lain yang juga memiliki ruh Keislaman. Kedua, Nilai-nilai Islam dan local wisdom yang dikembangkan oleh Perguruan Tinggi Islam Jawa Tengah dapat menyemai moderasi beragama. Hal ini bisa dibuktikan dari gagasan, pemikiran dan sikap civitas akademika dalam menerima perbedaan dan heteroginitas berbagai diskursus keagamaan di Indonesia. Kata Kunci: Kajian Islam, Local Wisdom, Akulturasi, Moderasi A. INTRODUCTION The existence of mutual acculturation between Islam and local culture is recognized in a basic rule or provision in the study of Islamic legal rules (al-Qawa'id al- Fiqhiyah) that the custom can be the source of law (Al-Suyuti, 1998, p. 193). It means that the customs and habits of a community including its culture are the source of law in Islam. Therefore, local cultural elements which can be used as a source of law is that which does not conflict with Islamic principles. The elements that contradict Islamic principles must automatically be removed and replaced. While in the study of the basics of Islamic law (Usul al-Fiqh), local culture in the form of culture is called 'urf/ habit (Al- Zuhaili, 1996, p. 828). In Islamic studies, the method of Usul al-Fiqh and al-Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyah can be applied using a cultural anthropological approach (Linton, 1984, p. 226). It is especially in analyzing Islamic values that can be displayed with a friendly face to local culture and Indonesian issues (Kasdi, 2018, p. 304). 5 This view is largely shaped by the Shafi'i school of Fiqh tradition which is more tolerant of diversity than other schools. It is why the Shafi'i school more easily accepted by the Indonesian people (Woodward, 1998, p. 131– 142). The transformation of Islamic teachings into the socio-cultural context of Indonesia makes Indonesian Islam rich in understanding, interpretation, and appearance. It is different from the conditions in Arabic which are very rigid towards tradition, culture, and the development of the times. On the contrary, Indonesian Islam has shown the flexibility of Islam, both in terms of tradition, culture, and the development of the times, as long as these things do not threaten and damage the substance of Islam itself, so it needs to be used in accommodating and selective behavior. Islam in Indonesia is a tolerant and moderate Islam. Differences and pluralism in Indonesia will continue to live while promoting unity. In fact with this condition, Indonesia continues to develop in a better direction (Al-Jazeera, 2017). The discourse on Islamic moderation in Indonesia began to be discussed more widely by domestic Muslim 52| Islamic Studies and Local Wisdom.... (Abdurrohman Kasdi, dkk) HIKMATUNA ISSN: 1411-1632 (Print) 2527-5992 (Online) Vol. 6 No. 1 Juni 2020 groups after the 1998 reform (Bakti, 2005) and became an increasingly popular discourse after the 2002 Bali Bombing incident (Umar, 2016, p. 399–434). Evidence of Islamic moderation in Indonesia is the meeting and compromise between Islamism, nationalism, and modernism. Although Muslims as majority citizens and a series of names of freedom fighters are Islamic figures, Indonesia adheres to the understanding of democracy (republic), not the Islamic State. However, the Islamic State Universities (PTKIN) as a center for Islamic studies in Indonesia also cannot turn a blind eye to the growing trend of transnational understandings and movements within the Higher Education academic community, the low literacy tradition and the tendency of instant thinking students to have formed a model Conventional Islamic studies that are textualist-oriented that can lead to religious exclusivity (Jamil et.al, 2007, p. 16). Therefore, the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs encourages Islamic Universities to be consistent in the development of Islam Nusantara by dialoguing Islam and local culture through a curriculum that is implemented in lectures and teaching-learning activities, hence a study of Islam and local wisdom at PTKIN becomes interesting to do. This study uses a qualitative method with a sociology of religion approach and belongs to the category of policy research (Nusa & Hendarmawan, 2012, p. 31), which is expected to help in recommending policies that are more quality, efficient and more effective than previous policies (Nugroho, 2011, p. 12), with a main focus on the model of Islamic studies and local wisdom in PTKIN in Java The middle. The steps taken in this research are reconstructing the tradition of Islamic studies and their cultural roots. This study is carried out systematically and objectively by collecting, evaluating and testing evidence supporting the data and obtaining strong conclusions. There are three kinds of data sources in this study, namely: literature, PTKIN curriculum documents throughout Central Java, and interviews with lecturers and students at PTKIN throughout Central Java. The type of data consists of primary data and secondary data. Primary data were sourced from official documents of PTKIN throughout Central Java, in-depth interviews with lecturers and students of PTKIN throughout Central Java, and literature books discussing PTKIN throughout Central Java and Islamic studies. While secondary data sourced from magazines, journals, newspapers and other related research results. To obtain this research data, it was carried out in two steps, namely: conducting literature studies and interviews related to the existence of Islamic studies and local wisdom in PTKIN throughout Central Java. When examined and linked to the development of Islam, then actually the study carried out by the academics of PTKIN in Central Java contains the high scientific value. B. DISCUSSIONS 1. Walisongo Stubs in Islamic Studies Walisongo has a very dominant role in the formation of Indigenous Islamic culture. The saints who are a combination of Shari'ah experts and Sufism have developed a culture-friendly Islam. Although not carrying certain flags except Islam and Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah, the method of Da’wa used by the Nine Preachers (Walisongo) is the application of methods developed by Sunni Sufis in instilling Islamic teachings through a good example. The theological flow uses the Ash'ariyah theology, while the Sufi mysticism leads to al-Ghazali (Saksono, 1996, p. 196). The traces left by Walisongo are seen in the collection of religious advice contained in the writings of students in Islamic Studies and Local Wisdom.... (Abdurrohman Kasdi, dkk) |53 ISSN: 2460-531X (Print) 2503-3042 (Online) HIKMATUNA Vol. 6 No. 1 Juni 2020 Javanese known as Primbons, which describe the nature of Sufism they profess and develop