Kritik Inteligensia Islam terhadap Ide Nasionalisme: Analisis Wacana Majalah Pembela Islam 1931-1932

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the criticism of Islamic intelligentsia towards the idea of ​​nationalism through the first PERSIS magazine entitled Pembela Islam in 1931 to 1932. This article was written using historical research methods using the card system technique and literature study. This article shows that Islamic intelligentsia does not absolutely reject the idea of ​​nationalism. They reject the secularistic content contained in the idea of ​​nationalism. The Islamic intelligentsia believes that Islam is the right ideology to be chosen as the basis for nationalism because it has been grounded and proven to be successful in connecting the inner and outer bonds of the people of the archipelago. Islam has also been proven to be a source of inspiration for the people of the archipelago against colonial hegemony. The Islamic intelligentsia had a different vision regarding the idea of ​​nationalism with the nationalist leaders. They want nationalism based on an Islamic brotherhood network or what is popularly known as the idea of ​​Pan-Islamism. The weaknesses of nationalism which were criticized by Islamic intelligentsia decades ago are evident in the life of the Indonesian nation and state today.