The Implementation of Abdurrahman Wahid’s Vision in Leadership to Create a Pluralistic Muslim Society in Indonesia: A Sufism Perspective and Discourse Analysis

摘要

As the main religion in Indonesia, Islam has a significant role to play in the process of nation building in Indonesia. Muslims can be divided into many groups, including Sunni, Syi’ah, Ahmadiyyah, Nahdlatul Ulama, and Muhammadiyah. Perhaps the best known scholar from NahdhatulUlama—the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia—is Abdurrahman Wahid. This research tries to discover the vision of Abdurrahman Wahid in designing a Pluralistic Muslim Society in Indonesia. This article attempts to elaborate on this vision in order to achieve peace and harmonyin the diversity of interpretation. The data for this research was collected from articles written by Abdurrahman Wahid that were published in various media, such as Kompas, Duta Masyarakat, Prisma, and so on. The data was then analyzed using the theory of discourse analysis. The results showthat the vision of Abdurrahman Wahid in his leadership to create a Pluralistic Muslim Society in Indonesia is surprisingly dominated by his intention or power to induce action or belief (persuasive) to overshadow the diversity in the beautiful life in Muslim Brotherhood.