ABSTRACT
Violent acts committed by Islamic fundamentalists at the ideological level in Indonesia have become frequent nowadays. In this article, we examine the extent to which Islamic education is implemented in Indonesia in relation to the impacts of global fundamentalism at large. The term “Islamic education” in Indonesia does not only mean formal Islamic education but also Islamic education in the form of religious guidance (fatwa), which is especially provided by Majelis Ulama Indonesia (Indonesian Ulema Council). Islamic education also comes from Islamic writing. In this study, we carry out deconstructive hermeneutics of Muhammad Abed Al-Jabiri to examine the origin of Islamic writing in Indonesia. We find that Islamic education in Indonesia is school-centric (mazhab-centric), resulting in the school receiving new ideas of fundamentalism aimed at triggering violent acts by the fundamentalists. The results show a correlation between the violent acts committed by the Islamic fundamentalists and the Islamic education in Indonesia. To solve this problem, schools must develop moral consciousness to refer to the teachings of Qur’an, instead of the school-centric ones.
