The Relevance of the Concept of Rahmatan Lil Alamin and Tolerance to Inter-Religious Peace in Indonesia

Abstrak

Rahmatan Lil' alamin is a Qur'anic term referring to the main purpose of the da'wah carried out by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. This term is often used to describe Islam as a religion of peace, compassion, tolerance and love of kindness. Therefore, Islam strongly recommends living in harmony, one of which is by instilling an attitude of tolerance. However, there are not a few cases of intolerance between religious communities that carry religious values. Moreover, several cases of intolerance that have occurred in Indonesia, especially involving the Islamic religion. Whereas in the Al-Qur'an and Hadith it has been stated that Islam is a religion that brings compassion and peace and is against violence and aggressiveness that occurs in fellow humans and the universe. With this it can be concluded that the application of the Islamic principles of Rahmatan Lil Alamin is not really carried out properly by humans. With the grace that has been given by Allah until now, we as human beings should maintain prosperity and peace on earth so that a good and peaceful Islamic life can be created. This paper tries to explore the relevance of the Islamic conception of rahmatan lil alamin and tolerance with interfaith peace in Indonesia with a literature study method approach. Based on the results of the study it was found that in Islamic teachings it was forbidden to fight because of differences in beliefs and procedures for worship between religious communities. Islam respects each particular religion to carry out their worship according to their beliefs.