Negara Ideal Perspektif Nurcholish Madjid: Telaah Asas Keislaman, Keindonesiaan, dan Kemodernan serta Relevansinya Terhadap Pendidikan Kewarnegaraan dan Model Tata Negara Indonesia

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between Islam, Indonesian identity, and modernity in Nurcholish
Madjid’s conception of the state and its relevance to Indonesia’s constitutional system. The issue of relations
between religion and the state within the context of the nation-state constitutes the main background of this
research, particularly in a plural society such as Indonesia, which adopts Pancasila as its state ideology.
Nurcholish Madjid’s thought is selected because it offers a substantive approach that rejects the
formalization of Islam as a state ideology while emphasizing the internalization of Islamic ethical values in
national and state life. This research employs a qualitative approach with a library-based research design
through the analysis of Nurcholish Madjid’s works and other relevant scholarly sources. The findings
indicate that Nurcholish Madjid’s concept of the state positions the state as a worldly institution that must
be governed rationally, democratically, and justly. The integration of Islamic values as a moral orientation,
Indonesian identity as a national context, and modernity as a framework of rationality produces an inclusive
and adaptive conception of the state. The relevance of this thought is reflected in various aspects of
Indonesia’s constitutional order, including the rule of law, democracy, social justice, good governance, and
the affirmation of pluralism. This study concludes that Nurcholish Madjid’s thought makes a significant
contribution to the development of constitutional law discourse in Indonesia by offering a synthesis of
religious values, nationalism, and modernity as the foundation for building a democratic, pluralistic, and
civilized state.
Keywords: Country, Relevance, Nurcholish Madjid