THE FORMING FACTORS OF RELIGIOUS MODERATION AND ISLAMIC HAPPINESS OF THE MUSLIM MINORITY IN TANA TORAJA

Abdullah, Muh Ruslan (State Institute for Islamic Studies, Palopo)
Rasbi, Muh. (State Institute for Islamic Studies, Palopo)

Al-Qalam
Vol 29, No 2 (2023)

This research aims to analyse the factors that form religious moderation, as well as those that form the happiness of Muslim minorities, and the correlation between religious moderation and Islamic happiness. This research is quantitative research with 100 respondents. The analysis technique used is the construct validity analysis technique, including convergent and discriminant validity. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to test the structural model. In the Convergent Output, the validity can be ascertained using specific test measures such as Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) or Average Variance Extracted (AVE). The research results show that 1) statistically, the factors that form religious moderation among Muslim minorities are non-violence, national commitment, tolerance, and cultural adaptation. 2) Assaadah, the meaning of life, feelings of happiness, and personal life satisfaction, could also be used to form Islamic happiness for minority Muslims in Tana Toraja. 3) There was a correlation between religious moderation and Muslim happiness in minority areas.