Islam Rahmatan lil ‘Alamin sebagai Landasan Moderasi Beragama di Indonesia: Dialektika Hablun Minallah dan Hablun Minannas

Abid Ahmad Dinajad (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Jawa Tengah)

Jurnal Indonesia Studi Moderasi Beragama
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): JISMB, Volume 3, Issue 2 (2026): June-September Period

Background: The rise of textual, rigid, and ahistorical religious understandings in Indonesia increases the risk of intolerance and radicalism. Objective: This study aims to deeply examine the concept of Islam Rahmatan lil ‘Alamin as a theological foundation for religious moderation amidst national plurality. Method: Employing a qualitative descriptive approach based on a literature review (library research), this study utilizes normative theological and sociological frameworks. Primary data are derived from the Qur'an (Surah Al Anbiya: 107) and religious moderation policy documents, analyzed through thematic analytical methods. Results: Findings indicate that Islam Rahmatan lil ‘Alamin serves as an active paradigm integrating vertical (hablun minallah) and horizontal (hablun minannas) dimensions. The values of compassion (rahmah) manifest through moderation principles (wasathiyyah) and are historically proven via Walisongo's peaceful, accommodative cultural dawah. Conclusion: Strengthening the Rahmatan lil ‘Alamin paradigm is crucial as a methodological solution to bridge religious extremities and maintain social harmony. Originality/Value: This study provides theoretical and epistemological novelty in the field of Islamic theology and sociology of religion by revealing the dialectical integration of vertical hablun minallah and horizontal hablun minannas dimensions through a synthesis of normative theological readings of Surah Al Anbiya 107 and historical precedents of Walisongo accommodative cultural dawah regarding the operationalization of Islam Rahmatan lil Alamin as an active theological foundation for religious moderation within the context of sustaining social cohesion against textual and rigid religious interpretations in Indonesia, an area that has received limited holistic scholarly examination bridging sacred texts, history, and policy frameworks. These findings enrich conceptual scholarship and serve as a strategic reference in formulating evidence based religious moderation policies, designing contextual dawah curricula, and mitigating radicalism and intolerance in pluralistic societies.