ABSTRACT : This article discusses the relevance between democracy and Islam. Their relevance basically lies on the concept of Ijma' (consensus) although technically there are some diffferences. Besides, the concept of democracy and Islam is different in term of the authority. In democracy,the supreme authority is on the majority of people in which the majority is authoritative to judge whether …
ABSTRACT : Democracy can be understood as the power belongs to the people, with a very famous slogan : government from the peple, by the people and for the people. But, in practice democracy has undergone any changes and adjustment which leads to a trial and error tryout to find out its ideal form. Let's take an instance of democracy in Moslems countries which runs very slowly and rigidly, whic…
ABSTRACT : Development of democracy in Indonesia, according to Bung Hatta, souced on three things : Western socialism that of strunggling for humanistic principles which at the same time deemed as a goal of democracy, Islamic teaching that of urging for God justice within society, and way of life which implemented in country-side of Indonesia. Post falling of New Order, Indonesian democracy fac…