Salafism and Conservatism Contemporary Islamic (Ideology, Strategy and Movement Patterns and Conservatism in Indonesia)

Abstract

This article discusses Salafism and conservatism by looking at the ideologies, strategies and movement patterns of these two movements. In recent years, more and more people are realizing that politics is inherent in the human environment. Politics is present everywhere, anytime, consciously or not, politics contributes to our lives as individuals and groups of people and countries. Whatever the name of the movement, everything has a political element in it. The Salafism and Conservatism movements are no exception. Salafism or salafiyun was originally a movement that called for a return to the teachings of the Salaf (al-Qur'an and sunnah). At first the dynamics of returning to the teachings of the Salafus Salih were good teachings, pure teachings, but as time went on, there was no solution in the Qur'an. Conservatism where this word is often juxtaposed with the meaning of traditionality. What traditional values mean is that various cultures have established and different values so that conservatives in various cultures have different goals. meaning that conservatism is a tendency to preserve what is already established. Conservatism is considered as a political philosophy that supports traditional values. Conservatism as a political ideology has its own characteristics, and its application in each country is different.