Author(s): Musawar, Muhammad Harfin Zuhdi
This article reveals the views of ulama of Sasak regarding to Islam Nusantara as a characteristic of religiosity in Indonesia which is considered friendly, tolerant, appreciating differences and caring for others. However, there is a problem, whether all Indonesian society’s diversity can be said to be Islamic Nusantara? For that, the author uses qualitative methods with a sociological approach accompanied by observation techniques and in-depth interviews. This study found that Islamic Nusantara is divided into two characteristics, namely: Islam Nusantara which is sacred, which is in accordance with the teachings of Islam as a banchmark that is flexible with the situation, conditions, tolerant towards others, syncretic Arabism and local, pluralistic in cultural da’wah, nationality and universal humanity, love of nationalism, becoming a tolerant Islam in a multicultural society, both in the local sphere of Lombok society that is multiculturally and nationally. Second, Islam Nusantara is ignored, which as a pattern of diversity that violates and differs from general teaching of Islam in terms of very basic teachings and there are no customary norms of Nusantara as a characteristic of Indonesian Muslim society.