Internalization of Islamic Values in Indonesian Legislation and Their Implementation in The Life of The Nation and State

Abdul Aziz Nasihuddin

Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto, Indonesia

Eko Nursetiawan

Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto, Indonesia

Abstract:

Indonesia is one of those states where religious values have been used as raw ingredients of enactment of the national law. It was felt that the internalization of the Islamic values in legislations would make adherence to religion stronger. This study aimed to understand the extent to which the Islamic values were embedded in the creation and enactment of the Indonesian laws. A juridical normative methodology was utilized to analyze the primary and secondary data collected from the published works, legal documents, archives, and various acts, and laws with a statutory approach. The findings revealed that Islamic values were being utilized for the making of the laws since the kingdom period and which continued even during the Dutch colonial era. The process of internalization faced various obstacles and barriers, but ultimately laws and regulations were prepared in the form of a synergistic pattern, blending the Islamic values, beliefs and principles with the Islamic law. The results also revealed a respectively historical purview of the internalization process that involved both individuals and groups who contributed to the framework, on which was based the Pancasila of the Jakarta charter, and later the constitution of Indonesia. The study would have a wider implication in both theoretical and practical aspects as the results contribute in enriching the knowledge of the academia and the guidelines for the policy makers.

Keyword:

internalization, Islamic values, legislation, Indonesia, colonialism