The Concept of Cultural Diversity According to the Interpretation of the Ministry of Religion (An Analytical Study)

Cultural diversity has an important role in shaping the character of a group. It is the main teaching that leads a community to economic and political success. On the other hand, culture can also hinder the progress of a group of people. This depends on how he chooses the cultural values he adheres to. Cultural values and human progress are two formulations that are intertwined and undermine each other. And this really depends on how the human being determines the values that are good for him. This study aims to explain how the views of the Qur'an and the interpretation of the Ministry of Religion on the Cultural Diversity. This is an analytical study that uses the Library Research method or library research. The data sources used in this study consist of primary data, which only focuses on the interpretation of the Ministry of Religion. And the secondary data is the literature that supports this research. From this study it was found that if scholars or academics find Cultural Diversity in the life of the nation and state, they should preserve every good culture and gradually eliminate every bad culture in accordance with the views of the Qur'an and the interpretation of the Ministry of Religion in Indonesia, because only those who would know very well about how the Cultural Diversity itself.