Gagasan Islam Progresif Abdurrahman Wahid dan Relevansinya dengan Kemunculan Negara Islam Indonesia (NII) di Minangkabau

Abdurrahman Wahid’s thought represents one of the forms of progressive Islam that remains relevant in responding to religious and national problems in Indonesia. The formulation of the research problem consists of two points: what are Gus Dur’s progressive Islamic ideas? and how are they relevant to the emergence of the terrorist network group Negara Islam Indonesia in Minangkabau? The purpose of this research is to provide a scholarly explanation of Gus Dur’s progressive Islamic ideas and to demonstrate their relevance in preventing the emergence of the terrorist network group Negara Islam Indonesia in Minangkabau. The research method used is qualitative, employing both library research and field research. The data collection technique applied is triangulation: observation, interviews, and document study. The data in this research consists of primary and secondary sources. The primary data comes from the book Islamku, Islam Anda, Islam Kita, as well as from observations and interviews. Meanwhile, the secondary data is obtained from sources or written materials related to Abdurrahman Wahid’s thought in the form of books, journals, magazines, and others. The research location is in Minangkabau (West Sumatra). The collected data was then analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions.