Nurcholish Madjid Formulated The Concept Of Civil Society

There are three main terms used by Nurcholish Madjid in formulating the concept of civil society. That is democracy, civil society, and civility. As expressed earlier, to run a democracy need a conducive space and being able to give life to Westernizationin it. Spaces or House that is the civil society or civil society.

As for the civility is the quality of ethics which is owned by the community, in the form of tolerance, openness, and freedom are responsible. The quality of civil society can be measured from the quality of civility.

The more open and willing to accept the views, opinions, and the difference, then the higher the quality of civility. Nurcholish Madjid looked more civil society building is a form of "togetherness". Communities have equality in the exercise of rights and obligations.

Human rights andall obligations are recognized and respected by the State. All circles have full consciousness will be the roles and responsibilities that he would hold. The Prophet Muhammad have long before the emergence of modern society givesan example of how to build a civilization that is ideal.

With her move to the Yatsrib, the Prophet then big reforms as a rival civilization which is owned by the community and ignorance. At that time, the Arab community in the socio-humanitarian crisis, dried the value of ethical-spiritual, and viable systems not conducive.

Therefore, the Prophet later in dakwahnya renovation-reshuffle systematically and way up (slowly) to the Arab community have awareness and want to go back to the teachings and instructions of the divine.

The lengthy process for approximately 23 years of here's what Nurcholish Madjid as according to a process of transformation towards a civil society. August 29, 2005. This is the day of a great loss not only for the Paramadina, but also for Indonesia. Nurcholish Madjid died.

Former President Abdurrahman Wahid recalled Nurcholish as "one of the best sonsof the nation and the largest Muslim intellectuals. The great statesman he never thought of enriching himself and his family. That educate the country with intelektualitasnya and their honesty".

In his obituary, daily Compass call Nurcholish as the "teacher of Nations" that inspired the whole country with the idea of moderate, pluralistic, tolerant, and democraticand inclusive and dynamic way of thinking.

Life long struggle history reflects Nurcholish thought Muslims from Indonesia a santri Cottage Gontor became a national figure who carries the image of Islam which ismodern and open.