MANUSIA INDONESIA DAN KETERPUTUSAN BUDAYA

• Main Author: Muhammad Anas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang 2009-04-01
• Series: El Harakah
• Subjects: discontinuity, culture, umran
• Online Access: http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/infopub/article/view/422

Culture becomes the core and the starting point as well in building a great civilization. It includes various thinking system, cultural characteristics, social wishes, and cultural products. Ibn Khalduns concept of culture includes many more elements. Umran (culture) as human creation has a historical dimension. According to Khaldun, culture is not only a heritage from the previous culture, but also umran in becoming. Then, the principle of infisal (discontinue) becomes typical characteristics of society because the principle of separation or discontinuity views that all elements in universe are unrelated to each other. The principle of discontinuity is based on the influence of geographical condition. Besides, some sociological and cultural characteristics also influence rural and urban social lives. For Khaldun, culture is not only the heritage of the previous culture, but also umran in becoming. That is a finding of the concept of culture in designing Islamic culture in the future by considering historical aspects and factors supporting social change in Islam. This concept can be used as a reference in discussing the characteristics of Moslem society in the future and a progressive dimension of change in Islam.