Harmony and Culture: A Portrait of Religious Moderation Model in Sungai Penuh Subdistrict, Sungai Penuh City

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the model of religious moderation in the community of Pelayan Raya Village, Sungai Penuh City, Jambi Province, which is highly multicultural and multi-ethnic, predominantly inhabited by the Kerinci and Minangkabau ethnic groups. Additionally, it is also inhabited by Batak, Chinese, and Indian ethnic groups who have long settled in the area, thus making the diversity of ethnic groups, ethnicities, and religions that reside and live side by side in Sungai Penuh city using a social construction approach, so that Pelayan Raya Village, Sungai Penuh Subdistrict, Sungai Penuh City is made into a Village of Religious Moderation (KMB) and as an alternative model of religious harmony. The method used to collect data in the field is a qualitative model, carried out through observation, interviews with certain religious figures who are competent, and randomly selected communities, and documentation. The research results found that, First: The harmony model is associative, social relationships are formed without being hindered by religious, ethnic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds so that communication and interaction are established moderately. Second, The model of planting religious moderation (tolerance (tasamuh), justice (i'tidal), balance (tawazzun)). Third, the existence of Churches, Mosques becomes silent witnesses to the realization and actualization of religious moderation that has long been rooted and the existence of tolerance and disparities that have been established in the implementation of the community in Sungai Penuh-Jambi, thus creating a harmonious life in society.