CONTEXTUAL ECOTHEOLOGY AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY : A THEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE INDIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF MEDAN, NORTH SUMATRA
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https://doi.org/10.54583/apic.vol8.no2.229Kata Kunci:
ekoteologi, tanggung jawab ekologis, dan Komunitas India Muslim MedanAbstrak
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana konsep ekoteologi kontekstual diterapkan dalam kehidupan religius dan sosial komunitas India Muslim di Medan, Sumatra Utara. Fokus utama penelitian ini adalah mengungkap hubungan antara ajaran teologi Islam, praktik sosial-keagamaan, dan kesadaran ekologis yang berkembang dalam komunitas diaspora tersebut. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan studi pustaka dan analisis isi terhadap sumber-sumber teologis, literatur akademik, serta dokumen sosial keagamaan komunitas. Data diperoleh melalui observasi partisipatif, wawancara mendalam dengan tokoh masyarakat, dan analisis terhadap praktik lingkungan berbasis masjid. Pendekatan teologi kontekstual digunakan untuk menafsirkan hubungan antara nilai-nilai Islam (tawhid, amanah, mizan, dan khalifah fil ardh) dengan perilaku ekologis komunitas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesadaran ekologis komunitas India Muslim Medan tumbuh dari spiritualitas Islam yang membumi. Nilai-nilai teologis diaktualisasikan melalui kegiatan sosial seperti kebersihan masjid, pengelolaan sampah, penghijauan lingkungan, dan program “Sedekah Lingkungan”. Kesadaran ekologis ini bersifat kolektif dan partisipatif, berakar pada pandangan bahwa menjaga alam adalah bagian dari ibadah (‘amal shalih) serta ekspresi iman. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa ekoteologi Islam menjadi efektif ketika diterjemahkan ke dalam kajian sosial dan budaya lokal. Model ekoteologi kontekstual yang dikembangkan komunitas India Muslim Medan dapat menjadi paradigma baru bagi gerakan ekologi berbasis iman di masyarakat urban Indonesia. Studi ini menawarkan kontribusi orisinal dengan mengungkap dinamika teologi lingkungan dalam komunitas Muslim minoritas perkotaan, yang selama ini kurang mendapat perhatian dalam kajian ekoteologi Islam.
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