Multiculturalism in Islam

Abstract

The article aims to present the knowledge of multiculturalism in Islam. This documentary research collects the information from the Quran, Hadith and related books. The data then was analyzed through the content analysis method. The finding revealed that Islam places the great emphasis on multiculturalism in various aspects such as the diversity of God’s creatures, the goals of human creation, the calls of al Quran, being the messenger of the Prophet Muhammad, legislation in Islam, teachings of Islam, and the views of Islam towards people of the other religions. Cultural diversities have their undeniable advantages. When they are combined, a new and valuable culture is formed, and it then becomes an identity of the strong society. The Prophet Muhammad's society is explicitly the example of the multicultural society. He is a good leader for Muslims and non-Muslims as well.