Building the Values of Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin for Indonesian Economic Development at 4.0 Era from the Perspective of Philosophy and Islamic Economic Law

Abstract

This research aims to build the value of rahmatan lil 'alamin in Indonesian economic development at 4.0 eras from the perspective of philosophy and shariah economic law. The role of both is considered important regarding with freedom to do any economic activities in Indonesia as the non-Islamic state in the formal term yet at the same time is known as a sharia economic community due to its world's largest Moslem population. This literature-normative research is qualitative with a statutory, historical, comparative, and conceptual approach. It found that first, rahmatan lil 'alamin value enables the philosophy of Islamic law to develop the Indonesian economy. The goal of Islam as a religion is to guide its believers toward the happiness of the world and the hereafter and the triangle concept among philosophy of God, human, and nature, for example, make it possible for Islamic economic with its rahmatan lil 'alamin values to cover the weakness of the conventional economic system. Second, the rahmatan lil 'alamin in Islamic economics law can be manifested by organizing social services, such as waqf, relying on the spirit of building justice in life, narrowing social gaps, as well as enlivening Islamic values. In the era of 4.0, the implementation of the value can be adjusted to recent demands and situations, such as cash waqf, halal industry, halal food, halal tourism, and so on.