Conclusion: the Development of Political Islam and The Making of the Indonesian State

Abstract

This book has explored the development of political Islam in twentieth-century Indonesia by following the life, career and legacy of Sekarmaji Marjan Kartosuwiryo. My goal has been twofold: on one hand I have attempted to reassert the religious motivations behind the Darul Islam movement and to explore Kartosuwiryo’s legacy for contemporary Islamists. On the other hand, this reassertion of Islam as the main stimulus for what became a rebellious movement has formed the core of my explanation for the failure of political Islam in the 1950s. The contested identities of both the Darul Islam and Kartosuwiryo himself shaped Indonesian Muslims’