OPTIMIZING FAMILY FUNCTIONS: AN EFFORT TO INSTILL THE CHARACTER OF RELIGIOUS MODERATION

Abstract

This article aims to explain how religious moderation is in the framework of Islam and how urgent the family is in mainstreaming religious moderation. This article is a qualitative research using a library research approach. The primary data source of this research is the concept of religious moderation in Indonesia and the concept of the Islamic family. The secondary data of this research are various literatures, both books, journals, fiqh, and others that are relevant. Furthermore, this research is analyzed using deductive analysis techniques, the collected data are then presented to be further analyzed based on Islamic family law theory. This article argues that families that have resilience will be able to face various problems, such as the threat of extreme, radical or other threats that can harm the community. The family is the gateway to forming the character of a generation, instilling the values ​​of religious moderation as early as possible by optimizing family functions will produce a generation with a wasathiyah character.