The Dynamism of Local Islamic Thought in Gorontalo in Anthropological Studies

This research found that the pattern of Islamic thought in Gorontalo emphasizes aspects of Sufism rather than the fiqh approach. This Sufism approach greatly influences the religious behavior of the Gorontalo Muslim community in religious thinking. Several important figures in Sufism thought were able to lay the initial foundations in the dynamics of Islamic thought in Gorontalo, for example, Bala Kitabi, Bapu Matoa, and Haji Limbo. In several previous studies, Islamic religious dynamics (thoughts and movements) in Gorontalo tended to emphasize biographical aspects and were too textual, seeing how Hizbut Thahrir's open criticism of the "Western" concept, in this case the ideas of democracy in Indonesia, is very typical. general and artificial. This research is qualitative research using an ethnographic approach. This research aims to reveal the dynamics of Islamic thought from the time of Sultan Amai as the founder of Islam in Gorontalo until the time of KH. Adam Zakaria. This research found that Islamic thought in Gorontalo became more dynamic after the entry of Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Gorontalo. Recently, transnational Islamic thought movements have emerged that complement the dynamics of Islamic thought in Gorontalo, for example, Wahdah Islamiyah, Hizbuth Thahrir Indonesia and Jama'ah Tabligh.