Building Religious Harmony and Tolerance: Social Da’wa by Sayyid Ahmad bin Salim Al Muhdlor

Most activities of Islamic propagation (da’wah) focus on a conventional method normative teaching that may result in fanaticism and dogmatism. However, da’wah activity should be also inclusive attentive to the context where it is held. The purpose this article describe, analyze, interpret social carried out by Sayid Ahmad could create religious harmony tolerance Tulungagung, East Java. Based theory structural functionalism Talcott Parsons, phenomenological study analyses structure society interrelationships various structures seen mutually supportive dynamic equilibrium. This focuses how good order maintained among elements society. shows Sayyid uses approach establishing economic harmonization, building educational institutions teach values, constructing mosques different adherents realize meaning tolerance, completing mosque with facilities infrastructure. He teaches pillars communities serving helping each other, giving justice anyone, respecting other religions.