Interfaith Interaction Framework In Comparative Religion Course At The Department Of Usuluddin

Interfaith interaction is an important element of fostering harmony, tolerance and mutual respect between one to another religion. It needs to be nurtured and educated in the community, especially among youth at the university level. This is due to the fact that they are the ones who will inherit the country's leadership in the future. This study aims to look at the framework of interfaith interaction that can be embedded among the students in the Department of Usuluddin at the Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies (FKI), Sultan Zainal Abidin University (UniSZA). This study uses a document analysis method on two documents which are pro forma of comparative religion course and scholarly exercises written by students. This study found that comparative religion course contains values of interfaith interaction emphasized in the pro forma of this course especially in the third learning outcome (CLO3). This element is applied through one-course evaluation, which is a presentation assignment and two off-campus activities, which are a visit to the house of worship and scholarly writing training. Through these three activities, the framework for interfaith interaction can be developed among Muslim and non-Muslim students through the Comparative Religion course offered by the Department of Usuluddin, FKI, UniSZA.