This research is based on the fact that there are religious
leaders and some people who oppose the idea of Islam
Nusantara. When the religious figure represented a formal legal
institution (MUI), it had a significant influence on the views of the
people of Padang. Therefore, the polemic of Islam Nusantara gives its
own style about the existence of Islam Nusantara in the land of
Minang. Further research objectives: (1) Describe the prejudices of
community leaders about Islam Nusantara. (2) Describe the picture of
people's prejudices about Islam Nusantara. (3) Connecting the
prejudices of religious leaders and the community and its relation to
the social conflict of the people of Padang City. The study uses
qualitative approaches and quantitative mixing methods (mixed
method). The population in this study were 32 religious leaders and
168 community members. Data collection techniques
using; observation, interview and psychological scale. The sampling
technique is random sampling technique. Data analysis techniques
using Pearson correlation (Pearson correlation). The results of this
study found that generally the negative prejudices of religious leaders
about Islam Nusantara were high. While social conflict in the midst of
society is classified as low. Whereas the correlation aspect shows that
there is no relationship between community’s prejudices about Islam
Nusantara and social conflict in the midst of society.
Keywords: Community Leaders, Community Members, Islam Nusantara and Social
Conflict.