1 JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN ISLAM Volume 16, Number 01, June 2022 Spiritual Intelligence as the Politics of Multiculturalism SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE AS THE POLITICS OF MULTICULTURALISM AMONG JAVANESE MUSLIM MIGRANTS IN MALUKU Joberth Tupan | Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga – Indonesia Izak Y. M. Lattu | Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey – USA Wilson M. A. Therik | Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Salatiga – Indonesia Corresponding author: ilattu@fulbrightmail.org Abstract: How does spiritual intelligence serve as foundation for multicultural politics? This article explores how spiritual intelligence becomes a multicultural political base among the Javanese Muslims who immigrated to Maluku Province. The spiritual intelligence in this study refers to the understanding of Javanese values, i.e., accepting what‘s given by life (nrimo ing pandum), empathy (tepa salira), and beautifying the world (memayu hayuning bawana) as well as how they enrich pluralism in Maluku. Previous studies on the topic mostly focused on the religious factor and neglected cultural aspects, especially among migrants who brought their cultural traits with them to their new place. Based on ethnographic research through observation and in-depth interviews with 60 Javanese migrants in Waihatu, Maluku, the research shows that multicultural politics among Javanese Muslim migrants cannot be separated from spiritual intelligence on Javanese values so that interreligious social solidarity is sustainable. Spiritual intelligence in this article highlights that Javanese migrants‘ adoption of Islamic values in Maluku is connected to their philosophical foundation of Javanese values. Keywords: Spiritual intelligence, politics of multi– culturalism, pluralisms, Javanese migrant, Maluku. Introduction Spirituality intelligence (SQ) is related to an embodiment of universal values of the common good. 1 It is the third human 1 Danah Zohar & Ian Marshall, SQ: Spiritual Intelligence, the Ultimate Inteliigence (London: Bloomsbury, 2000); Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live By (San Fransisco: Berrett- Koehler, 2004). DOI: 10.15642/JIIS.2022.16.1.1-26