Buletn Al-Turas Vol. 28 No. 2 September 2022, pp. 221-234 221 © Buletn Al-Turas, Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia Print ISSN: 0853-1692 E-ISSN: 2579-5848 DOI: htps://doi.org/10.15408/bat.v28i2.26328 KH. R. Ansnawi’s Thoughts on Nationalism Values against Colonialism and Imperialism Abstract Purpose The research aimed to explore KH.R. Asnawi’s thoughts as one of Nahdlatul Ulama founders, on nationalism and patriotism values against colonialism and imperialism in Indonesia. Methods This qualitative study applied a historical research design relying on KH. R. Asnawi ’s works as the primary data source. The secondary data sources included books and journals discussing KH.R. Asnawi’s thoughts of nationalism and patriotism values. The research also implemented Focus Group Discussion to understand his thoughts comprehensively. The data collected was then analyzed qualitatively using historical and political approaches Results/Finding The study found that KH. R Asnawi’s thoughts of nationalism was fiqh centric that he was a reli- gious nationalist figure. While the statesmanship values contained in his works included unity, justice, love for the homeland, and divine values. Conclusion The study concluded that KH. R. Asnawi’s thoughts of nationalism and statesmanship values be- longs to the integrism type influenced by theology, fiqh and pesantren education. Keywords nationalism, statesmanship values, KH. R. Asnawi *) Corresponding Author Ozi Setiadi* Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus Jawa Tengah, Indonesia ozisetiadi@iainkudus.ac.id Zakaria Husin Lubis Institut Perguruan Tinggi Ilmu Al Qur'an Jakarta, Indonesia zakarialubis@ptiq.ac.id