In Post-New Order, the process of democratization is not only marked by the emergence of new political parties and the blooming of civil society groups, but also groups that identify themselves as part of a religious movement. Islam in particular explicitly identifies the community groups that are manifest at the same time positioning it as the basis for the orientation of the movement and its struggle. The emergence of groups affiliated with Islam restored the old debate being a controversy foe a long time. The issue is what the most representative formulation of Islam and state is. There are 2 (two) major currents in this discourse which are then plotted on a group of formalists and substantialists. Formalist groups have an interest in linking Islam and the state legally and formally, whereas substantialist groups emphasize on the substantial meaning of Islam in the state. This paper will discuss a pattern of Islam formalist movement in the political realities of contemporary Indonesia. The democratization process enables the various civil society groups to express their aspirations through the organizing group. One of the aspirations that are organized as part of civil society is a political movement. Formal political institutions in the development of democracy continue to decline or deficit. Other forms of political organizing on the one hand can be interpreted as a deepening of democracy or of deliberation, but on the other hand, it can be interpreted as an expression of dissatisfaction to the formal political representation.