Jakarta, NU Online
As the world's most populous Muslim country, Indonesia has potential to become leader for Muslim countries around the world. Till now Indonesia has still been capable of preserving any existing diversity.
Chairman of the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Masdar Farid Mas'udi made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting held at the NU headquarters in Jakarta Wednesday (17/12).<>
Present also at the occassion were ex-chairman (amir) of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, rector of the Jakarta's Paramadina University Anis Basdewan and Truth and Friendship Commission member Father Mujdi Sutrisno.
According to Masdar though there are various tribes, faiths, and many other different backgrounds, there have been no such serious conflicts triggered by the diversity.
Indonesian people could easily compromise any different interest without bloody conflicts, Masdar said.
"Let us take a look at other Muslim countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, and so on. To meet their own interest, they tend to kill and terrorize each other," Masdar said, adding that the scene happening in the countries was absolutely different if compared with Indonesia.
At the same time, Anis Baswedan said that Indonesia could played its mediating role among various existing different interests. While in other countries the process of negotiation could never 'come true'.
He further explained that for nearly half of the nation's journey, the process had never come in a regime, namely New Order.
"Following the reform (era), the process has started to come up though there have also been such 'sparks' rather than conflicts," he said, adding that what having emerged could be friction and polarization.
While Abu Bakar Ba'asyir said any emerging crisis in the country was mainly caused by the absence of the implementation of Islamic law (syaria). Muslims who are majority, he added, had not yet fully implemented Islamic teachings.
"Muslims glorify Prophet Muhammad, Muslims glorify the Qur'an but do not practice its teachings. Islam has been insulted in this country," Ba'asyir said. (rif)
As the world's most populous Muslim country, Indonesia has potential to become leader for Muslim countries around the world. Till now Indonesia has still been capable of preserving any existing diversity.
Chairman of the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Masdar Farid Mas'udi made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting held at the NU headquarters in Jakarta Wednesday (17/12).<>
Present also at the occassion were ex-chairman (amir) of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI), Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, rector of the Jakarta's Paramadina University Anis Basdewan and Truth and Friendship Commission member Father Mujdi Sutrisno.
According to Masdar though there are various tribes, faiths, and many other different backgrounds, there have been no such serious conflicts triggered by the diversity.
Indonesian people could easily compromise any different interest without bloody conflicts, Masdar said.
"Let us take a look at other Muslim countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, and so on. To meet their own interest, they tend to kill and terrorize each other," Masdar said, adding that the scene happening in the countries was absolutely different if compared with Indonesia.
At the same time, Anis Baswedan said that Indonesia could played its mediating role among various existing different interests. While in other countries the process of negotiation could never 'come true'.
He further explained that for nearly half of the nation's journey, the process had never come in a regime, namely New Order.
"Following the reform (era), the process has started to come up though there have also been such 'sparks' rather than conflicts," he said, adding that what having emerged could be friction and polarization.
While Abu Bakar Ba'asyir said any emerging crisis in the country was mainly caused by the absence of the implementation of Islamic law (syaria). Muslims who are majority, he added, had not yet fully implemented Islamic teachings.
"Muslims glorify Prophet Muhammad, Muslims glorify the Qur'an but do not practice its teachings. Islam has been insulted in this country," Ba'asyir said. (rif)
