Former General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) KH Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid recently said that the Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) would never establish an Islamic state in the country.
Gus Dur made the statement as meeting with a number of United States senators to convey the national and Islamic missions of the Nahdliyin-based organization.
Gus Dur who is also the chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Awakening Party (PKB) said since ten years before Indonesia's independence NU had again and again decided that Muslims had no such obligation to establish an Islamic state.
"In 1935 or ten years before Indonesia's independence the NU's 9th Congress held in Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan) decided that Muslims were not obliged to establish Islamic state. For that reason, we have seen many religions in Indonesia," Gus Dur told reporters in the PKB's headquarters, Jln. Kalibata Timur Jakarta on Wednesday.
He was of view that Indonesia's stand on religion was very clear as affirmed in the nation's ideology, Pancasila.
As reported scores of the US senators meeting with Gus Dur during his US visit were Robert Wexler, Suemyrick, Joe Rockefeller, Christopher Bone, the influential senator in making US foreign policies.
During his visit in the country, Gus Dur also received Medal of Valor for his struggle for world peace and tolerance. The medal was given by Simon Wiesenthal Foundation.
Other figure receiving the same medal is former bishop of Anglican Church of Canterburry, UK.
The Indonesian former president received the medal on Award Night in Los Angeles. In the meantime Gus Dur also held talks and had a dinner with Hollywood's producers like Rocky's Robert Chartoff.
The award night was attended by some 1000 people. Amongst the attendees were Hollywood actors such as, Will Smith, Ron Howard, and Jeffry Katzenberg.
Gus Dur on the sidelines of his US visit had a great time to hold talks with US Vice President Dick Cheney in the White House.
Gus Dur also explained his meeting with Temple University to immortalize his name as center for inter-religious dialogue studies.
Gus Dur made the statement as meeting with a number of United States senators to convey the national and Islamic missions of the Nahdliyin-based organization.
Gus Dur who is also the chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Awakening Party (PKB) said since ten years before Indonesia's independence NU had again and again decided that Muslims had no such obligation to establish an Islamic state.
"In 1935 or ten years before Indonesia's independence the NU's 9th Congress held in Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan) decided that Muslims were not obliged to establish Islamic state. For that reason, we have seen many religions in Indonesia," Gus Dur told reporters in the PKB's headquarters, Jln. Kalibata Timur Jakarta on Wednesday.
He was of view that Indonesia's stand on religion was very clear as affirmed in the nation's ideology, Pancasila.
As reported scores of the US senators meeting with Gus Dur during his US visit were Robert Wexler, Suemyrick, Joe Rockefeller, Christopher Bone, the influential senator in making US foreign policies.
During his visit in the country, Gus Dur also received Medal of Valor for his struggle for world peace and tolerance. The medal was given by Simon Wiesenthal Foundation.
Other figure receiving the same medal is former bishop of Anglican Church of Canterburry, UK.
The Indonesian former president received the medal on Award Night in Los Angeles. In the meantime Gus Dur also held talks and had a dinner with Hollywood's producers like Rocky's Robert Chartoff.
The award night was attended by some 1000 people. Amongst the attendees were Hollywood actors such as, Will Smith, Ron Howard, and Jeffry Katzenberg.
Gus Dur on the sidelines of his US visit had a great time to hold talks with US Vice President Dick Cheney in the White House.
Gus Dur also explained his meeting with Temple University to immortalize his name as center for inter-religious dialogue studies.
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