I believe that in the other Country, some one likes Gus Dur must be live there. Some one who love the minority. Everybody who love Gud Dur hopes peace in this country
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:31 PM, abdul <latifabdul...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for a good article.. > So every one who love peace in this country should continue Gus Dur's way > of life, to protect minority right and freedom of religious and speech. So > let we fight all together the violent ideology from Islam group. May God > will bless us.amien > > > --- In wanita-muslimah@yahoogroups.com <wanita-muslimah%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Dharmawan Ronodipuro" <dharmawan_ronodip...@...> wrote: > > > > http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/16amy/Article/index_html > > > > AMY CHEW > > Gus Dur's pluralist Islam takes root > > > > 2010/02/03 > > > > The late Indonesian president and ulama Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, > was a > > great protector of minorities who taught his followers to respect and > accept > > others, regardless of race and religion, writes AMY CHEW > > > > TAHRIR Square is the most famous public square in Baghdad. It is also one > of > > the most bombed-out areas in Iraq. The late Indonesian president and > ulama > > Abdurrahman Wahid knew the square well, having committed it to memory > from > > his days as a student at the University of Baghdad. > > > > Wahid, fondly known as Gus Dur, lived in Iraq from 1966 to 1970, where he > > studied Islamic literature. As a struggling student, he worked part-time > for > > a textile company owned by a Jewish man to earn some extra money. > > > > On Jan 27, 1969, his Jewish boss asked Gus Dur to accompany him to Tahrir > > Square, which was just steps away from the office. > > > > On that day, nine Iraqi Jews were hanged at the square. They were > convicted > > on charges of spying for Israel. Their deaths were part of a persecution > of > > the tiny Jewish community that started around 1941. > > > > Upon seeing the bodies, Gus Dur's boss broke down and cried, for the dead > > men were his friends. > > > > "That event left a very deep impact on my father," recounted Yenny Wahid, > > Gus Dur's second daughter. > > > > "They were victims of politics and a policy of hatred. On that day, my > > father vowed he would protect minority people for as long as he lived." > > > > Gus Dur taught his followers to respect and accept others at all times, > > regardless of race and religion, as all men were God's creation. He also > > explained the Jewish faith and their people to Muslims. > > > > In 1994, Gus Dur broke new ground when he visited Israel. He also called > > Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad a "liar" for denying the Holocaust. > > > > And Gus Dur led by example. In 2004, when extremist Muslims built a wall > > around the Sang Timur Catholic school in Tangerang, Jakarta, to stop > > students from entering, Gus Dur intervened. He ordered 100 of his > followers > > to safeguard the school and went to the school himself. > > > > "If anyone wants to fight, they will have to face me first," Gus Dur said > in > > the school's compound. The local authorities hastily tore down the wall. > > > > The Sang Timur incident was just one instance of Gus Dur's defence of the > > defenceless. > > > > "Gus Dur has done so much for minorities," said Theo Bela, > secretary-general > > for Indonesia Committee of Religious Peace. > > > > "In the past, he saved so many churches from being burnt, including the > > priests inside them," Belo added. > > > > Humorous, brilliant and eccentric, Gus Dur led the country's largest > Muslim > > organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), for 15 years before becoming > president > > in 1999. > > > > > > > > With an estimated 40 million members, NU practices a moderate, syncretic > > form of Islam, assimilating Hinduism and local beliefs. > > > > The seeds of a pluralist Islam that Gus Dur planted grow deep in the > hearts > > of his followers. > > > > One of them died living out his teachings in 2000. It was Christmas Eve > that > > year in the town of Mojokerto, East Java. Churches were getting bomb > > threats. The churches turned to NU for help. Members of its famous youth > > wing, Banser, were sent to guard them. > > > > Riyanto, then 25, was a Banser member. On Christmas Eve, he volunteered > to > > guard the Eben Haezer Church. Across the narrow street from the church > was a > > shop with a pay phone next to it. > > > > While on guard, the volunteers saw an abandoned package at the pay phone. > > They reported it to the police, who told them it was a bomb and evacuated > > the area. > > > > But Riyanto refused to leave. Instead, he grabbed the package and tried > to > > move it as far away as possible from the church. > > > > He ran towards a reinforced drainage ditch on the other side of the shop. > He > > never made it. The package exploded in his hands, hurtling his body into > the > > air and over the church, falling through the roof of a nearby house. > > > > That night, 38 bombs exploded in 11 cities across Indonesia , killing 19 > > people and wounding 120. > > > > Gus Dur visited Riyanto's home and declared him a "hero". > > > > "My father said that was real jihad. He said Riyanto was a hero for > > humanity," recalled Yenny, who is executive director of the Wahid > Institute, > > a think tank for pluralist Islam. > > > > "We set up a scholarship for middle and high school students and named it > > after Riyanto." > > > > Gus Dur was born on Sept 7, 1940 into a family of ulama in Jombang, East > > Java. In East Java, telling jokes was a way of life. It's no surprise > that > > it produced a unique ulama like Gus Dur, who was more often heard telling > > jokes than preaching. > > > > Many believed Gus Dur spread his teachings of pluralist Islam very > > effectively because he was good at telling jokes that contained the > essence > > of his values. > > > > When his fellow religious leaders visited him during his presidency, Gus > Dur > > told them there was no guarantee they would be the first to be allowed > into > > heaven. > > > > "On the contrary, the chance to enter heaven would be given to all of > > Jakarta's bus drivers because the moment they start driving, people would > > start praying," relates Gus Dur's youngest brother, Hasyim Wahid, of his > > brother's words. > > > > When Gus Dur's death on Dec 30 became known to the public, a text message > > was sent out by a Chinese Indonesian: "Who will be our protector now? > Will > > anyone continue his work?" > > > > "Millions," responded a Gus Dur student, Zuhairi Misrawi, chairman of the > > Moderate Muslim Society. > > > > "Gus Dur's teachings have become part of our culture, our politics, our > > democracy," he said. "It is institutionalised, it is massive and cannot > be > > stopped." > > > > The writer is NST Jakarta correspondent > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ======================= Milis Wanita Muslimah Membangun citra wanita muslimah dalam diri, keluarga, maupun masyarakat. Twitter: http://twitter.com/wanita_muslimah Situs Web: http://www.wanita-muslimah.com ARSIP DISKUSI : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/messages Kirim Posting mailto:wanita-muslimah@yahoogroups.com Berhenti mailto:wanita-muslimah-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com Milis Keluarga Sejahtera mailto:keluarga-sejaht...@yahoogroups.com Milis Anak Muda Islam mailto:majelism...@yahoogroups.com Milis ini tidak menerima attachment.Yahoo! 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