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Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moh. Mahfud MD attended the Halal Bihalal organized by the Executive Board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), at 20:00 o’clock, Tuesday (20 / 9), in Pawnshop Building, Kramat Raya, Jakarta. It was also attending the event, including Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufik Kiemas, Minister for Development of Disadvantaged Regions A.Helmy Faisal Zaeni, ambassadors of friendly countries, and several other state officials.

In front of hundreds of leaders and cadres of NU who attended the event, Chairman of the NU KH. Said Aqil Siradj, as the host in meeting said that halal is a cultural tradition of Indonesian Muslims. For Muslims are obliged to do friendship, and it’s been done by the Indonesian people with the right synergy between religion and ancestral traditions of Indonesian citizens. "If that was not done, then religion would be barren," said Said Aqil. Said Aqil explain further in order to practice their religious duties, a tradition and culture of the nation will strengthen and preserve the teachings of religion itself. Without culture, he says, Islam will be dry and will be left by his followers.

Therefore, he said, the Indonesian nation must return to nature, which is a nation that has identity, the nation created by Allah SWT, and a pluralistic nation."Because Indonesia has been able to build a nation for 66 years with the principles of Pancasila frame of the Republic of Indonesia and Unity in Diversity, as well as the 1945 Constitution," said Said Aqil. All that can be done, according to Said Aqil, since the struggle Soekarno, Hatta, Wahid Hasyim, Muhammad Yamin, and all fighters that have been liberated nation of Indonesia. Therefore, real nation of Indonesia is a pluralistic nation, the people who respect each other, both between ethnic groups and between religions. "That’s the real Indonesian nation," said Said Aqil.

On the occasion, Said Aqil also criticize economic crisis in the world today. According to him, what happens to the current crisis is similar to that struck in 1998 that set off the crisis of moral crisis with rampant cases of corruption and collusion. "Because this world crisis come from moral crisis, it needs to be completed by morally," he said.

With the maturity of the Indonesian people who had experienced the crisis, then according to Said Aqil, the Indonesian nation is now relatively safer from the threat of world crisis. "Therefore we must be grateful. Thus was expected to maintain the condition by keeping the unity and harmony of the nation, "please Said Aqil.

Said Aqil also highlighted and expressed concern with the conflict in Ambon, Papua, Makasar and in several other areas. For that, he said, hoped that all parties can keep you and guard against any provocation, so it does not happen again inter-group conflict as it did in the past year. (Shohibul Umam / mh/Yazid.tr)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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