Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moh. Mahfud MD is in front of the student’s boarding school of Raudlotul Ulum in Gayungan village, Trangkil, Pati, Central Java. He warned the country ruined if ulema and intellectual damage. Countries will also be damaged if the women are damaged. "If it is like that, this country will carry around?" Said Mahfud worried over the condition of the nation which was conveyed in the event of the 62nd anniversary of Roudlotul ulum Islamic Boarding House and Haul to-33 late Kyai Suyuti Abdul Qodir, Sunday (2 / 10) yesterday.
Looking at the world of education that emphasized the ability of the brain, according to Mahfud, education is not only that, but it also must be able to form a character. Because people who do not have a good character, if he gets a job, then he will take advantage of that office so that he can do corruption.
Admittedly, there is something wrong with education today. In fact, the constitution declared the country should be the intellectual life of the nation. Intellectual life of the brain means smarter and smarter character. And the country will be destroyed if its leaders only have the intelligence of the brain, without any intelligence of the character in it.
To the audience, Mahfud reveals itself always feel happy when visiting Islamic boarding schools, because it reminded her of her childhood. Speaking of schools, said Mahfud, boarding school graduates used to be difficult to officials on suspicion and discriminated against. However, today many pesantren become official. And in this reform era, boarding his future is not dark anymore; so the schools could save the government had a role. (hamdi / mh/Yazid.tr)
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