Indonesian Ulema Council
Majelis Ulama Indonesia مجلس العلماء الإندونيسي | |
Formation | July 26, 1975 |
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Type | Socio-religious organization |
Headquarters | Menteng, Central Jakarta, Jakarta |
Region served | Indonesia |
Leader | Anwar Iskandar |
Website | mui.or.id |
Indonesian Ulema Council (
In 2005, MUI released the
certification for products (including but not limited to foods, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and clothing).Roles
The government, at the creation of the MUI stated three broad goals for the MUI:
- Strengthening religion in the way the Pancasila describes to ensure national resilience.
- Participation of the Ulama in national development.
- The maintenance of harmony between the different religions in Indonesia.[3]
Beside the three goals, nonetheless, there were two specific agendas of MUI's establishment. First, it aimed to help Suharto in communism repudiation. Second, it was an umbrella organization for political Islam canalization.[4]
Since the collapse of Suharto's regime in 1998, MUI has changed its approach in the state-religion relationship by envisioning a more active role to protect Muslim's interests while started a new position as a critical partner of the Indonesian government.
The MUI now has twelve commissions and ten divisions that work together in behalf of Muslim's interest through various responsibilities such as fatwa, education and leadership training, women and family, law and regulation, research and development, inter-religious engagement, international relations, economic betterment and many more. Each commissions is led by professional and Islamic scholars.[7]
The MUI (particularly since
In 2019 presidential election, the sitting MUI leader Ma'ruf Amin was elected as the vice president of Joko Widodo.[9]
List of chairmen
- Abdul Malik Karim Abdullah (1975–1981)
- Syukri Ghozali (1981–1984)
- Hasan Basri (1984–1990)
- Ali Yafie (1990–2000)
- Sahal Mahfudh (2000–2014)
- Din Syamsuddin (2014–2015)
- Ma'ruf Amin (2015–2020)
- Miftachul Achyar (2020–2023)
- Anwar Iskandar (2023–present)
Conflicts
MUI is a government funded organisation that acts independently but there have been examples of the MUI being asked to legitimise government policy. A particular example of this that caused friction within the MUI was request that the MUI support the government's birth control program. The government needed the support of the MUI and aspects of the program were objected to by many in religious circles.[3]
2023 shooting
A shooting in MUI headquarters happened on 2 May 2023.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Sejarah MUI". Majelis Ulama Indonesia. 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Nugroho, Agung Yudistira (September 2017). "Case Study on Violence Against Ahmadiyya Adherents in Indonesia in the Reign of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono". Jurnal Pendidikan Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial Indonesia. 2 (2): 38 – via Researchgate.
- ^ a b “Islamic state or state Islam? Fifty years of state-Islam relations in Indonesia”, in: Ingrid Wessel (Hrsg.), Indonesien am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts. Hamburg: Abera-Verlag, 1996, pp. 19-34.
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- ^ a b Gillespie, P 2007, "Current Issues in Indonesian Islam: Analysing the 2005 Council of Indonesian Ulama Fatwa N0. 7" Journal of Islamic Studies Vol 18, No. 2 pp. 202-240.
- ^ "Kepengurusan MUI". Majelis Ulama Indonesia. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Forest-burning is a sin, says Indonesian Islamic council, BBC News, 14 Sept 2016
- ^ Ghaliya, Ghina (21 May 2019). "KPU names Jokowi winner of election". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Belia, Brigitta. "Kronologi Penembakan Kantor MUI Pusat hingga Pelaku Tewas". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
External links
- MUI official website (in Indonesian and English)
- MUI official website (in Indonesian and English)