Jakarta, NU Online
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia’s biggest Muslim organization, will officially unveil its jihad monument to commemorate the battle of Surabaya, where many of its members fought as volunteers, in 1945.
NU, which plans to unveil the monument on Sunday in Surabaya, East Java, hopes it will remind Muslim people of the true meaning of jihad (holy war).
Chairman Saiful Chalim of NU Surabaya branch said on Friday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com that his organization wanted Muslim people to understand carefully that the concept of jihad was not merely a war against infidels.
“In 1945, NU called on its adult members to perform jihad by joining Indonesian soldiers fighting against the Netherlands and Britain. This monument will be a reminder of our past struggle and the meaning of jihad,” Chalim said.
Chalim added that several prominent figures, who were associated with NU’s jihad monument, would attend the inauguration and share their thoughts, including NU senior figures Muchid Muzadi and Sholeh Qosim, and Sulistiana, the widow of national hero Bung Tomo.
NU chairman Said Aqil Siraj and chairman of NU’s board of patrons Sahal Mahfudh are scheduled to inaugurate the monument. (dar)
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