Indonesia prays to ...<\/p>\n
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Indonesia Prays, an event in which people of different faiths
\npray together, is a comical thought from the theological point of
\nview because each religion has its own theological concept, which
\nis quite distinct from that of other religions.<\/p>\n
Christians have the concept of a trinity. The Christians' God
\nhas a Son. According to Matthew 3:17, (God's) voice from heaven
\nproclaims that was His son, the one that He loved and that He
\nallowed the Son (to be born into the world). In the Necaca
\ncongress in 325 AD there were two schools of thought: (1) the
\nArius school, claiming that God the Son (Jesus) was created by
\nGod the Father, and (2) the Athanasius school, saying that God
\nthe Father and God the Son were one and the same.<\/p>\n
Muslims, meanwhile, believe that Isa (Jesus) was merely a
\nprophet. The Holy Koran strongly criticizes the belief of the
\nChristians, saying that those stating that God is actually Al
\nMasih (the Messiah) are infidels. (QS 5:72).<\/p>\n
Therefore, in a theological perspective, Christians and
\nMuslims pray to \"different Gods\". While Christians pray to a
\nchildless God and God as a child. Meanwhile, in the event
\nreferred to earlier, Muslims praying along with the people of
\ndifferent creeds is rather ridiculous, isn't it?<\/p>\n
Then there is a difference in the theological concept between
\nreligions believing in one God only and those believing in gods.
\nSince the third century BC, Hinduism has placed its belief in
\nthree gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma created this world,
\nVishnu looks after it and Shiva can destroy it.<\/p>\n
In the perspective of Islam, a prayer is a practice of
\nreligious service with a tightly arranged procedure. In a hadith
\nnarrated by Imam Turmudzi, Prophet Muhammad SAW mentioned a
\nprayer as munkhkhul ibadah (the essence of a religious service).
\nProphet Muhammad SAW also said that \"a prayer was itself a
\nreligious service\" (HR Ibnu Hibban). Meanwhile, Al Hakim narrated
\na hadith mentioning a prayer as \"the sword of a mukmin, a
\nbeliever (shilahul mu'min).<\/p>\n
Allah and His Prophet arrange tightly the procedure for a
\nprayer. When and how long a prayer is made is also arranged in
\nIslam. There is also a rule about when a prayer is considered
\nmustajab efficacious and also about who will be considered to
\nhave their prayers fulfilled (makbul). Therefore, allow me to
\ninquire whether there is a \"yellow book\" telling people to go to
\na field to pray together and invite the figures of other
\nreligions to ensure that the prayer will be fulfilled.<\/p>\n
How will the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) and Muslim kyai
\n(clerics) respond to this matter? If we are really sincere in
\npraying for the safety of the nation, it would be better for the
\nkyai to call on Muslims to adhere to Allah's rules and perform
\nshalat tahajud, a special prayer to ask Allah to grant something,
\nundertake sunnah fasting and sincerely pray in their own homes at
\nthe time of sahur, the meal eaten before daybreak during the
\nfasting month!<\/p>\n
ADIAN HUSAINI<\/p>\n
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