Madina Charter<\/p>\n
Certain Islamic parties in the People's Consultative Assembly
\n(MPR) have proposed to readopt the Jakarta Charter in Article 29
\nof our Constitution. And also the Mujahidin statement in
\nYogyakarta said it was the only way out to solve a
\n\"multidimensional crisis\". They don't know that with syariah law
\ndisintegration of the nation would be highly likely, because if
\nthis happens the component of non-Muslim groups will start to
\nseparate. Although the majority of Indonesians are Muslims, it is
\nimpossible to unite this plural nation into one religion, that is
\nIslam. Even our Prophet Muhammad failed to make this world one
\nreligion. That has been proved by the Madina Charter.<\/p>\n
From the Isra and Miradj events of our Prophet, it is clear
\nthat before we get to Sidratul Muntaha (heaven, Arsj) we have to
\npass Masjid al Haram (in Mecca, that is the direction center of
\nMuslims) to the Masjid al Aqsa (Jerusalem, the direction center
\nof non-Muslims\/Christians). From this viewpoint, because the
\ndirection center of the two groups is at opposite sides, it is
\nunderstandable that the two groups of religions will always
\nquarrel as they always want \"to save\" people by spreading their
\nown religion and that their own is the best.<\/p>\n
It is impossible to unite the two groups of religions into
\none, because it is just symbolic; it is like uniting the sun with
\nthe moon.<\/p>\n
Because of the potential conflict of the two groups of
\nreligions at that time, they made the Madina Charter, so that the
\ntwo religions will live together in peace. This means the aim of
\nthe Madina Charter is eternal peace.<\/p>\n
Please open your hearts and minds and think critically of the
\nwords \"eternal peace\", which is mentioned in our preamble of the
\n1945 Constitution.<\/p>\n
We have to be proud that our founding father was a great man
\nwho was selected by God to lead and arrange this one unitary
\nrepublic, with Pancasila (in Islam it is called Tauhid) as a
\nrevelation of God serving to unite pluralism.<\/p>\n
At the end of the year 2000 when the cycle of time between
\nChristmas and Idul Fitri is very close to each other, it would be
\nwise for the two groups of religious people to contemplate and
\nrethink the meaning of unity in this global world. The position
\nof Muslims and Christians is like two sides of the same coin,
\nwhich cannot be separated.<\/p>\n
AGUS UTORO<\/p>\n
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