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        "id": 1607264,
        "msgid": "nyepi-and-takbiran-coinciding-phdis-statement-1773294903",
        "date": "2026-03-12 12:06:53",
        "title": "Nyepi and Takbiran Coinciding: PHDI's Statement",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) has expressed appreciation for Muslim organisations including the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Nahdlatul Ulama, and Muhammadiyah for issuing circulars encouraging the evening takbiran (Islamic prayer) to be conducted at home on 19 March 2026, when it coincides with the Hindu holy day of Nyepi. PHDI chairman I Nyoman Kenak stated that this measure is important for maintaining religious harmony in Bali and indicated that individual religious organisations may issue separate circulars to their congregants if a joint interfaith statement remains unchanged.",
        "content": "<p>The Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) has expressed\nappreciation for Muslim civil organisations such as the Indonesian Ulema\nCouncil (MUI), Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and Muhammadiyah, which have issued\ncirculars regarding the implementation of the evening takbiran\ncoinciding with the sacred day of Nyepi on 19 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>PHDI Chairman I Nyoman Kenak deemed this step important for\nmaintaining religious harmony between different faith communities in\nBali. He noted that the circulars from Muslim organisations had already\nurged their followers to perform takbiran in their respective homes.<\/p>\n<p>This statement was made by Kenak during a coordination meeting on\nsecurity and order ahead of the Nyepi Festival and Eid al-Fitr, held\nwith the Bali Provincial Parliament at the Parliament Office on\nThursday, 12 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to our Muslim colleagues for the extraordinary\nappreciation we express to MUI, Muhammadiyah, and NU for their\ncommunication and the issuance of these circulars,\u201d said Kenak.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kenak, the appeal means that PHDI is not concerned even\nif the isbat (moon sighting) session at the Ministry of Religious\nAffairs subsequently determines that Eid al-Fitr falls on 19 March.<\/p>\n<p>Kenak also invited all religious communities to maintain harmony in\ninterfaith relations in Bali.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Bali, they will perform takbiran in their respective homes, and\nthis comes from them, not from us. Similarly, if we Hindus have odalan\n(temple festivals) at home, we perform ngayah (communal service) from\nour homes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the meeting, all forum participants in principle agreed with the\nPHDI\u2019s statement. However, several parties also noted concerns about a\njoint appeal from the Forum for Interfaith Harmony (FKUB), which was\ndeemed to have triggered debate on social media.<\/p>\n<p>PHDI itself was not involved in drafting the joint appeal because it\nhad not been part of the FKUB Bali from the outset. Kenak affirmed that\nif the joint appeal were to remain unchanged, then each religious\ncouncil would be asked to issue circulars to its congregants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that (joint appeal) remains unchanged, then let us each issue our\nown circulars. I am willing to accept this for the common good,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nyepi-and-takbiran-coinciding-phdis-statement-1773294903",
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