The Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) has issued the\nImplementation Guidelines for the 2026 National Santri Day. This year\u2019s\ncommemoration adopts the theme \u201cStrengthening Traditional Roots,\nPreserving National Integrity\u201d and is designed to go beyond mere\nceremonial activities, focusing instead on strengthening traditions,\ncommunity service, and humanitarian solidarity for Palestine.<\/p>\n
The guidelines are detailed in PBNU Circular Letter Number\n3\/PB.01\/A.II.10.47\/99\/10\/2026, dated 1 October 2026. The letter is\naddressed to the Regional Boards (PWNU), Branch Boards (PCNU), and\nSpecial Branch Boards (PCINU) of Nahdlatul Ulama.<\/p>\n
The General Chairman of PBNU, KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, also known as\nGus Kikin, stated that NU\u2019s attention to Palestine has deep historical\nroots inherited from the organisation\u2019s founders. He reminded that\nsupport for the Palestinian people has been voiced by Hadratussyekh KH\nHasyim Asy\u2019ari since before Indonesia\u2019s independence and continues to be\nnurtured today, including through the recitation of Qunut Nazilah at the\nTebuireng Islamic Boarding School.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very long journey and relationship between Indonesia and\nPalestine,\u201d said Gus Kikin on Saturday (3\/10\/2026).<\/p>\n
In the 2026 Santri Day guidelines, PBNU requests that all series of\nactivities be carried out with principles of solemnity, simplicity, and\nan orientation towards serving the congregation and members of NU.<\/p>\n
One of the main agendas is the 2026 National Santri Day Assembly, to\nbe held simultaneously on Thursday, 22 October 2026. Male participants\nare to wear dark-coloured sarongs, white tops, and black songkoks\n(peci). Female participants are to wear white-themed Muslimah attire\nwith appropriate lower garments.<\/p>\n
Assemblies may be centred at the NU secretariat premises\ncorresponding to each level of management, or within the environments of\nIslamic boarding schools, hospitals, clinics, schools, madrasas, and\nNahdlatul Ulama universities. During these assemblies, the NU Jihad\nResolution text may also be read by the Tanfidziyah or NU Autonomous\nBodies.<\/p>\n
PBNU has also instructed that the Santri Day series begin with\npilgrimages to the graves of scholars, saints, and the pioneers of\nNahdlatul Ulama within their respective areas of service. Pilgrimage is\npositioned as an effort to maintain the continuity of tradition and to\nremember the struggles of preceding scholars.<\/p>\n
Specifically, PBNU has made humanitarian solidarity for the people of\nPalestine a core part of the 2026 Santri Day programme.<\/p>\n
All levels of NU management are requested to organise a \u201cHumanitarian\nMujahadah for Palestine\u201d through istighotsah assemblies, the recitation\nof salawat, communal dhikr, or other prayer gatherings. PBN_U described\nthese activities as part of spiritual discipline (riyadhah bathiniyyah)\nas well as a manifestation of humanitarian solidarity with the\nPalestinian nation.<\/p>\n
This commitment aligns with the sentiments expressed by the Supreme\nLeader (Rais Aam) of PBNU, KH Miftachul Akhyar, when receiving several\nPalestinian figures at the Miftachussunnah Islamic Boarding School,\nSurabaya, on Sunday (27\/9\/2026). The meeting was attended by individuals\nincluding the Religious Advisor to the President of Palestine, Mahmoud\nS.A. Al-Habash; the Grand Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Mohammad A.M.\nHussein; and the Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia, Abdulfattah A.K.\nAl-Satar.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome to your own home and among your brothers,\u201d said Kiai Miftach\nupon receiving the delegation.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Kiai Miftach also prayed for the safety and peace\nof the Palestinian people. He expressed hope for a path to open for\nMuslims to worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque in a state of freedom and dignity.\nThe meeting discussed issues regarding the Muslim community, humanity,\neducation, and world peace.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pbnu-issues-guidelines-for-2026-national-santri-day-simultaneous-assemblies-pilgrimages-and-prayers-for-1791024802", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }