Muhammadiyah opens center in Yogya

Muhammadiyah opens center in Yogya

YOGYAKARTA: The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, opened a study center here on Monday to provide information on the organization and its role in the Muslim community.

The inauguration of the study center located, on the campus of Muhammadiyah University, was marked with the signing by Muhammadiyah chairman Syafii Maarif of a photograph of the organization's founding father, Ahmad Dahlan. The photo will be displayed inside the center.

Syafii said the study center would keep all documents and literature on Muhammadiyah.

"I hope this study center will not become just like a 'dead' museum but, instead, a dynamic institution for all Muslims in general, and specially Muhammadiyah scholars, to conduct scientific activities. Such a center has long been needed to help develop studies on Islam and Muhammadiyah in the country," he said.

Syafii also said that the center was directly under the supervision of Muhammadiyah's central executive board.

The establishment of the center was based on a instruction issued by Muhammadiyah's central executive board. --JP