Muhammadiyah's Idulfitri Message, Friday 20 March 2026
Muhammadiyah’s Central Leadership Chairman, Haedar Nashir, called on everyone to make Idulfitri a moment for sharing, mutual care, and building brotherhood even across countries.
He conveyed this message on Thursday (19/3) during the Reflection on Idulfitri 1447 H. He advised that initiatives to build care for securing social networks should also reach a global level, such as for brothers in Palestine, Iran, and other parts of the world who need a helping hand.
“Giving is a call from the spirit of being Muslim for anyone without discrimination of tribe, religion, race, group, or nation. And that is what we must live after the month of Ramadan,” said Haedar.
Haedar also advised how Muslims can continue to restrain anger and easily forgive even after the month of Ramadan ends.
If one has been angry due to others, then a large storehouse of forgiveness must be prepared to be given to anyone.
Conversely, Haedar continued, a good Muslim must have a big soul to ask for forgiveness when they have done or acted wrongly. Thus, the fast observed during Ramadan can impact personal and collective life.
“In the month of Syawal when Muslims begin one Syawal as the first day of Idulfitri and also starting a new day, then a very good habit is to engage in silaturahmi,” he said.
Haedar did not forget to emphasise how silaturahmi becomes a shared space to improve the quality of human relations at the family, community, and even international levels. On the other hand, the destruction of humanity is caused by the collapse of cross-relations.
Nevertheless, he reminded that building this cross-brotherhood must be based on Al Maidah verse 2, namely building brotherhood—cooperating for goodness and piety, not for evil in human life.
“From here, the importance of us building brotherhood. Brotherhood that crosses boundaries, both among fellow believers and with all the children of the nation and anyone who exists,” he stated.
Unlike the government, the Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah has determined that 1 Syawal or Idulfitri 1447 Hijriah falls on Friday, 20 March 2026. This determination is contained in the Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah’s Statement Number 2/MLM/1.0/E/2025 on the Determination of the Results of the Calculation of Ramadan, Syawal, and Zulhijah 1447 H.
The Indonesian government has set Hari Raya Idulfitri 1447 Hijriah or Lebaran 2026 to fall on Saturday, 21 March, based on the results of the isbat session held by the Ministry of Religious Affairs today.