PUI: Eid al-Fitr an Important Momentum for National Reconciliation

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG – The Persatuan Ummat Islam (PUI) has stated that the moment of Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah presents an opportunity to strengthen social and national reconciliation amid geopolitical dynamics. They describe Eid al-Fitr as having profound significance as a time for self-purification, strengthening familial ties, and reinforcing values of togetherness.

PUI advisor Achmad Tjahja Nugraha said that the meaning of Eid al-Fitr is to return to the purity of the heart and to improve relations between people, including in national life.

“The tradition of mutual forgiveness that occurs every Eid al-Fitr should not stop at mere symbols or social customs. Its essence is the cleansing of the heart, sincere forgiveness to erase grudges, and opening space for genuine reconciliation,” said this rector of UIN in an official statement on Thursday (19/3/2026).

He stated that the value of forgiveness itself is an important teaching in Islam. In the Quran, Allah SWT praises those who can restrain their anger and forgive others’ mistakes, as mentioned in Surah Ali Imran verse 3:134.

Prof Achmad said that this spirit is highly relevant to the national condition often coloured by differing views, interest conflicts, and polarisation in the public sphere. Eid al-Fitr can serve as a national message reminding all elements of the nation to return to values of brotherhood, tolerance, and unity.

“Eid al-Fitr is a moral message for the nation. If society can practise sincere forgiveness, then our social and political life can also become healthier and more peaceful,” he said.