inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Director of Prevention of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) Brigadier General Ahmad Nurwakhid said President Jokowi's statement regarding radical preachers was a strong warning to increase national awareness.
President Jokowi's statement at the TNI-Polri Leadership Meeting, at TNI Headquarters, Jakarta, Tuesday (1/3) must be taken seriously by all ministries, government institutions, and the public in general about the dangers of radicalism.
Ahmad Nurwakhid stated that, from the start BNPT has emphasized that the issue of radicalism must be a concern from an early age, because radicalism is actually an ideology that animates acts of terrorism.
According to him, radicalism is a process of stages leading to terrorism which always manipulates and politicizes religion.
Meanwhile, to find out the radical preachers, Nurwakhid outlined several indicators that could be seen from the content of the material presented, not the appearance of the lecturer.
At least there are five indicators to detect radical preachers, according to Nurwakhid. First, teach teachings that are anti-Pancasila and pro-transnational caliphate ideology. Second, teaching the teach of takfiri understanding which rejects other parties who have different understandings or different religions.
Third, instilling an anti-leader attitude or legitimate government, with an attitude of hatred and building public distrust of the government and the state through slanderous propaganda, fighting sheep, hate speech, and spreading hoaxes.
Fourth, having an exclusive attitude towards the environment and change as well as intolerance to differences and diversity (plurality). Fifth, usually have anti-cultural or anti-religious local views.
"Recognizing the characteristics of the preachers should not be seen based on appearance, but the content of the preach and their perspective in viewing religious issues which are always clashed with national, cultural, and diversity insights," he said.
Nurwakhid also emphasized that the radicalism group's strategy was aimed at destroying Indonesia through various strategies that instill doctrines and narratives into the community.
"There are three strategies carried out by radicalism groups. First, it obscures, disappears and even misleads the nation's history. Second, destroying the culture and local wisdom of the Indonesian people. Third, pitting the nation's children against the views of intolerance and the issue of SARA (Ethnicity, Religion, Race, and Intergroup)," said Nurwakhid.
This strategy is carried out by politicizing religion which is used to clash religion with nationalism and religion with the noble culture of the nation. The brainwash is carried out massively in various sectors of community life, including through the radical preacher.
"This is what must be our collective vigilance and from the beginning to stop the spread of radicalism infiltration, one of which is not to choose to invite radical preachers to public religious education spaces," he adds.
Meanwhile, the lecturer of UIN Banten, Dr. Ali Muchtarom added that the community and the TNI-Polri need to be aware of the theme of the lecture which conveys the theme "al-wala' wal-bara” or the concept of "love and hate" namely the spirit of loving like-minded groups and hating other groups with different beliefs. According to Dr. Ali Muchtarom's doctrine of al-wara' wal-bara' will influence religious thought into an understanding of radicalism.
inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Director of Prevention of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) Brigadier General Ahmad Nurwakhid said President Jokowi's statement regarding radical preachers was a strong warning to increase national awareness.
President Jokowi's statement at the TNI-Polri Leadership Meeting, at TNI Headquarters, Jakarta, Tuesday (1/3) must be taken seriously by all ministries, government institutions, and the public in general about the dangers of radicalism.
Ahmad Nurwakhid stated that, from the start BNPT has emphasized that the issue of radicalism must be a concern from an early age, because radicalism is actually an ideology that animates acts of terrorism.
According to him, radicalism is a process of stages leading to terrorism which always manipulates and politicizes religion.
Meanwhile, to find out the radical preachers, Nurwakhid outlined several indicators that could be seen from the content of the material presented, not the appearance of the lecturer.
At least there are five indicators to detect radical preachers, according to Nurwakhid. First, teach teachings that are anti-Pancasila and pro-transnational caliphate ideology. Second, teaching the teach of takfiri understanding which rejects other parties who have different understandings or different religions.
Third, instilling an anti-leader attitude or legitimate government, with an attitude of hatred and building public distrust of the government and the state through slanderous propaganda, fighting sheep, hate speech, and spreading hoaxes.
Fourth, having an exclusive attitude towards the environment and change as well as intolerance to differences and diversity (plurality). Fifth, usually have anti-cultural or anti-religious local views.
"Recognizing the characteristics of the preachers should not be seen based on appearance, but the content of the preach and their perspective in viewing religious issues which are always clashed with national, cultural, and diversity insights," he said.
Nurwakhid also emphasized that the radicalism group's strategy was aimed at destroying Indonesia through various strategies that instill doctrines and narratives into the community.
"There are three strategies carried out by radicalism groups. First, it obscures, disappears and even misleads the nation's history. Second, destroying the culture and local wisdom of the Indonesian people. Third, pitting the nation's children against the views of intolerance and the issue of SARA (Ethnicity, Religion, Race, and Intergroup)," said Nurwakhid.
This strategy is carried out by politicizing religion which is used to clash religion with nationalism and religion with the noble culture of the nation. The brainwash is carried out massively in various sectors of community life, including through the radical preacher.
"This is what must be our collective vigilance and from the beginning to stop the spread of radicalism infiltration, one of which is not to choose to invite radical preachers to public religious education spaces," he adds.
Meanwhile, the lecturer of UIN Banten, Dr. Ali Muchtarom added that the community and the TNI-Polri need to be aware of the theme of the lecture which conveys the theme "al-wala' wal-bara” or the concept of "love and hate" namely the spirit of loving like-minded groups and hating other groups with different beliefs. According to Dr. Ali Muchtarom's doctrine of al-wara' wal-bara' will influence religious thought into an understanding of radicalism.
