Controversy Of Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School Which Reaps Netizens' Anger

The head of the Al Zaytun Panji Gumilang Islamic Boarding School arrived at Gedung Sate Bandung to undergo an examination on Friday, June 23, 2023. (ANTARA- Raisan Al Farisi)

YOGYAKARTA - The Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School in Indramayu Regency, West Java is again a hot topic of conversation after allowing students to commit adultery because their sins can be redeemed for money. This was revealed by Ken Steven, a former NII activist on the YouTube channel Herry Pras. What do you think about the controversy over Al Zaytun Islamic boarding school?

The Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, which was founded by Panji Gumilang, often reaps polemics. Citing the formal MUI page, the polemic in Islamic learning institutions has existed for decades. This polemic is closely related to the doctrine of teachings, institutional affiliation, and religious concepts.

Moreover, some people think that this one pesantren is heretical and risky. Well, here are some polemics that took place at the Al- Zaytun Islamic Boarding School until they received public criticism because they were deemed incompatible with Islamic teachings.

Combining Men And Women Congregations In One Shaf

The public was shocked by a video that went viral on social media because it showed that the congregation of the men's and women's Eid prayers were combined. Not only that, the congregation is also made apart from one of the female congregation who is located in the very front row.

In the upload, it was stated that the matter was an activity celebrating Eid al-Fitr at the Rahmatan Lil Alamin Al-Zaytun Indramayu Mosque. Hitting the video, representatives of the Ministry of Religion said, Ponpes Al- Zaytun took the legal basis for the Message of the Navy (AL) Muj is paragraph 11.

Adhan Nyeleleneh

Ponpes Al- Zaytun has also been a conversation because a video shows a different style of call to prayer Friday than usual. The less than one minute video shows a muadzin person wearing a complete suit and a blue tie.

In each call to prayer, it is always accompanied by different hand movements from the general. There were also students exploring the chants and accompanied by distance fees. Muadzin also faces the direction of the students, not the Qibla as usual.

Introducing Jewish Greetings

In a video uploaded to the Instagram account @say. funny on Pekan, May 7, 2023, it appears that the head of the Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, Panji Gumilang, invites the students to deliver Christian greetings, which are greetings for Jews.

"I invite you to say greetings that are not just Assalamualaikum, while we sing, I think those who are present even though they are not good, but can sing. We say to our friends "havenu shalom aleichem", in the form of singing. Please stand up, because this is a suro," said Panji Gumilang in the video.

Licensing, Pay Rp2 Million Ransom

The recent Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School has become a public spotlight after allowing students to commit adultery because their sins can be redeemed for money. This was revealed by Ken Setiawan, a former Indonesian Islamic State (NII) figure in the YouTube podcast Herri Pras some time later.

Ken clearly revealed the description adopted by Ponpes Al- Zaytun which did not allow his students to date and commit adultery. However, this provision does not apply to those who have money. Because it can make up for his sins using money.

"You can't date, you can't commit adultery, if you don't have money. If you have money, you can do it. Later there will be a panel of laws with a stipulation, subject to this article, a sin, (by paying) two million sins are lost," said Ken Setiawan, quoted from the YouTube channel Herri Pras.

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